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I'm constricting a garden office and would appreciate a little advice on spec for a waste pipe from the installation to the nearest foul junction. The junction is on my property and about 20m from the location (straight line, no bends needed in the run). There's a nice gentle incline down...

What would anyone normally quote for the LABOUR on a small bit of block paving, say 7ft by 15ft? Customer's providing the materials and I'll do it for mate's rates. Any clues?

The springs should be facing into the cap shouldn't they? (Away from the valve mech) Plus the whole movement just feels more natural that way around.

The diverter valve on my Worcester Bosch 24CDi has been replaced, but the hot water failed after just a week. On inspection, the rim of the diaphragm is torn. The diapragm was fitted the right way round, springs in all the right places and appears to have been seated centrally due to nicely...

Job's all done and painted. Have to say I'm very pleased with the results. Not as good as a PRO job, there's a couple of glitches here and there. Maybe one day I'll fix it but probably not worth the bother. Good tip to anyone having a go is to remember that it takes MUCH longer to get the...

I have a Worcester Bosch 24CDi boiler that's just had a perished diverter valve diaphragm replaced. The unit worked perfectly for a couple of days after the repair and the plunger moved freely and swiftly with even a small DHW demand. Now the plunger has become VERY stiff and only moves a...

"bpoler problems" - erm, I meant boiler problems (sounds like I've got a mental condition there - no comments on that one please!!) Nice idea about working towards the window. I had a lamp trained at an angle to help show up any bumps though.

Thanks for that. Yeah, I should be able to finish the whole lot tomorrow - I didn't start until late today due to bpoler problems (never rains, but ot pours huh). Took time to get up to speed. Got faster as I got more confident.

I've played it safe and I'm doing it in three sections. First section is up and I have to say it looks almost like a pro-job. Took ages to get the finish, right of course and my arm and back hurt like hell - but its a GOOD hurt. Gotta take my hat off to you guys who do this every day. On to...

Nah, I'll give it a go. I've managed to feather in an L-shaped gap in a ceiling skim where a wall used to be. Can't see the join now. Anyhow, if it leaves an ugly scar I'll just cover it up with a fibre-glass mock tudor beam... I'll get me coat. ;) Merry Christmas all ! Andy

Happily, the artex isn't very deep, it's just a rough texture. The sagging is really only just noticable and probably just caused by going round the sun 40 odd times, no just or damp problems. The material is plasterboard, so there's no failing lath going on there either. Thanks everyone...

Got a nice little Christmas diy job for myself this year. I'm going to skim over the nasty artex and scars in the living room (~3m x 7m) Is it advisable to use flatness or skim guides on the ceiling to help divide up the work so that I can take it in managable chunks in the same way as...

For the last 22 years, I've worked in the same industry - since a lad of 18, I've worked may way up in my industry to a pretty good executive job. But to be honest, the love of what I do has gone, and all I'm left with is stress and bitterness. All around me, I see my fellow managers stressed to...

For the last 22 years, I've worked in the same industry - since a lad of 18, I've worked may way up in my industry to a pretty good executive job. But to be honest, the love of what I do has gone, and all I'm left with is stress and bitterness. All around me, I see my fellow managers stressed to...

Hey, you're right about the lubricant! I put together some push-fit soil parts recently without the silicone lubricant - boy, what a difference. A squirt of that stuff and they just slip together easy as you like.

Aha! SLIDING coupling!! http://www.wickes.co.uk/Underground-Drainage/Drain-Slip-Coupling/invt/432050 Is this the right thing? Slides right onto the pipe, then back over the connector.

I'm installing a linear drainage gulley for a new patio, and happily a 110mm pipe leading to a nice big sump that my builder put in recently runs just underneath. What's the best wat to connect my gulley to the pipe? At the moment, my best thought is to use a strap-on boss as I don't see a...

Thanks for the good tips there! I've not seen any MR-MDF in my local Wickes, didn't know such a thing existed which was why I steared WELL clear of MDF in a moisture-prone environemnt. Well, three coats of well rubbed down primer and the surfaces are starting to look pretty damn smooth...

On the odd occasion that I'm in Homebase, I like to have a little smile at all the 'wonder-tools' that hapless chumps fork out good money for. What are people's votes for the most pointless tools EVER? (Feel free to include a short rant too) ;) My choice... PAINT RUNNER - £29.95...

I second noseall - upside down with a cirsular saw always works for me. Make sure it's well supported as that stuff is HEAVY. Also watch out which way your blade runs into the laminate on the curved edge. So long as the blade is cutting INTO the laminate you'll be fine. If it ever cuts...