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Hi, Can anyone reccomend any nationwide cavity wall insulation installers? I would like to have this done on my property but have read plenty about shoddy work carried out by firms installing this stuff. Thanks

thks, i take it the compression fitting end attaches to the wc cistern inlet or is it the other end?

Hi, Our toilet has a flexi connecting the inlet to a pipe coming out of the wall. There is no isolation valve and I would like to install one when i replace the ballvalve. Is there any flexipipe availabkle that has an inbuilt compression isolation valve so that i can just carry out a...

Hi, I have relatives who have bought a house. They have ordered the phone service through post office. the property previously had a bt line. The post office said they won't have a telephone line active till 8th of January but after plugging in a phone I've noticed thatt here is the...

Hi, I am removing plasterboard and insulation that was put in to reduce noise through a party wall. The existing sockets are dry lining sockets. I want to sink these in the wall so I need suitable backboxes. I have seen two siezes, 25mm and 35mm. Which size should i use? I am assuming that...

thanks to all. yes everything working fine now. I did touch the two wires together. I guess i should have wrapped them in insulation tape and this would have avoided the tripping.

thanks but when you say one live wire is still connected does this pose a risk whilst doing the work? I thought that by disconnecting the mcb there would be no power. I checked the power with a meter before i started the work and it wasn't there.

Hi, I was changing a socket faceplate on a socket on then upstairs circuit. I switched off the relevant mcb that covers the upstairs circuit. I disconnected all the wires from the faceplate and at that point I realized that the washing machine downstairs was quiet.....all the downstairs...

Hello, What are the pro and cons of fibre board versus roll underlay for a wooden floor ti be laid on top of existing floorboards? Leaving cost aside what would be best? Many Thanks

Hi, I was wondering if you work in manchester. My parents are buying a house and need someone to do a pir on it. Would you be interested? The location is salford. Thanks

Hi, I'd like the know how do cavity wall insulation firms insert cavity barriers between semi detached houses. Do they take a few bricks out and stick them in from there or is it done via loft space? Our semi is rendered on three elevations so if they had to access the brickwork they would...

Hi, Got this quote for 1200 pounds cash in hand: rake + repoint a wall to the side of our semi. Not the whole wall as half of it is under a garage roof. Approxmately 25 sq m in total to repoint. He will use a scaffold tower (which he owns, no hiring involved) for the bit of the wall which...

thanks. do i take it subsidence or heave would not bee an issue?

Hi, I have a 10m long hedge by 1m tall. I'd like to remove it and plant something better. this is a really old hedge and a lot of branches are now dead. The hedge is situated behind a retaining wall 0,5m high along the public footpath. The hedge is also about 7 or 8m away from the front...

Hi, I was wondering how much it would cost for a joiner to build a bin shed to accomodate four refuse bins. It would be situated on a slightly sloping drive. I'm not too fussed by the finish, just something sturdy that does not show the bins. Thanks

Hi, Our extractor fan in the bathroom currently discharges in the loft. We have new tiles in and unfortunately we did not think to sort this before the new bathroon went in. What is the best solution now? Are there tile vents that can be installed so that I can attach the extractor fan...

i was wondering how insurances treat damage caused by one household in terraced properties. Say a flood or fire start in house A who is not insured and the remaining houses suffer damage. Do these other households claim through their own insurance? What would happen if house A was insured but...

Hi, I would like to install a vertical blind onto a bay window plaster board hollow ceiling. I'd like to know what fixings i can use for this purpose. There is no lintel like you would have on a normal window. many thanks

Hello, I need to clean a section of gutter which runs above a one storey high tiled roof. The pitch is not bad and i can easily climb on it with a decent ladder. I'd like to know if it is ok to walk on the tiles or is there a special technique (ie. guessing where the joists are so they can...