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Gripfill a bit of plywood or scrap timber up, or screw the timber up with screws from outside into the timber if you don't trust gripfill. Then screw the socket to that as normal

Everything guitarguy said. When i did mine - sharp sand, 5:1 and paving expert is a handy resource.

Ridge height has no impact on whether it needs building regs. If the floor area of the building is between 15 square metres and 30 square metres, you will not normally be required to apply for building regulations approval providing that the building contains NO sleeping accommodation and is...

Seems to be a common feature of modern fuel gauges. They are totally non linear. The first bit goes down really slowly, half full on the gauge is about one third full, then the last bit goes down really quickly. Still haven't worked out why but lots do it. It can't be hard to make them accurate...

I'd use sand and cement with a a bit of SBR. Brush the hole with a slurry of SBR and cement then apply the sand and cement.

That lower metal rail really needs to come out to reapply the silicone. Shouldn't be too tricky. Remove the glass, undo any end fixing then it might lift. If the silicone still holds it down you can slice it with a Stanley blade pushed under it. Once up clean off the old, apply the new and...

Is it a toilet overflow? When I did my extension I replaced the flush mechanism for one with an internal overflow. No more overflow pipe.

Assuming they aren't too deep to weaken the slab I'd scrape off and loose bits then fill with mortar. I'd give the surface a brush with a cement/SBR slurry then add some SBR to the mortar mix. Should stick very well. As for painting, has the slab been down long enough? Normally you'd leave it a...

Very simple. I rent my garage out and change the lock with every new tenant. Takes seconds. Undo the screw on the side of the barrel, put the key in, turn it about 20 degrees, pull the lock out. The £4 toolstation locks work fine. I doubt its the weakest link in the security. Just need to buy...

Cut as much as you can away. I find the best way is a Stanley blade, not fitted to a knife. You can get it flat and cut almost all the silicone away. If you are reapplying then that should be enough. If you want it completely clean then you can buy silicone remover. Brush it on, leave it half an...

For my rooflight up stands I used preformed sections. You can get 90 degree angle (complete with 45 degree chamfer) and external corners to suit. Very easy. They we're tall enough to completely cover the vertical walls with no extra fibreglass. As a diyer it simplified the process and I could...

Soft, builders sand mixed 3:1 below ground or 4:1 above ground but below dpc. Splash of plasticiser. That's my understanding but I'm a DIYer.

I doubt the council would enforce knocking it down but for the cost of planning you might as well apply. You'll need building regs sign off too as its over 30m2

It would be a real shame to cover up (and probably ruin) the original floor. If you wanted continuity I'd have gone for making the new floor blend with the old rather than the other way round but its a bit late for that. As is I'd keep the existing floor and blend the rooms with wall finish

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How big are the gaps? What about caulk?

Yes it just spins when water is flowing, ie a tap is open, to tell the boiler to heat it. Only on the hot water, not the heating. Very simple job to check and clean. The cover is just held in with a circlip and the impeller floats in the chamber so just pulls out. Just turn off the water and...

Just been reading up on this as I'm doing my own shower project. Dow Corning 785+ seems to get a few recommendations so that is what I'm going with at the moment.

When our vaillant started fluctuating on temperature it was the flow sensor. There's a little black cylinder with an impeller in it. Ours gummed up so the water was flowing but it span intermittently. I opened it up (just a circlip on the front) and cleaned it out. That was maybe 5 years ago and...

I did my extension and garage with 4 bandstands and a little H section tower. The tower was light weight enough to move around so no need for lots. Worked pretty well. I had to move stuff around a bit but it didn't really slow me down. The rest of the work wasn't exactly at lighting speed. It...