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I think this article should send you in the right direction, it helped me: https://www.fixmyroof.co.uk/roof-vents/ Best to #### him off and find someone else than to get a poor job done.

Have got 2 Clark Drain manhole covers one fitted and the other not. The covers seem to fit am assuming the plastic frames are exactly the same, (no difference in thickness or strength B V's C) is this the case?

Thanks all. Am assuming building control will inform me of what needs to be done RE pipe support etc? Any idea of the cost getting bulding control etc. involved?

Is it OK to add to an existing brick built inspection chamber? Can you simply stitch drill a hole and insert the 110mm plastic pipe?

Toilet constantly dripping and refilling. Have looked at a couple of videos but can't seem to see a system that matches what I have. What should I be looking to replace am a complete novice when it comes to this type of job. Hoping it's a simple buy this and replace it.

Understood, do you know if the pipe would work?

Can I use 110mm Polypipe Pipe with the push-fit fittings supplied by Floplast say the 90-degree bends etc? Can I solvent weld a Polypipe Pipe into the back inlet of a Floplast gully? What's the best way to solvent weld a pipe into a back inlet gully? I don't want to mess this up so any tips...

All told the run would need to deal with kitchen waste plus a roof size of 49 m2 (shared between the 2 downpipes).

Thanks Madrab, by shared am assuming you mean that the inspection chamber doesn't have other properties connected to it, I can confirm it does not. Currently, we have kitchen waste then rain in a run, I am anticipating having to add another rainwater. So... Rain / Kitchen Waste / Rain Not...

I have found advice online that a back inlet gully may be used for wastewater, is that the case? Can you have rainwater and then wastewater combined in a run we have a combined system already, the house was built in 1969.

Thanks just pumps, what the best way (cheap tool to use) to cut pipe to get a decent connection, space is very limited? Also just checking is there any reason why I couldn't use a compression fitting rather than weld?

A 40mm plastic waste pipe coming out of my kitchen wall is solvent welded in. The bend is cracked just by the wall so it needs replacing as does the pipe running into the new waste. Is it possible to mechanically remove the bend if I am careful leaving the pipe intact? Or is this going to...

I am trying to add a new p-trap for kitchen waste but the house foundation is in the way. I want to get close to the wall and as low as (if not a bit lower than the old path). Can I do something like the following and carefully break off 2-3 inches of the foundation to get the gully in tight...

In process of removing a concrete path around the house and reverting back to lawn. Digging down I can see the crown of the pipe is near the surface we want to change the area back to the lawn with stepping stones, so only foot traffic, do I need to protect the drainage in some way, and if so how?

Continuing my ongoing mission to dig up the concrete path around my house I uncovered this. It looks flimsy to me and am I, right in saying that it's the wrong way round female going into male? If replace am assuming best to replace all of this back to the clay pipe?

I have 2 questions... Can you construct any kind of rented / brought-in tower scaffold type system on the top of a flat garage roof to access the house abutment? What are the better systems to look at in terms of stability, for use on less even ground?

Thanks so much, Woody for the time you have taken with this. We have loose beads of insulation in the cavity so how should they deal with bricks if there are cracks in this instance? Yes, no one reads or understands standards the idiot who cocked up the job in the first instance claimed that...

Sorry missed your comment no the bricks are standard LBC, this side of the house gets the most weather and these bricks do seem rather porus. I get that but as a layperson its difficult to come up with a spec to match, the raking out I understand but as for the mix and finish I'm a bit lost...

I think that's the key issue, I always go for trade or personal recommendations, clearly, that's not enough. Difficult to monitor building sites at present with COVID. Any thoughts on Trustmark, or buywithconfidence.gov.uk? Also how common is it for brickies to have the "Spirit Level in...

So the mybuilder type sites are out, understood, where would you start your search if you were new to an area?