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Thanks Halitosis Have my eye on some nice pebbles so think I'll go the 'filling' route. But I'll definitely be keeping an eye in future to make sure the trench is not filling up with crud. On the crud point, I'm thinking of putting a concrete skim on the vertical patio side of the trench to...

Great. Massively helpful - thank you!

Thanks Mr Chibs What size pebbles would you go for? Do you think it's worth putting a dpm along the length of the house-side of the trench? Many thanks again!

Hi All Looking for some guidance on to make sure the drainage setup for edge of patio joining to house is as good as it can be. Getting a bit of a damp smell in one room which suspect might be down to the way the patio meets the house. I've done a sketch of the current construction. My plan...

Hi All I have a 5-year old patio that needs some work. 1. the edging up to the house is gravel (10mm from wall to start of patio) and seems pretty damp just under the surface. I am going to get rid of the gravel and either concrete up to the edge of the house or put in one of those U-shaped...

Hi Just to let you know that I tightened that square end. Was very hard to turn - even just a tiny bit. That seems to have done the trick - been 10 days and not a drip :) Many thanks!

Hi All Would a fix for this be something an amateur DIYer could do? Drip drip drip from the cold water inlet 'overflow' - where the cup is hanging in the picture (see red arrow, bottom half of pic). The cup 250cc fills up about once a week at the moment. Happy to provide better pictures...

Interesting. Or maybe just two?

Thanks all - great info and advice. Good reality check - I'll just charge two at a time and rotate. Why didn't I think of that....! Also liked the idea of just fitting a 3-pin plug and ditching the adapters. Thanks again Paul

Hi All I have four toothbrush chargers (240v 0.9w each) taking up a double socket (3xblock and a single). I just saw that the 3xblock developed a crack in the housing so instead of replacing I'm looking for a way to get these four chargers working off a single plug. One option might be to use...

Morning all Just to finish this thread off, I poured in some quick-set concrete in to the bottom of the trap at the weekend. Checked after the heavy rain the past few days - the water in there is draining nicely, and totally clear - can easily see the concrete through the 10cm or so of water...

Hi Regsmyth I managed to get a hosepipe down the main run today - and the water ran away no problems - nothing coming back in to the trap. Thanks jj4091 and Nige F for the recommendations. I'm probably going to go with something like this - not quite the same as you recommended but hopefully...

Hi regsmyth Thanks very much for your response. Yes, it's just rainwater - the pipe comes straight down from the guttering. You're right there's a trap. I've done a section which hopefully makes it a bit clearer than the pictures. It's basically the bottom of the trap that's fallen out...

Hi all The bottom has fallen out of my drainpipe drain (pictures help explain). After scraping out all the soil that seems to have washed in, and giving it a bit of a wire-brush, here's what I can see. The dark line at the bottom is where the thing has just split. I was planning to cement up...

No, I am all for that. Especially for real practical skills like these. (y) To give you an idea, two joiners quoted 2k+ supply (including locking hardware, granted) which I think is excessive, and which your 450-500 seems to support.

A bit of a sad state of affairs. The two independent joiners I contacted were way expensive, and wanting to sell me a door made from accoya. I thought getting a new, quality, front door would be straight forward, but apparently not!

There are plenty of M&T on t'internet, but none in the style I'm looking for. The style I'm looking for all seem to be dowel and veneer, which sound like they're not really going to be up to the job of a front door exposed to the elements. If I could get a M&T in the style of the attachment in...

Hi It's for a house, exposed, with slight protection from rain thanks to a one-foot overhang. Gets the afternoon sun. All the doors I have seen online in the preferred style seem to be veneer over a made up core, which is not exactly inspiring. I saw a Howden door (also veneer) which...

Hi Looking to buy a new (wooden) front door. Carpenter told me to get M&T construction but I can only find 'dowel' construction in styles approved by the missus. Would appreciate advice/views on whether dowel is on a par with M&T for this style of front door (pic attached). Bearing in mind...

mmm. I don't need much encouraging to err on the side of caution on this job. Probably more than I can comfortably achieve, even now I have some options on how to tackle the job. The missus is certainly keen for me to leave it to the experts. We've had a Gas Safe plumber check over the...