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What would you recommend to seal the stones once they are cleaned up?

Would like some advice on cleaning both the coping stones and patio stones around a swimming pool as shown: A few things have been tried in the past including cleaning with thin bleach and a scrubbing brush and also using a pressure washer (only 70bar though!) Results have been poor to...

As per the subject, I'm curious to know if the above arrangement is allowed. Situation is a single skin load bearing wall (supporting 1st floor only, no wall above). Lintel has been installed and brickwork below knocked out. Three of the joists from the floor above rest directly on the lintel...

What is the discount they actually offer? This is what I find confusing and their website doesn't clarify it either. Is it only on building materials? Does the discount vary depending on what you are buying?

What is the usual procedure for terminating earthing conductors for sockets with metal back boxes say on a ring main. Is it best practice to terminate both earth cables into the earthing terminal of the back box first and then run a single conductor (sleeved) to the faceplate (regardless if it...

What tools are you sparks out there using these days for cutting/stripping T&E cable etc? There seem to be quite a few 5-in-1, 6-in-1 cable cutters/strippers around now and I'm curious if they are any good. Personally I use these...

When running multiple T&E cables into metal screw terminals such as in a junction box or back of a socket/switch. What tends to be the best method for doing this? I seem to recall that twisting multiple conductors together is not good practice although I've seen it many times in reality...

I need to connect a new black PVC vertical soil stack to underground drainage via a newly installed rest bend (brown). Is there a fitting which has to go between the rest bend and black pipe at ground level? I was thinking something like this...

What is the difference between the fourth one down and the second one (with fins) ?

The other end has another toilet next door. The cistern is already an inch away from the wall and secured using long screws with some offcut bits of 15mm push fit pipe as spacers! If I put the pan connector on, the cistern will be 3-4 inches away from the wall. I've just realised where the...

Would one of these work? http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Connector/p28142

I'm trying to fix a leaking toilet which I think has been installed incorrectly - see pic: The waste outlet goes directly into a soil branch connector and then horizontally along a short distance before hitting the vertical stack. There is no pan connector but there is a rubber flange/seal...

So are you saying have dedicated HW & CW feeds to the upstairs bathroom (tee'd off from the boiler) and then install flow regulators on everything else downstairs (toilet, kitchen sink, appliances etc) ?

We are getting a new Worcester Bosch 37CDi installed as part of a complete house refurb along with a new water main to replace the old lead pipe. House is 3 bed, one bathroom upstairs. Combi in utility downstairs. We are wondering if it is worth installing a dedicated 15mm pipe run to the...

We are replacing the incoming lead water main with MDPE, water board has already been and inspected trench and said we can connect our new pipe to the main since a water meter has been fitted recently with a 25mm MDPE 'stub' on the boundary connected to the existing lead pipe. Basically we...