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And that's why my roofs don't leak. My footings don't move, my taps don't drip... It's because we do it right. You don't have to pay a fortune either. Well, unless your a customer. It your in the trade you get a much better price. Simples ! The only leaks I have had have been where...

shirazman, Not far off what I pay - ex. materials. God, it's one long day's work. It's not brain surgery !

After reading some of the existing (sorry) threads. Looks like it's a no to bonding !

I'm not a tiler, but do refurbs. I'd match. It's not too much extra work and it's the right thing to do, if the tile sizes allow.

Hi, I'm tiling a wall in a Bathroom. Unfortunately, it bows in. It's only a small width I am tiling, perhaps 900mm wide, all the way up the wall. Think of a 'half-moon'. Now, I need to essentially 'pack-out' the wall a bit by, at it's worst point 30mm... I don't want to use my expensive...

I recently removed a chimney breast under PD. The BCO asked that I render up the slight indent for sound proofing. Render was a nightmare, so I used hardwall. He was happy.

I would always put a trap of some form in. Why risk blocking some pipe work you can't get to, without ripping up whatever you have just laid.

In a lot of cases the cause is nothing to do with the DPC but is actually blocked cavities. I've just started refurbing a house. It's been tanked and a new DPC injected. Neither of which actually did any good as the problem was actually that the cavity was full of soil/rubble. This occurred I...

At that rate, buy the bloody stuff (Beaver84) and then sell it afterwards. Or get another quote.

bensemp, 100mm ducting - does this mean 4inch PVC soil pipe? YES (My Inspector said he would be happy with 3") Sealing the ends of the ducting - can I use foam filler for this? YES Insulating the 25mm MDPE - How thick should this be? GO FOR 25mm My builder who's doing the kitchen floor...

It was a 20mm tail sticking out. And the inspector didn't comment (according to my guy on site). But the magical people at the end of the phone said 25mm. I'm happy going 25mm. All the better for running the bath quicker ! Ok, ok, a pressurised system as opposed to the combi I'm going to install...

Thank you for that. Right.. Toolstation for some 25mm and a 25mm to 22mm copper connector, stop cock/valve (what ever PC people say) and a non-return valve.

I'm refurbishing a property in Eastleigh, Hampshire. It's got a lead supply pipe. We've dug a 2'6" trench for a new supply, alas I was not present when the inspector called. I was 1" out, so I've got to dig a little more - no problem. However, the inspector called when one of my "lads" was...

freddy, I had to read that post and think about it... Right, i see what your getting at. I think he's going to be safer with a pitched roof with, err, traditional materials. God, if I tried that on in Winchester my local BCO would just raise his eyebrow and walk away... :-) Well, after...

i had VERY understanding neighbours. 6 sheets of ply on the road. several guys one digger. 48 tonnes. All onto the ply, and then along comes the grab lorry. We did it in a LONG day. Beer bought for neighbours. Sleep for us !

this is why I don't use agents. They don't care who goes in or if a problem occurs who fixes it or how much it costs! I'm currently looking at HMO at the moment on a refurb I am doing... Oh joy !

jeds is correct. You have to use the same materials as in the rest of the property. Your going to be pushing it to get less than 18 degs. Also depends upon where you live as to what laps you need to have on your tiles - due to prevailing weather conditions. Always start at the max point allowed...

I built something that was 100mm over PD. It was a mistake I had made (oops). A neighbour contacted the enforcement officer. They came round, measured and I was out by 100mm. We discussed the issue and then I figured out where I had gone wrong. I said, if needed I would resolve the problem...

The lad who works for me told me yesterday he got £530 for last years scrap he had collected off a few jobs we had done... He did buy me a beer - so, I'm happy. Hey, he spent the time cleaning it all up and storing and then shifting it... So, he's welcome to it...

B&Q would also cut it for you