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I am removing an old back boiler but need to cap off the two 3/4" lead pipes as they are still connected to the hot water cylinder. Can anybody tell me the easiest way to do this as I can't find any 3/4" compression joints. It will only be temporary until the hot water cylinder is replaced by...

OK, that makes sense. Cheers !

Thanks. How do you define suitable for the environment? If the switch is outside of the zones. I mean, if it wasn't directly over a shower, how far to the side would it need to be to be suitable for the environment?

Just trying to settle an argument with a mate : Can somebody confirm whether you can in theory (not that you would ever do it) locate a shower or light pull cord switch (with insulated cord) directly over a shower providing that the ceiling is above 2.25m above floor level (putting the...

Thanks very much dann09, you are spot on re the pipes (and yes they are lead, I just said copper without thinking). They are connected to a hw cylinder and I just tested it, unfortunately it is the type where the actual water that you use goes to the back boiler, not a seperate system with...

I was going to remove an old fireplace with back boiler and replace it with a modern decorative fireplace perhaps with an electric fire just for show but was a little suprise to find a concrete lintel and that it was so high (1920's house and back boiler plumbed in with old size copper pipe)...

Well that might make it sound a bit more grand then it actually is !

Thanks Viewer and John. Interesting reading. I don't think it would really make a difference for a total re-wire though. Just out of interest, can anybody give me a very rough guestimate of what a decent electrian would charge for a complete re-wire (everything from new consumer unit...

Thanks ban-all-sheds. Well I know there is a lot to get right but I have done quite a bit of electrics over the years and have studied the regs in quite a bit of depth. I was hoping to do the works with the help of an electrician friend's advice (who lives in Scotland and is not part P...

Am I right in saying that anybody can do a complete re-wire on a house (in Wales) as long as the local buildings control are notified ? It looks like in Conwy at least that you have to pay an additional fee (about £250) for electrical works for them to ensure it is done to the regs and for it...

Ok, thanks. I've now dug a hole in another area of the floor and can confirm that it's about 3 inches of concrete ontop of rubble (I suspect about 4 - 5 ft deep). No dpc. The concrete base in this area is also a bit damp but the rubble underneath is dry so I don't think it's rising damp...

My dpc in the walls is 2 courses lower than the height of the solid floor (which has no dpm). What should happen to the wall dpc when you convert a suspended floor to a solid one to maintain damp proofing? I have read that the wall dpm should be just above the height of the solid floor but...

But won't the water all come through the grouting?

Yes, I've just checked it again and where I took off some tiles it is now really wet like the water is trying to escape at that point. It's ultimately going to have new tiles on it but even if I can sort out the damp it would need quite a bit of levelling. I think I will pull up all the tiles...

thanks dazlight, I will take some tomorrow when the light is better. It's been covered with quarry tiles. A few in one corner were dripping wet on top and I thought it might just be condensation as it's very cold in there but I pulled them up today and the concrete underneath is damp so I...

I'm renovating an 1920's house and the suspended wood floor has been replaced years ago for solid in the kitchen area. It seems there is quite a bit of rising damp (I'm guessing that's what it is) particularly in one internal corner and I'm trying to work out what best to do. No idea if there...