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That's a great help thanks, I was thinking of something similar but in addition setting a channel against the house to move any standing water to either side and a natural soak away - that way standing water won't be a problem and splash back shouldn't be either as it is a very sheltered garden...

Thanks r896neo my other thought was to put a drain against the house to run to a soak away then slab from there onward, making sure from there onwards the slabs angle away from the house to the soak away I've dug?

Hi, I think I've made a bit of an error on my patio height. As you can see from the pic the concrete base is 2 brick courses below the DPC and 1 below the aide brick - I was hoping to reuse some riven slabs but once bedded they'll come up to 1 and1/4 bricks below DPC and 1/4 brick below...

Sorry just realised pic is upside down!

Hi, I think I've made a bit of an error on my patio height. As you can see from the pic the concrete base is 2 brick courses below the DPC and 1 below the aide brick - I was hoping to reuse some riven slabs but once bedded they'll come up to 1 and1/4 bricks below DPC and 1/4 brick below...

Hi I'm after a bit of advice. I'm thinking of building a small (2 courses of brick) wall to step up from the patio to the lawn. The garden is basically flat but the step up from the patio to lawn will be approx 1 and 1/2 bricks high, after this the garden is flat. My question is, do I...

Thanks for the comment, as this is a terraced house and i've laid a tiled and heated floor in the kitchen, I didn't want to barrow materials through the house. Thanks

Hi, I'm putting down a concrete base for a patio and just want to double check my figures. The area is 11sqm and I'm putting down 100mm bed so I've worked out I need 80 x 25kg bags of ballest and 20 x 25k bags of cement. Just don't want to be short over the weekend! Ta John

It's just started leaking where the spindle goes into the nut - think it started when the missus open the valve for more heat. I'll try opening right up the closing - but I assume to only way I can get to the o-ring is from the reverse

Jeff, Thanks for the reply, I assume to strip it down I'll have to take the whole unit out and drain down the system

Thanks for the reply Muggles - just to be sure, there is no way of repacking this, replacement is the only option? Ta

Bump - any help would be great

Hi, I've got a weeping valve on my towel rail. The valves are the chrome cylinder style but on this one there is a circlip and it appears to be sprung loaded. In the past I've loosened the nut and wrapped ptfe tape round the spindle then tightened up the nut to stop the leak. So is it...

John, Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. I was thinking of mixing it on site as it is a terraced house, so if i have it delivered it will all have to be barrowed through the house - but i might think again on this one! Also one the screed is down and dry, would you recommend...

Just hoping someone will have time to reply to this one?

Hi, I'm working on my extension my self and just after a bit of advice on the floor make-up. So far I've put down (in this order) hardcore, sand, damp proof, concrete slab and 70mm Celotex. I'm looking to do the screed next. Do i need (or should I) put anything on the celotex or just lay...

Thnaks for all the help on this - if i do opt to clean and re fill - can any one recommed the best products for this?

Thanks, i'm going to be adding a towel rail into the system soonish, when ensuite is done - this was when i was thinking of draining down and refilling, should i just add the towel rail into system and fill as required? should i add any inhibitor at this point to be safe?

Apologies didn't mean it to come across like that

Thanks for the reply - the only reason i though of doing it to start with was it seems as if pipe knocking noise has got louder this winter - should i put up with it then?