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does anyone know if the below is done to the correct zones ? we had an electrician that is doing a full rewire, there's more examples of weird things is this within the correct zones ? I think the below is fine but seems too packed with no protection unless it doesn't need it ? the...

My mother in law moved in to a new property and we discovered what appears to be a shared manhole when we lifted the floor! do we need to contact Thames water and ask them to confirm ownership ? and if they say its their's then what do we do ?

Hi All Was not sure how to describe this issue but basically I removed the old rendering and discovered the wall is made up of several types of blocks and bricks as follows 1. very strong concrete blocks 2. very week brcks 3. very weak concrete blocks 'the darker coloured ones' the wall is...

Hi Everyone we recently removed the conservatory and foundout the walls were made of thermalite, we were told by a builder this is wrong and the fix would be expensive. I'm getting all kinds of quotes and opinions about this so really at a loss here as to what to do, I'm thinking the DIY way...

has anyone attempted a "diy" to replace the flow meters and valve pins on a warmafloor UFH manifold ? also how easy is it to just replace the whole thing as I'm seeing manifolds for under £200 and wondering if its worth buying parts or just replace the whole thing but I'm not sure how straight...

Hello any advise on how to repair those pillar's and prevent future damage ? they are solid oak but are rotting from the bottom up. I was thinking of putting some acrow's then cutting the pillars where the rot is and dig up a hole and fill with concrete and use something like this ? there's...

Hi All we just discovered that our shower and bathtub waste is going to a small pipe that does not appear to be connected to the main sewer... this was all discovered by chance as we recently moved into the property and I was working on the front garden, it looks like the previous owners have...

Hi whats the best way to drill a hole for air condition pipes ~50mm wide through clay cladding and what would needed to cover the hole to prevent rain water coming in ? Image of wall below, Thanks In advance! M