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Thanks everyone for the comments I will if the planning is aproved speak to the council and then decide. Cliff

Thanks for the reply, yes i should have been clearer thats what i meant e.g putting sockets in ( but not wiring them , lights etc ) it makes sense to get someone on board thansk for the advice. Cliff

Hi can someone offer advice, we should hear shortly if we have planning permission to convert our stable block into a granny annexe. I would like to do as much as possible with the build and now want to know how much I am allowed to do with the electrics. I believe I need this all signed off...

Thanks Steve, It will not hurt to try your idea as I was going to take off the render that seems to bridge the DPC. If it shows signs I can always inject later on. Cliff

Thanks Steve, This was a surveyor, you do wonder if they just say these things to get work. He did check the walls with a meter and showed me it went straight into the red but as said I have no signs of damp at all. Only one wall is rendered he mentioned another wall in the house but again I...

Hi I am about to start injecting a damp proof course and wondered as none of my plaster actually looks to be affected by damp. Can i get away with not taking all the old plaster off and then re plastering? it has all been surveyed and 1 outside wall the previous owners had rendered and gone...

Thanks Daniel, sound advice I am going to take and fix it tonight. Cliff

Thanks for all the Pee taking chaps I think I will slap a lot of silicone on it until we can afford to replace with a new one. If I find anymore bodge jobs around the house I will let you know. Cliff

As promised photo of P trap ( not put in by me ) Cliff [/url]

P trap from cistern to pan ( not put in by me)

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I am no plumber but seeing that I thought it was wrong. Will post picture tonight.

Hi we have just moved into our home a few months ago and I find the bathroom floor is wet. Checking this out I can see a leak when the toilet is flushed, under the cistern someone has connected a P trap and this goes into the toilet pan. It has silicone around it and the leak is coming from...

Can someone offer some advice please, we have lived in our current home for 3 years. We have had the fire place swept every year and often asked the sweeps adivce on an ongoing problem. The fire plate is coming away from the wall, 1st he said it was because we had no ballast in the surround and...