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The idea behind me using silicone sealant instead of proper glue is that I can easily remove the panel in the future if needed, then put it back again. The no-nail stuff sets quite hard, so I'll probably damage the panel when trying to remove it. The alternative is to use screws with the tongue...

I'm wondering if I can glue a shower panel to a tiled wall using silicone sealant, specifically the 785 Dow Corning. Or do you always need to use proper glue? It's not like people will pull on the panels. Also, the panels usually have a tongue and groove fit between them. However, I've been...

Should I be concerned about the state of the wall though?

There's a manhole cover (inspection chamber?) behind the bush on the higher ground. Could that be leaking then? There's no smell whatsoever.

Not too worried about DPC as I'm assuming it's there. The house isn't too old. I'm more worried about the water marks at the base of the wall in particular on the left...

Should I be concerned about the state of this wall? In particular there's a brick partially missing. The fat grey line to the left is a retaining wall, so ground level to this side is higher. Furthermore, the horizontal line on the wall where the bricks change colour is roughly the level of...

Wrong links! Just assume all sizes are correct. I guess when using compressing fittings with plastic pipes, the inserts aren't supposed to provide a watertight seal, the olive does that. Didn't think about that. Is it the case then for all compression fittings - superseal inserts won't fit them?

I bought this compression slip coupling recently: http://www.tradingdepot.co.uk/compression-fitting-repair-coupling-22mm-x-100mm?gclid=CJWz6IG0wM4CFeYp0wodPQAE-w to fit to a plastic pipe at one end and a copper pipe at the other. I put in a superseal pipe insert in the plastic pipe - this one...

Let's say they're digging the foundation manually, it's only 3.5m, so not much digging, and a low wall, so no deep foundation. I'm not trying to compare quotes, just trying to get an idea of how much it will cost to see if it's even worth doing. This wall is not essential. I have never had this...

Foundation standard brick Manchester.

Can people give me a rough estimate on how much it will cost to pay someone to build a garden wall 3.5m long, 0.4m high? And long how it will take?

But the surface water flows towards the gully, not directly in it. This means the area around the gully gets flooded with water as the water flows towards it. So some water will simply seep through the gaps in the cement and the gaps are pretty wide. Is there anything underneath that collects...

My house is mid-terrace. There are gutter downpipes every two houses, so 1 downpipe is shared by two houses. My rear garden slopes towards the house and slightly to the left where the downpipe joins the gully. So it looks like the slope is on purpose or in any case useful at directing rain water...

speedfit fittings can't disconnect just like that if properly inserted. I've tried and it's very hard. You can also lock it into place. For fittings that have been there for a while, I even struggle to undo them. Can't imagine them getting undone even by pulling on the pipe.

just what I need but no Toolstation next door.

Don't like to mix and match my fittings and this one needs a key anyway to unmount.

I get it now. Thanks.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/jg-speedfit-pem062215wp-straight-reducers-22x15/18873 I need a standard 22mm to 15mm inline reducer, can't find a pack of 1 on screwfix. I can only find the one above but one end looks strange to me. Can anyone tell me how to use it?

Yes, you did mention the cover, I missed that. Shame the standard black plastic cover doesn't fit it. Thanks.

Is getting rid of the grid a good idea? It was the grid which got blocked by the food waste and caused the water to overflow but without it, all that food waste would have gone straight into the pipe. Couldn't this cause a blockage further down in the future? It would be much harder to unblock...