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Hello, If this would be better off in another section of the forum please let me know. We are looking to add some living space in the eaves of the roof of a 1.5 story bungalow. I am hoping that we can get builders in to alter the roof, build a dormer structure and fit cladding, windows etc...

Thank you for your reply, MM. I knew I should have included more details in my post, just didn't want it to get too long! So in answer to your questions: yes there is a combi boiler in the garage, although it does not work at the moment. A boiler in the garage was new to me but I haven't yet...

Hello, I will be refurbishing a 1960s house and am considering what aspects of the plumbing might need changing, there's a couple of points in particular I would appreciate advice with. Some of the pipework looks like it might be 50 years old, other bits look like they were changed more...

Fair point, I'll consider it, thanks

Thank you everyone for your help and suggestions, I am now going to decide between getting a proffesional to plumb into the mains and use MDPE, or else just buy some thick hosepipe and do it all myself and see how long it lasts!! I suspect I will go for the latter option and revert to the first...

Fair enough question, but I want to keep the tap to avoid plumbing into the mains as i have now experience and would prefer not to have to pay for a professional seen as I want a simple and budget installation :) thanks

Thank you! I think I'm almost ready to go now! I still don't know how I will attach the MDPE pipe to the garden tap, is there a straight forward adapter or will I need more than one, could you point me in the right direction please! Thanks Can't say how useful you all are to me, it's...

Thank you very much for your replies, I'm glad you have been able to approve my idea! I have done a bit of research on the MDPE pipe and it looks good as well as relatively cheap, I do however worry that it too much of a mains pipe and will not flex enough to fit the bends i want it to. I...

Hi, we've just given over part of our garden to growing vegetables and would love to install a tap in the area. I want the most simple method, I have thought of running a heavy duty hose pipe from an unused tap in another part of the garden. The hose would have to be buried for about 5...