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Dear Experts, Today I've visited someone who is considering moving their downstairs toilet. They have a concrete-surfaced back yard with a deep manhole, with a shared sewer at the bottom serving the row of houses. There are several pipes entering the manhole, two at the bottom with proper...

Good undercoats, including water-based, are properly opaque; you don’t need to worry much about the change in colour.

Don’t try to shave the bitumen, in my experience it can be quite brittle. Do you have a doormat? If I were you, I’d consider cutting the carpet back from the door with an aluminium trim edge, and fitting a large coir doormat directly onto the bitumen.

He’s absolutely normal for this job. There are only about six competent tradesmen in the UK, and they all post on this forum. That’s why we “Do It Ourselves”.

Yes they are probably weeds. (Do you have the “plant net” app on your phone?) No need to spray them, just pull them up. Reserve the glyphosate for perennial weeds like brambles.

Ancient thread! (Has something been removed?)

You’re mad to let him back on the premises after that, considering how little you’ve paid.

Have you paid them yet?

Firstly, I think you should really consider having RCD protection on your lighting circuit. If you do that, then you can connect to the lighting circuit at the box above the door next to the fan isolator. Otherwise, a fused connection to the RCD-protected socket circuit is an option, if you...

Yes, you can buy melamine and glue it on. Edges and corners might be the hard part. (I've never done it.) Your challenge may be buying a small enough piece and getting it delivered undamaged.

Does "FS" mean "fused spur"? You do not need a fuse if you connect your new mirror to the lighting circuit.

Is the fan on the lighting or the socket circuit?

No, it really didn’t. As well as whatever clickbait scare sites Google sent you too, you also came here. This forum is also “online”, and the people here - most of whom are really experienced and smart folks - said there was little-to-no chance of it being asbestos, but maybe you should send a...

Yes, but in a bathroom it must be RCD protected.

Yes, except: Well no, in that case. You should fix that. No reason for non-RCD circuits in 2025.

That’s unfortunate. There may be gaps around the joists that you could fill, but even then you are still conducting sound from the wall into the joists. Honestly you are unlikely to fix it.

That’s surely the lights. Is there another fuse inside the MEM switch box?

Does the intercom work?

It boils down to whether the discounts that you get from your friends are more or less generous than the discounts that your builder gets. Ask your friend for his honest advice.

Which way do the joists run? Don’t expect miracles.