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Afternoon, I'm just curious what type of finish would be best for the plastering of the ceiling where it runs into the wood from the staircase landing section in the picture? Plan was to have that skimmed but I'm not sure how it's gonna look and how it ties into the wood. Please see pic

Hi , can I put a t piece in the terracota pipe and connect from that t piece with some 110mm pipe into a rainwater gulley to take that 68mm downpipe? I have a mixed drainage system so it all water goes into that main manhole but unfortunately all outlets are utilised

Morning, please can I have some expert opinions on the situation I've got with a soil pipe (see photo) Am I best leaving it straight and then using a Flexi pan connector to connect into the solid pipe as it is in the picture or would I best straighten the solid pipe and centering it with some 45...

Hi, please can someone identify the type of pipe in the installation shown in the two pics I have attached. I can tell it isn't Hep pipe but my next question is can I use hep fittings so long as I use the steel inserts as I am wanting to extend the hot and cold. Thanks

Evening, I'm just after some opinions please from the pros on here that install lots of showers, I'm currently in the process of installing an en suite and am looking at a choice of shower, the 2 choices are a concealed shower or a column shower, I've attached a couple of pictures to show the 2...

morning, I have built an outbuilding to house an acrylic shelled hot tub , the roof construction is a warm roof , on the inside I planned on using a moisture treated plywood straight onto the ceiling joists, is this correct or would I need a barrier between

Evening, I need a replacement bolt for my magnaclean professional 2 , i can order from Adey but I'm just curious if this is an item that a wholesaler would stock or os there something else that can be used with the same sized thread. Cheers

Afternoon. I've been getting a drip from my mira combiflow shower, I've attached some pictures of what I have removed and I'm wondering if I'm missing a washer or what is the obvious part that is faulty? The cartridge is a spare one that I have never used however I have put that in and it still...

Morning. I'm just after some advice please on the following job. I'm looking to build a glorified shed to house my hot tub in. I have created the deck which is raised off the floor slightly and I plan to use some 25mm polystyrene floor insulation to help keep the cold out from rising through the...

Hi I'm looking to put some composite decking down and was wondering if any installers on here can recommmed any do/donts on what type/brand to use. The decking will be going down on a timber frame (pic attached)

Hi, I'm installing a cooker hood in an extension at my house and it needs mechanical extraction, am i ok to run solid 100mm ducting above the ceiling clipped to the joist and then core drill outside and put a vent on? Or does it need to be a bigger sized duct? The joists are 8"x 2". Thanks

Hi, I've attached a pic of my current set up, the vertical terracotta pipe is to be cut back and a black soil pipe to be ran straight up , just wondering what happens to the t connector when I lose the old soil pipe, can it just be blanked off?

Evening, I've attached a picture of what has been left following the groundworks, can I swap the t piece for a 90 degree bend as I don't need a vertical outlet going up the wall anymore? Or can i just blank that unused outlet off at low level and drill a 32mm hole into that t piece and connect...

Evening I'm just after some opinions on how you would lay this en suite out (see drawing) As it stands on the drawing now the basin and the wc are on a wall that is to be dot and dabbed, the wall to the right of the door is to be dot and dabbed and the rest are stud walls, would it be better to...

What are peoples thoughts on these leads, my workplace have just pulled them out of service stating that the maximum current a 2.5 flex will pull is 25amp, these leads are 25m in length.

Afternoon I need to move my electrical supply and my understanding is that the joint has to be made outside, 1 picture is of the existing supply and where I'd like it moved too and the other picture is a suspended timber floor which I'm wondering if they'll be ok to run the cable under there

Morning I'm knocking through the wall with the Mains cable on and the distribution board so I've opened up a pit for them to joint and move the suppy, the other issue is the pipe sticking up which will need to go as well, so 2 questions is it gas and what is involved in removing it. Thanks

Morning all, just after some advice/input, so I've knocked the garage down and have now exposed the party wall which is just a single brick wall between our new walkway and the inside of the neighbours garage. The collums on show go through into the neighbours garage , would you be inclined here...

Hi I'm just wondering if the P.W.A is required in this situation (pic is attached). Neighbours are fine with the works but I'd like to cover both parties and do it by the book. The centre of the 2 garages is the boundary wall, we will be extending from the house to 1 meter away from the...

Evening all, I'm just after some clarification on what set up is best/required by the regs.. TT system , cable comes into the house into the cut out , tails into the meter and then out of the meter into the DB. Currently a small board with RCBOS doing lights and power and then a 40amp MCB...