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I can but I am trying to avoid using an extension as it is around 2.5m from washer to the sink there is also an extra unit in the corner on the right of the sink

I’m trying to add a washing machine connection in kitchen and I’m concerned the 40mm waste pipe is too high and water from washing machine will be spilled out as I’ve only got a bit height left to the bottom of the worktop can I use that adaptor from Screwfix, plug one end and use it as a...

I’ve rung Dulux this morning as I was getting a chalky effect on diamond Matt and they confirmed this is the effect that people like. I asked about wipe-ability and although on the net it says wipeable etc the lady suggested that I go with the Diamond Eggshell instead. I am painting over...

I don’t want to rip it apart, just finishing it off really

What do you do here. Do you tile to the floor and then box things up or you put a batten at the end of the plasterboard and tile up to there? Also the back plasterboard in the whole bathroom is standard plasterboard not waterproof, is this a concern? Finally can I go over tiles on the left...

I had Ip65 rated Mr16s that I fitted myself with an electronic driver specific for LEDs but the electrician replaced them with fixed 230V . My experience with the 230V is that they overheat but thats back in 2009 when I fitted some GU10s within a hood in a residential. I'm wondering if the 230V...

I had a full rewire and the electrician removed the MR16 12V IP65 downlights from the bathroom and replaced them with fireproof 240V ones. The problem is these, although LEDs, they are hard wired to a junction box in the loft and have no replacement bulbs. So does that mean that when the LEDs...

Hello, I'm buying this house that has that bath tap on the bathroom. How do you get access to it to remove it as I am not sure I can go underneath! Do I have to rip off the bath to do it as if you remove the panels you are blocked by the depth of the bath! Do installers believe that taps...

There was a water leak on the outside wall of a property we just bought due to having a polycarbonate roofing between the kitchen and garage which had really bad flashings. This has now been removed and external wall has been repointed for nearly a month now. internally I removed the...

I am trying to avoid timber altogether as the previous installation had timber that was almost rotten and I removed the polycarbonate roofing so I want to leave just the trunking and cable with attachments.

The metalstore are doing an offset clamp so I'm thinking of using that as the height of the cable on the left hand side is higher than the right.

I need some conduit attachment preferably metal that will attach to either side of the wall creating a good support fit a cable 2.5mm that feeds the garage. Any suggestions? Distance between garage wall and kitchen where cable comes out from is less than 1m. The cable is coming from the top of...

I presume you are trying to fix that Screwfix pole! I installed these in 3 bungalows and even with an SDS powerful Dewalt drill I could not go through. Generally the plaster is thick enough for the plugs to be held in place. It takes sometimes my method but it is tried and tested. You need...

I checked all the walls in a house I just bought and the plaster under the wallpaper is sound and straight. However at some point it has been painted. I want to avoid patching up the wallpaper after the electricians chases and I really like smooth walls. So it’s easier for me to remove...

https://youtube.com/shorts/s5_EOOYZORU?feature=share Hello I just purchase a property and someone has connected a push fit T on the hot flow I think to a non return valve which puzzles me and he wrote COLD on the pipe? Can someone shed some light please as the stuff I discovered with the...

It was a blocked drain! I'm surprised nobody picked up on this as I ended up cutting that corner out in vein. We've had a blocked drain last year again as it is a shared drain with the neighbour! I guess next time I will call United Utilities to fix it for free!

I am trying to replace some kitchen door hinges with blum hinges. The kitchen door cabinets have predrilled 5mm holes where the previous hinges were but they had some sort of plastic inserts. I remove these as they were not the right fit for the blum ones and got these 6mm screws from Screwfix...

I just purchased a bungalow and the previous owners have brought a 2.5mm cable to the garage. That feed is then connected to a single socket. From the plug they have taken a spur to a junction box, and from the junction box one connects to another double socket and one to a light fitting. The...

Sorry, yes just to confirm, when you use the short flush there is no leak whatsoever, it's only when you use the long flush that the toilet room is getting flooded! Is it worth buying an inspection camera to see inside? I would open it up straight away but I'm scared of leaving the tenants...

I have a leak as in photo, the leak is coming from that hole, I cannot see any water coming down from the end of the pan connector. Do I have to rip the wall to see whats happening or I can remove the pan connector and do something... Is it worthy buying a small bullet camera to see inside...