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Can anyone tell me if there are any regulations/stipulations regarding the minimum space required to fit an extra toilet ? We have a built-in wardrobe in our spare room, which measures 585mm x 1730mm and would like to convert this. Doors would be removed and the opening framed and...

Have a look at this website. www.abacusagents.co.uk They have a product called Tec-Sun, I used it in our south-facing conservatory and it has worked a treat. Fitted it myself after a quick demonstration by Peter from Dundee. Very easy to install.

why not lay a cascade system to reduce the chance of solids being left in the pipe? I had to use this to run a sewer pipe from house to Bio-disc at the bottom of slope approx 10 metres lower than the house and about 25 metres away. Building control suggested this method and were very helpful.

Go for a Klargester Bio-Disc, very good piece of kit. Installed about 30 with no problems.

Do you have a guttering and downpipe on the garage? If so, why not dig and lay a shallow drain to connect into it. If not , dig a soak away and divert into it. If the ground is 2ft higher than the floor it would be advisable to dig this away to form a path about 2-3ft wide around the walls of...

If you use a preformed plastic Inspection chamber and risers it doesn't have to go on a concrete base, it can be set and surrounded in pea gravel. You will have to take some levels to make sure you have enough run to be able to divert the sewer pipe around your proposed extension. Obviously the...

Here in Scotland the soakaway usually has to be a minimum of 5m from a boundary as well as 5m from a building. Check with local building/ planning control officer. Check also to find out if there is a seperate system outwith the boundary that your rainwater/surface water can be connected into.

I stripped the father in laws bathroom using an Earlex stripper. So many coats of paint on the plaster that it took ages. Paint was gloss believe it or not. First the steam softened the layers of paint which eventually peeled off in stringy hot patches, then I had to go over the paper again and...

At least if the lights go off or trip, you are more likely to notice this and fix the problem therefore your smoke alarm will be working and keeping you safe.

Hi Malc, Try looking here www.woodfit.com or www.hafele.co.uk both do various runner systems, maybe something will do the trick.

:lol: couldn't resist that sorry

Tell her to stop making a mess, or buy a dishwasher! :)

Many thanks Big-Spark, Will make some phone calls and see what transpires. Hope you are right as it might mean that parents could claim back the money they paid to originally clear the underpayment. My wife has already managed to get some sense out of the providers and is still pushing for...

what is the cable going through the post for? :?

Update Found the problem, eventually my wife got through on the phone to the power company and it seems that they were taking the credit off the meter to pay for an underpayment over the last 12 months because the old meter had not been re-calibrated to the tarrif changes. The new key meter...

Has anyone had any problems with these new key type meters? My parents one has allegedly used about £50 of credit since last Sunday when normally it uses about £10 a week. Problem has occured since new fusebox was installed by sparks in course of new kitchen fit by local council. We have tried...

Thanks eggplant, we have bought a Linksys WPS54GU2 Wireless 54MBPS Print Server that will do the job. Our setup is as follows: Advent Desktop main PC, Belkin modem/router, HP7410 all-in-one OfficeJet wireless stand-alone printer. Second Advent Desktop PC is in my stepsons bedroom and my...

What info. do you need breezer? I have looked on Google and found a print server made by D-Link that should allow me to do what I want to do. I can get this from the local PC World store. Will go and have a look at it today. Many thanks for your reply breezer, Dave

We have just set-up an HP1320 Laser Jet printer for document printing and to save on ink costs with our main all-in-one HP Officejet 7410. What I would like to find out is if it is possible to buy a wireless adaptor to fit in the USB port on the L/J to allow it to connect to our wireless home...

why are you digging so deep? At 600mm wide & 2.2m deep, for every metre you dig you will have about 2.5tons of spoil. What do you propose to do with that?