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Thanks, I guess it may be time to get someone in to take a look at the job, especially with regards finding room for the pump which you seem to recommend as being a good idea. A FCU off the ring final would not be much of a problem - can be taken from socket in the loft. House rewired about 5...

I am looking into DIY installing freesat HD, and am currently interested in the drilling through the wall part. The proposed hole would be drilled though a cavity wall of 100/100/100 construction. Should I be concerned about bridging the cavity with the cable? (Normal precautions of angled...

Has no-one got any thoughts on this? I hoped it would be relatively straightforward, and I need to move this forward!

Hi, We are starting to think about renovating our bathroom, and intend to add a shower over the bath. We are currently looking at a Mira Excel (Exposed valve - as I imagine that these are much easier for the plumber to fit in an existing property!) as these appear to be fairly universally...

In my opinion, there is not enough information here to diagnose the fault with any certainty. Are you able to post some pictures of the cracks? What age is the property and when did you first notice the cracks? Has the ceiling been recently decorated? Can you see any cracks in the walls...

Many Thanks! He has been duly informed :)

Hi, A friend is selling their house and had the well documented PCB problem on their Potterton boiler. The PCB was replaced under warranty by Potterton a couple of years back, but no certificate was supplied by CORGI for this work. The buyer's solicitors have said that there should be a...

Well in the end I decided to buy a special grit edged hacksaw blade from Screwfix for £3.49 (listed as for ceramic tiles) which will hopefully do the job! The tile shops did offer a cutting service, but generally wanted £1 a cut, which seemed quite a lot to me. And I've also got some HG...

Hi, Due to a slight change in the arrangement of wall units in the kitchen, I need to redo a few of the tiles which had nicks taken out of them and are now rather unsightly. The tiles are unfortunately 20x30cm (Plain white gloss), which seems to be a "strange" size according to all the local...

Yes, it is not part of the house - just a secure shed-type area really with outside toilet. There is a secure exterior type door between the main house and this structure. I should point out that a dip in the corrugations runs parallel with the pebbledash render - ie there is not an...

Hi, We have recently had a side "annexe" re-roofed with opaque corrugated roofing sheets, however there is significant rain ingress at the junction between the pebbledash rendered surface of the house and the abutting "flat" roof (ie the floor of the annexe was soaking wet after the heavy...

Given that the material cost is really not going to be very much, I think I will go with the more complicated option, especially given that there is indeed going to be broadband on the line. Plus, this will not adjust the wiring of the existing masters, which will make any future reinstatement...

In due course we plan to cancel one of our two phone lines. We wish to move the extensions to the line which will be maintained. The second line is provided by BT via a secondary pair in the drop wire, with a "split" in a weatherproof enclosure outside the property. From this 2 wires go to...

Possibly yes, possibly no. I assume you mean 9x3 and 4x12 inches. Units are essential and not something that can be avoided! Why not employ an Engineer to size up the steelwork appropriately - something will almost certainly be possible. I don't see the point of this question.

Is it OK to wire a 3kW Immersion Heater (with 2.5mm T&E from 16A MCB to ?20A isolator) with 1m of 1.5mm (heat resistant) flex, or does it need to be 2.5mm??? All the wholesalers only seem to have 1.5mm on the shelf, and say it will be OK, but I just want to get a second opinion!

Done that already! :D Just wanted to check there wasn't an easy quick fix. Thanks again.

Hi, The lead trap under the bathroom sink has decided to start leaking this morning. Water is dripping from the cover plate on the bottom of the trap. We have a plumber coming on Monday to take a look at it and decide what to do for the best, but is there a temporary solution so that I...

Do I need to turn the water off at the mains to take the diverter valve apart, or is the fact that the taps are off sufficient?

Hi, We have a (fairly ancient, yet authentic) shower mixer tap on the bath with a stuck lever arm to divert water to the shower head (luckily stuck in the Shower off position!) Is this likely to be easy/?possible to loosen, or should I just replace the whole mixer tap? The latter option...

OK. Super - always worth checking! Equally I suppose that where the plumber Tee'd off the central heating in plastic will not need a earthing link, for the reasons that you mention?