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Hi all, I have a two story house with loft. In the loft I have a cold water tank and in the first floor airing cupboard I have a hot water cylinder. Out of the lower side of the cold water tank there is a horizontal pipe which is of around 1969 vintage which after running horizontally...

bought it at the five and dime

Many thanks all very grately appreciated indeed

Hi All, Please see the attached photos of a pipe that was installed in circa 1969 and runs horizontally to a soakaway. The pipe is of (for lack of a better word) made of a china type material. I know the photo includes a tape measure however I would appreciate thoughts on the internal and...

thanks for the advice about especially the real world advice many thanks indeed

Many thanks guys Ill look into these

Hi All, I need to have some wooden fascias and soffits painted on my residential property. Some areas will need to be painted white and some painted black. I would be very appreciative of some 'real life' recommendations on brands / types of paint that are tough and longlasting and are...

Yes many thanks Ronnie, after some research yesterday it would appear that my findings back up your thoughts. I guess now I will have to remove the door and try to get some replacements

Dear All, I would be very thankful for your thoughts on the following. We have some uPVC windows and a sliding patio door which were fitted around 15 years ago. They were fitted as a complete replacement of all the windows and the doors at our property. I believe they were of good quality...

Thanks for your responses everyone and apologies for not responding earlier. I have been out today and taken photographs of the various covers in the road. Just to reconfirm this thread isnt about toilet waste but is about drainage of rain water. There are open grates where the road meets the...

Hugh, thanks for this I'll read what you have said again tomorrow and may ask some follow up questions if thats ok!

its been reported, Im merely trying to understand the system

Im trying to understand how the rain water drainage system is connected up as we have had some rain water drainage issues on our local roads. Thanks for the guidance on the building section. I should have put this post there

When I spoke to the local authourity we established the type of water I was asking about ie w rain water that fell from the sky into the gulleys that are positioned where the road surface meets the kerbside. We established I wasnt talking about toilet water. They could not confirm whether the...

the utility company have said that as I am talking about rain water on the local highway it is a local authority issue and it is nothing to do with the utility company

this is in relation to rain water

Hi many thanks. This is apparently a local authority issue and not a utility company and the local authority have been uncontactable hence me asking here

help on this would be appreciated please

Dear All, I have a question I would like assistance with please relating to the drainage of rainwater on a public highway where the road surface meets the kerb. I refer to the attached image where there is a solid grey line along the edge, into the centre and then back to the edge in 'Joiners...

Thanks for the comprehensive effort put into such a detailed response. The TV antenna on the roof is 15 years old and was fitted by a reputable local contractor. The issue does not occur on any other TV in the house (they are all fed by the amplifier) The TV is pulled out from the wall on the...