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Hmmm, deposit or no deposit, 1st payments, credit accounts. Am perplexed but understandably so I feel. Surely paying for the materials brings me back to an earlier point I queries as to whether I should be asking for materials and labour to be seperate on the quote.

All points well received. I always make tea and coffee regularly for any tradesperson that comes round - I have gone as far as biscuits but they have consistently been declined (yes, they were HobNobs). I also always clear the area work is being done in - so so far i seem to be doing ok...

Hello, Uanble to rely on recommendations I am having to plunge my toe into the murky work of Yellow Pages for a builder. I have read the comments on here about troublesome customers - so bearing in mind I am a novice/ignorant regarding the building work I need done how do I go about...

Regarding the quote situation. The house I am in was lived in by the same lady for 70years, and I have had to have a fair bit done to it so far and in some cases have been remarkably naive (that's my nice way of putting it). I am not fortunate enough to have people who can recommend people to me...

Ahhh. Yes, very very dense of me! As a bit of an add on I take it there would be no problem adding a saniflo connection to the new soil stack (only have one loo and would like to pop one for wees only under the stairs). Is it rude to ask a builder to seperate a quote into parts and...

What is d/w m/w? Is a gulley a drain in my language? Forgive my ignorance - feel a bit like I am making itup as I go along!

Be gentle with me if I appear to be asking rudimentary questions. I am hoping to switch my kitchen and dining room round (and in the process switch the bedroom and the bathroom around in the rooms directly above). This will mean moving/replacing the soil stack and making a new connection to...

Following on from my post yesterday... ... as it appears the cold mains pressure is too much for my new Bristan Colonial sequential thermostatic shower (and as I really dont want to put a tank in the loft even though I understand this would help solve the problem) I am wondering if either of...

thanks for the ideas, unfortunately the hot water is coming off a combi boiler and i don't really want to put a tank in the loft. What is the device that can be fitted to reduce the cold water pressure in my bathroom (it's an upstairs bathroom so can it be fitted to the main cold supply...

I have just had a new bathroom fitted and I will be asking my plumber but as it's the weekend I can't get hold of him sooooo can anyone here offer me any tips regarding my shower... ... basically its a exposed thermostatic rigid riser shower (made by bristan) but there is no way of...

I am having a proper plumber coming in to refit my bathroom in June but I want to make sure I have all the bits I need to make his job go easier. Originally i was going to have taps mounted to the rim of a freestanding bath but i have gone and got myself a lovely 2nd hand freestanding bath...

It's good to get some feedback - am tackling house bit by bit and want to make as best use of space as I possibly can. Obviously safety is my overiding consideration but the boiler would be tucked away in a recess and boxed in so hopefully that will be ok. Helps me plan things out in my head...

Hi, I am planning to have moved my 2-3year old combi boiler to my bathroom, venting to the outside wall. I will then build a cupboard with suitable venting so wet fingers can't touch it and I was thinking of having a pull switch in the cupboard for the power supply. Would this all be...

Help, help, help, help help! I am a bit of a novice when it comes to tiling ( I have done some before and it looked fine) but I have never used the metal quadrant shaped edge things that you cut to size to top off the tiles ( i think they come in plastic too but I plan to use metal ones)...

Help, I am hoping to put a small window in where the coal shute is in my house but all the big companies seem to have min sizes and I only need a weeny window of 450mm x 450mm that opens inwards. Does anyone know of any suppliers in Kent that might do one that size. It's just to stop the...

Basically I am looking to put a fence up to stop my pervy neighbour peering out his window at me. The ground above the soakaway is already concrete, I saw a post holder that seemed to be screwed and glued into concrete on a program the other day - I think that might be the easiest way to go...

shower has sprung a nasty leak, because everything is behind a tiled wall can't tell what problem is - it's a power shower so could the pump have gone? do pumps have washers etc that could be cause of problem. Leak is far worse when shower head is up high but if I lay it in bath leak drops to a...

Can you build ontop of a soak away? If not how easy are they to move?

Just looking for any advice from those of you in the building trade... ... am thinking of having a small extension built on the side of my kitchen and dining room. I will encompass the back door and the dining room window. Sizewize it will be approx 2.25m by 2 metres and may incorporate a...

Hmm.. have you all been on the pop today? I shall phrase it another way - I want to sink fence posts into ground where their is a soak away from a drainpipe but as this ground is currently covered in concrete. Before i dig it all up and commit myself I would love to know if there is a problem...