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Hi. Could you guys give me some advice regarding the following please? My wife and I are looking to move home and have found a property we really like. However, it has no downstairs toilet and we were wondering about the possibility of installing one in a partitioned section of the attached...

Brill! Thanks very much!

Just had a thought which might be important! My flat is on the first floor so the cutoff valve is considerably higher than the tap. I need something to let air into the pipe on the tap side of the valve to get rid of the “finger over the end of the straw” effect and allow the pipe to drain...

Thanks, Terry!

Hi, Could someone advise on this, please. When I moved into my flat there was already a water supply to the garden teed off the main feed. I assume this was probably done by a professional as the fittings are end feed, not Yorkshire. The outside pipe bursts every winter even though the pipes are...

Thanks! I’ll have another go.

Trying to repair a split outdoor 15mm copper pipe. Naturally my 5 minute job is turning into an epic ‘cos the pipe has been forced out by the pressure and the coupling joints won’t fit. Is there a way to “take a bit” off the diameter of the pipe to get it back to 15mm or is it a case of cutting...

Yes, thanks for that. I’ve just got corner and stop beads from Rendit and just got back from picking up some Pinkgrip from Wickes. Perhaps get some on tomorrow and do a bit of rendering (weather permitting) on Monday. Oo-er!! I’ve got an old, steel metre rule with a handle which I intend to use...

Thanks for your help!

Hi. I’d like to have a go at rendering a blockwork planter I’ve built in my garden. As I am a complete novice when it comes to rendering I thought I’d use Tarmac ready mixed one-coat render which seems to have quite a lot of good reviews on the Wickes site. I understand that 1 bag covers 1.4 sq...

Outside wall is the wall of our staircase of our maisonette so wouldn’t think wayleave is required, but understand the need to check with freeholder. Most of our power sockets seem to be fed from the loft. Good idea to get the electrician in first though. Thanks for your comments

Hi, I live in a first floor maisonette with a substantial, private back garden in which I'd like to install electrics. The electrical connections etc I will leave to an expert, but is there anything I can do which will make his job easier (ok, and less expensive!) I thought I could possible...

There wouldn’t be any standing loss, would there? Don’t they heat the water on demand?

Purely electric radiators. Costs a bloody fortune to heat so I'm looking at any energy saving tricks. We have a Juliet balcony with 2 French doorsas well, and I'm researching whether low-e glass would be a better option there.

Hi, Wonder if anyone can give me some up-to-date, personal experiences of electric water heaters. Me and the missus live in a small, all electric flat. We have got rid of the bath and already have an electric shower. Other hot water is supplied by a huge cylinder that heats up twice a day...