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Thankyou for your replies I was hoping the weather would be better today so I could get up there and get some photos for you. It about 4m long in one length and two joints right where I think the leak happens when it gets blocked (where the two roofs meet) My neigbour is ok at he valley...

Hi, Im realy looking for some advice before I invite a roofer around as I don't want to get caught again. I live in a terrace house and the house next door had a two story extension on the back. Almost 3 years ago I decided to do the same and I found out that next door had built right on the...

Hi, I've just had an extension built and decided to take some of the bedroom to install an en-suite shower room. The plumber was going to install the shower tray directly ontop of an mdf floor, which I wasn't very happy about so installed 18mm marine ply for him. I've now found that he has...

I live in wales John. Funny enough Roughcaster he gave me a 'shopping list' for materials as he said if materials would be included in the price he would add 25% in case he needed extra. On the list there is the same amount of cement required as carlite.

Hi, just checking if someone could offer some advice please. I have an old property that had black mortar on the walls with artex over the top. I had a few plasterers around all said to go with dot and dab dry lining. I agreed and had the work done. Within two months I heard 'cracking' and the...

Thank you for you responces, I have downloaded the freeware and able to choose which items not to load. Pc is much faster!

Hi, My computer has been getting quite slow because of all the items at startup. none of them appeared in my startup folder but I came across a utility called msconfig that enabled me to choose which items I wish to load on startup. Unfortunatly though the program keeps booting in a safe mode...

Hi I have a Lynxsys WAG54G wireless router, when I log onto the adminstation pages for the router it says that the down load rate is Downstream Rate: 8128 Kbps, Upstream Rate: 448 Kbps. Which I assume is an 8mb connection, however when I run a speed test on my laptop the best I ever get is...

Hi, I'm currently in the middle of an extension to the rear of my property, it will add and extra bedroom with en-suite. On the plans the en-suite was supposed to connect to an existing soil stack but my builders in thier wisdom installed a RSJ too high and is in direct level where the exit of...

I see what you mean breezer, I've filled in upto a breeze block and a half from the top which is about 25cm. Wasn't sure if I needed to fill it all in with topsoil or chuck some more hardcore in.

Thank you trazor how much would 6.25m3 be in weight? I assume you buy it by the tonne? Is there diffent types you can ask for? Sived etc? I wouldn't want any stones or glass in it!

Er yer :) five metres squared

Hi I used to have a teired? (stepped stages) garden. But now I've built a retaining wall and filled the hole with concrete debrey left over from my extension. I'd like to grass the area for my children to play on but I'm unsure how deep the topsoil should be and how much in tonnes to order...

Cool, cheers John, Thats exactly what I want to do. Ta mate! :D

Hi john, So you would connect the sky, xbox and dvd player to the tv, then run a stereo rca from the tv into the input on the cinema system?

Hi, I know this isn't a pc problem but was hoping someone could help. I used to have a 36" crt tv with surround sound built in so if I played a dvd, xbox or sky everything was in surround sound. Just upgraded the tv to a 50" plasma with no surround sound built in so bought a home cinema...

Thank you for the responces. I assume plastic conduit wouldn't help at all then? Just my luck I bought loads of the stuff. Silly question I know, but it the anything i could wrap around the plastic? With regars to cable run lengths it's about 6m but doesn't crossvoer at any point just...

Hi does anyone know how close you can run 2.5mm power cable next to satalight coax? I'm burying 2.5mm cable in conducit in a concrete floor and was going to run coax in a seperate conduit next to it. Will there be any interference? It's sky plus cable if that makes any difference?

Thanks Mark, Is an FCB, a fused connection unit?