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He gave me the options of I either dig it up and sort it or they can do a CCTV survey for £200 - that was the only option. I declined and he didn't try to offer a cheaper alternative.

Checking on the plans it was "200mm fibreglass quilt". Joists are 200*50 according to the plans. The new insulation was brown and lovely to use. No itching at all with it.

I asked but the price was £200 to do a CCTV survey.

Just dug out the correspondence from planning, the reason given for insisting on rockwool type insulation was for noise with it being a garage under a bedroom. We double boarded the garage ceiling first, then put the insulation in so it had nowhere to fall, then put the floorboards down. I...

We've just done very similar, planning wouldn't allow celotex type board in the void. The initial plans were rejected which had it in place. They insisted on the wool type. I can't remember now if it was 200mm or 300mm. Same with the void above the extension (that was 300mm though). Only the...

It was sorted in less than 5 minutes. It is a van mounted machine, an engine runs. They pushed the pipe down and a load of grey and black water came out at the other end, then it ran fine. They couldn't get the jetter to go round the bend though, he reckoned that the gulley is either still...

I've booked in the professionals to come and clear it tomorrow. Maybe I'll just take it as an annual cost

I bought a jetting hose for my Karcher a few months back to have a go which gives me the length required. It is very difficult to go up from the 7m end though as you have to basically turn right whilst the pipe is wanting to bend left. I've managed to do it with the camera attached to the rods...

I could get a pro in again at £60, but I'm fairly sure that in a few months it will begin to block again. Rodding and plungering will work for a few months until it blocks fully again. Do you think it would be worth spending the money on a pressure washer and jetting it myself on a regular...

The pro blockers managed to clear the obstruction last time and got it flowing, but couldn't get the jet to go round the bend. However it just blocks up again quickly. They did offer a CCTV service but it was very expensive (comparatively to the jetting). Diverting the drain now would be...

We've had a long standing issue with a certain drain due (I believe) to a lazy builder. I estimate that the 4" pipe length is approx 11m (that's the distance measured above ground so might be slightly longer). One end has the kitchen waste going into it. The other end goes into an inspection...

Thanks, I'll have a go at partially shutting the valve to see if it helps.

Yes all clipped as far as I can see (90% could be seen) - the other 10% is original pipework that I would assume was clipped.

We had a new washing machine which is fantastic and quiet but has a very fast solenoid, so it creates a bang in the pipes as it closes. When it starts a cycle it seems to do lots of small fills, so we get a repeated banging. For the first few minutes then less frequent ones for the rest. Now...

They are exactly as per the photo. Nothing seems to come out, it just seems to adjust it

The bit on my picture is in the back of the cupboard, it also can't be seen from inside the cupboard. The wall I am putting it in had a noggin at the correct height to screw into.

My new wall cupboards for a bathroom came with these fixings (attached image). They came with no instructions and nothing else to attach them. Should there be another part to go on the wall? How do they work?

We are putting a shower cubicle in and have decided to go for wall panels instead of tiles so that we have less grout etc. There is a place not too far away that specialises in pvc panels. I have them the details of what I needed and they recommended the following... 2.4m X 1m X 10mm hollow...

Apologies autocorrect put cupboard instead of chipboard. I meant to ask about matching in with the chipboard in the rest of the bathroom. The ensure is approx 3m wide by 1.6m deep. The shower and toilet are at one end. The sink and fitted vanity cupboards are at the other end. So a 2.4m X 1.2m...

Yes, I've got access (just about) to the waste. It isn't ideal as the joists run with the length of the shower so from in the bathroom the waste is nearly 1m away. So I can forget that! Luckily there is a cupboard in the other side of the stud wall. So I have put an access panel in there which...