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Don't have to hand at moment but apperently it was a copper to iron compression elbow and the washer was missing, doesn't mean much to me.

Hi, I had to have the National Grid called out over weekend to deal with a gas leak from a new gas appliance that been fitted a day early by a trained / certified fitter. The person from National Grid said that the fitting used was incorrect causing the leak. The gas fitter said he used the...

Spoke to the builder next door today, apparently he didn't do the work but the owners had someone else do it and he was shocked too about the lack on scaffolding, infact turns out the council visited them yesterday and told them to stop working, but they had completed most of it. That picture...

I live in a semi detached property next door had a new roof fitted, came home today and found on house front side of the roof in the middle between the house where they used to be a gulley they have covered it with ridge tiles cemented on both sides :shock:. The gulley ran from the shared...

Hi, I live in a 1930's semi-d house and my neighbours property is being renovated the builders turned up today. From a brief conversation my girlfriend had with the builder they said they are going removing the chimney breasts in all two downstairs lounges and two up stairs bedrooms, the...

At the back of the shower tray in the corner next to the drain there is a raised round circle part about 12 cm in diameter and 3 cm in height best described as upside down bowl, could that be an access point ? I've all ways wondered what it was it doesnt seem to be a fixed down, could that be...

Thanks :) I was thinking about replacing the shower tray and cubicle as well, not sure if this is a stupied question but here goes :shock: If I replaced the whole tray etc would you need to access the drain pipe from the room below the shower ? I think the answer will be no or at least...

Hi, The chrome drain bit of my shower tray has seen better days and needs replacing, the part I'm refering (not sure of its name) to is the bit below. http://www.shockwaves-control.co.uk/ebay/20090101/DSCF5111.jpg Is it possible to replace this part without needing to access under the...

Had simular problem in 3 bed semi, no cavity insulation as solid brick, good loft insulation and double glazed throughout. The house was a b*tch to heat up and my gas bills were large. I was out at work all day only in during the eves and mornings, orginally just had heating come on in morn...

Hi, I have a toliet room under the stairs in there is just the toilet and a button on the wall to flush it, behind the wall of the toliet room is the bit that holds the water the toliet uses for flushing, I can access that from another cupboard. I've noticed the flush bottom seems to...

Yeah I read that just now seems to be different opinions though on this, just to be on the safe side though I'm recon I will use paper mashie to fill most of the gap and then cover with some sealant, its not in a visible area so appearance doesn't mater.

Thanks, also I have another question. I have an airing cupboard with the hot water tank in the cupboard in the bathroom in the cupboard again I can see old holes from old removed pipes going straight into the roof. The door to the airing cupboard has an approx 1cm gap at the top so again...

I have some water pipe that go up through the ceiling into the loft from the bathroom, there is quite a large gap around the pipes as the hole in the ceiling were cut too large, its resulting in steam getting into the loft. Is it ok for me to use expanding foam from a can to fill these gaps...

I wanted to get IP CCTV installed so I can mointor the cameras when away etc, but I have a few questions, 1. Can you get cameras that only record when motions is detected ? 2. How does the storage of recorded fortage work, will I have to have a PC running at home all the time or can the...

Yeah I think I am :D , thing is I spent the last couple of years doing the house up myself, makes it hard seeing them wreck it in two weeks they have, 1. Got muddy paw prints up 3 x walls jumping onto window seals. 2. Scratched up oak window seals. 3. ****ed on the carpet x 2 (they used...

I wish it was just the stress of the move but they have always scratched at the seals before they moved into mine, they did every window at my girlfriends. So far they have not done the internal side because I keep an eye on them, but when they are out during the day they do it on the external...

Hi, Is it possible to replace the external rubber seal on a double glazed unit, the seal I mean is the one between the plastic frame and the actual double glazed unit itself ? The one I need to replace is on the external side the beading is on the internal side so the glazed unit would have...

No didn't bleed the rads I didn't anyway and my gf certainly wouldn't know how to :D Now you mentioned it though I bleed my rads at home at weekend, I have boiler that doesnt have a preasure gauge on, does that mean I have a boiler that doesn't need topping up ? One thing I noticed is...

Thanks for the reply, she says it hasnt be serviced in the last year so she will get it done. From what you say its most likely the system needs re-preasuring she needs a service :lol: anyway so I will get her to get an engineer around to service it and sort the preasure out. thanks again

My girlfriends boiler was working fine then work up in the morning and no heating or hot water, the hot water started working in the end but the heating isn't. The boiler is an Worcester 24i combi its an old one with a grey bottom bit for the dials. I can see the boiler firing up when the...