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Hello all, I've had no luck searching this subject so had to start this new thread, I'm afraid. I'm about to hire a skip but concerned about it being used by every man and his dog in the local area. None of the skip hire companies I called provided a heavy duty cover but did suggest I...

Hello I've recently bought a house that has had a loft conversion done over 15 years ago. The en suite in the loft contains a shower, sink and loo. Currently the waste pipes for the sink and shower link together and then drop through the floor into the bathroom on the 1st floor. The waste...

Hello guys and gals I'm decorating a victorian house that I've recently bought. Just noticed that one of the ceilings is cracked and sags due to a leak (due to be repaired). The ceiling has the original coving - will I have to kiss it goodbye if the ceiling is being replaced or can it be...

Hello all, Just stripped back 4 layers of wallpaper and a layer of woodchip (hhmm nice!) to find a thick layer of green oil based paint on the interior plaster walls. Half of it came away when steaming and scraping the wallpaper but the other half is proving much more stubborn. I've...

Just to round off the thread in case it helps anyone in future, Nige, you weren't far off! The repo muscle had turned it too tight but didn't managed to break the plastic tap. The Thames Water chap loosened it with a screwdriver and then tried the plastic key again...this time with success...

Dextrous, Thanks for adding clarity. Yes, I will only be taking current plasterboard walls down and replacing with new plasterboard and aquapanel - I will not be re-positioning any walls.

ColJack/Ericmark, Thank you very much. PIR it is! Now to find a spark........

Hello there I've just moved into a 1920's house that has been unloved! EDF have been in today to replace the card meter with a normal one. It appears that the house has 2 fuse boxes - 1 new that for recent(ish) additions like hob and shower, plus an old fuse box(the type that has the 2 pin...

Hello there I'm planningon ripping out the current internal bathroom walls in a house that I've just moved in to. The reason...... they are tiled top to toe in out dated tiles and I would like fresh walls to start again with. (I'll also take out the existing suite and replace). However...

This sounds like the answer! I doubt I was putting on enough downward pressure whilst turning. The medicine bottle analogy ehlped to make sense of it in my tiny brain. Off to the house later and will give it a try. Thank you

Just moved to London from Mcr, hence the more immediate job of having running water rather than updating my profile on here!

Hello there I've just moved into a house that had the water shut off by a repo company. I called Thames Water who told me to turn it on using the tap out on the pavement along side the water meter. I located the pavement cover - a round disc about 6 inches in diameter - opened it, noted that...

I can see the pic. Can anyone else. I feel like the kid in Sixth Sense!

Hello y'all *Novice alert question!* I'm just wondering what tips folks can offer to build white walls for the garden. I presume it's just an ordinary brick wall, platered over and then painted white......but DIY never seems to be that straightforward. What I want to do is build a few...

I have an update in case anyone is slightly interested!! I spoke to the council Building Reg dept who told me that they do have an Approval and Completion certificate for the loft conv. It was from 1991. I then spoke to the Planning dept who say that they don't have a planning request and...

The dorma is on the back and is definately raised over 1m. Hopefully, I have attached a pic.

Shytalkz, Thanks for the response. It has fixed stairs and it does have a fire door at the bottom of those stairs - so there is evidence that some regs were complied with at least.....which makes me hopeful for the rest of it. I have done a search on the local council planning web-portal and...

Hello guys. This is, potentially, a hypothetical question but I find everyone on here so helpful anyway. I am looking at buying a house that has had a a loft conversion - there is a chance that the owner didn't obtain PP for this and maybe didn't follow regulations. I intend to contact...