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lime mortar takes ages to harden. there was probably nothing wrong with the mix. mine took a couple of months to fully set. no cement in lime mortar.

unscrew the shower head from the hose. if there are flow restrictors in there (round disks) take em out and throw them in the bin

Hello, I'm fitting a stuart turner 4.0 bar standard monsoon. When I have done this in the past I used an essex flange. looking at the instructions that came with the latest pump it seems I can just take the feed off the top of the vertical expansion pipe as per the middle image! Doesn't say i...

sounds like you chinmey bridges are shot!

hello, I am experiencing problem with my hot water. I have measured it at 75 degrees C and cannot get it to be any cooler. I have a normal gravity fed (s-plan) system with the hot water cylinder in the loft. To check the operation of the cylinder thermostat I turned on the hot water demand and...

Hello, I am getting some chimneys repaired. When knocking in the quoins, the masons broke a 4" square section off an adjacent facing stone (sandstone). This left a hole in the chimney. He wants to glue the broken piece back in with 2 part epoxy. The alternative is to take down the chimney and...

Tim, sorry if you feel I missed your questions. I respect your advice. The fitting of the AAV is not allowed as getting rid of the stack would change the appearance of the building as as I said it's B listed. I did read the link to the other post. most helpful. I have estimated the weight of the...

I suspect that the damage is indeed localised. Looking at some other cast gutter I have replaced which is the same vintage as the stack (1895) the thickness seems to vary considerably from section to section. I recon the old sand cast moulds weren’t up to much. I Plan to cut down the stack as...

Here is a pic and schematic of the whole arrangement. There is only one toilet connected to this stack. and it's below the stairs for the basement flat. I cannot get to the bottom of the stack as it's under 6' of concrete. I checked to upper stack right at the top (above the roof line) and...

Hello, I have a cracked cast iron soil vent pipe (3 1/8" i think). The cracked section is near the bottom of the stack. the very bottom section is concreted into some stairs so cannot come out. I have scaffolding up at the moment so the opportunity is there to replace the corroded section. The...

I've used danish oil for problems like this

I have a makita... connecting what?

Can you tell me where in a pressure wahser it would fit? I have one of those!!! and it's broken......

it looks like this.... It maybe a bit off a pump but I don't have a pond. BS

Hello, I found this tube lying on my drive some time ago and I cannot for the life of me figure out where it came from, it's about 6 inches long, made of plastic and has writing along the side stating ' Assemble the pipe with the mark on the desired number' The same statement is also written in...

Prunus serrulata

and to think the last gov didn't want them in the uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/8406189/Gurkha-tells-of-lone-stand-against-Taliban.html

looks compacted to me. probably from walking to and from the bench. Areate using a graden fork and putting in a few stepping stones will help the remaining grass

monty don shows how the pros do it http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/lawn-care-improving/

advertise the slabs on freecycle. someome will take them away for nowt