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or even keep it 'quiet'

Thanks for all the info – I come from the time when boss called me in to say College (Elc Installation) said you are good lad but showing lack of interest so have a farthing (quarter of old penny) rise but keep it quiet in case the other lads want it :) . Well it got me an extra bacon and tomato...

Having complete new C/H system when building work complete. Never used old boiler to heat up immersion tank just used Electric for 1 hour per day. Gas off at tap now it's summer but I take it still needs gas guy to remove Boiler? We want to remove as many of old pipes as possible so on the...

Having kitchen extension to bungalow. I acknowledge 60A 6 way Sentry Consumer Unit needs replacing. Quotes from builders to include that by registered electrician vary between split load or not? Do I need or might as well have split load as being replaced anyways? Thanks

Thanks, yes your'e correct. After I posted I thought after going to all the hassle of crawling etc under floor boards why spoil the job for the sake of some mortar.

Thanks for replies and sorry for delay in getting back to you - still no interent on latest abode. Joists need support, in fact one of them is fixed in wall one end then only held up by floorboards. Floor in parts can be seen to have dropped by doors/skirting by circa 15 mm. No risk of...

Whilst under floorboards I noted parts of sleeper walls had been knocked through (I guess when heating and or electrics were updated. The gap between floor and conncrete base bungalow is built on is circa 450mm. So I want to build back some support pillars. Now if need be I can drag high...

Thanks, sorry for delay, not yet on internet so at library. Yes - what's best bond or hardwall - it seems both are OK so I will go with my gut feelings. My own thoughts on A rated site is open to abuse (but so are all net sites) as recommendations can be from freinds etc. Which is why I...

sorry yes hardwall - previous skim 40% came off with paper, took rest off, a few loose spots but otherwise fine

Hi, got 4 quotes in - walls have internal rendering which is dry. 3 advise first uni- bonding, total costs (bond plus skim) varying between 220 - 240, the other quote first skim of hardback then skim at £175. Which is the best uni-bond or hardback first. The 175 guy is on A rated site Thanks

As said sulphate shouldn't be a problem at that build times, but you never know. It needs water (leaking drains, cold supply pipe, plumbing) to start activation which is why neighbours can be OK. A sulphate test cost us £250 and a good fortnight to get result. Get a structural guy in as...

yes there are drians (two), we just feel it's more tidy to connect to soil pipe. The suryevor said the drain in the conservatory/lean-to needed a 'gas trap'?

Not only is it a different market as regards funding but also these past years have seen an increase in mortgage companies trying to recover their loses from surveyor and solicitor. Hence surveyor will pass on to mortgage company any possible issues, they in turn will pass that report on to...

Soil pipe: first time we've purchased a bungalow without one. Can I install one to allow fitting of kitchen and bathroom (bath,sink) waste pipes to it?

Thanks for all your comments which I take on board: abode is a bungalow. Which yes makes changing downpipe easier, but it's a shared outlet with downpipe on next doors. With us only just having ownership we said to aged person next door we would do a temporary fix and sort it later – however on...

Thanks, 68mm plastic fittings is not wide enough to fit over guttering outlet. With a 68mm downpipe coupling I could fit it internally and then seal the small gaps for now. However I had hoped there would have been an adaptor with an internal measurement of around 75mm dropping down to 68mm. I...

We moved kitchen under building control. One of the factors was wooden floor. Although it was deemed structurally suitable we strengthened the floor were washing machine was going to lessen vibration noise.

Background: Sold and purchased a few times in the ‘good market’ times of past decade, sold Sep 2011 and just completed on another. A very different market nowadays. Mortgage or cash? Mortgage: 8 years back to get a mortgage sale a blind eye would be turned to such issues. Nowadays they...

Hi, at last place circa 15 months back I was told by British Gas probably compression joints on rad pipe work under floorboards so rather than risk bursting have condensing boiler but retain tanks - sill not sure that was good advice Now moving into 3 bed semi bungalow with back boiler and I...

Hi, Need to do a temporary repair: offset bend from cast iron guttering down pipe outlet is broken. Is there a fitting that will fit onto the cast iron guttering down pipe outlet to plastic - in effect a reducer? Thanks in advance