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    Building a Conservatory with brick walls to house

    Hi, I am undergoing a project of mine to build a conservatory with a dwarf wall. I have a few questions because I will have a cavity wall each side of the conservatory which will be joining to the house. 1. My house currently has pebbledash on it, I have already removed the pebbledash...
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    Soil pipe non return?

    Excellent, thank you very much! Do you know if thy are sprig operated so they can be positioned vertically or is it horizontal use only? Thanks!
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    Soil pipe non return?

    Hi, Yesterday I flushed to toilet only to find the bathroom had been flooded which looks like my flexible soil pipe has been eaten by a rat or something. If I knew this was a risk I would never have used a flexible pipe! I am planning on trying to fit a solid pipe but i didn't...
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    Boiler Flu Regulations?

    The reason I questioned it was because the engineer from British Gas put me on the spot and said it needed to be done or he would put the boiler "At Risk" and switch it off and I needed to be charged £50 for them to do it. Bracked and Joints
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    Boiler Flu Regulations?

    Thanks, Yes most likely he did, although I made him a cuppa just after :)
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    Boiler Flu Regulations?

    Hi, I have just had a gas man out to service my boiler and he said my vertical flu in the loft was not secured in the loft and also there were no self tapping screws all the way up the flue (only the brace going around each of the joints). Is this a regulation and if so should this have...
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    Drill a hole in a brick vent??

    Hi, We have a large brick vent in our kitchen which the previous owners had actually blocked up by plastering over - making me think it was a cavity vent but it turns out its not. Its right where I was going to core drill a 6" hole out of to put in my extractor fan for the hob. The...
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    Replacing a 2 Gang Light Switch with a 1 Gang?

    Hi, Sorry, please find attached photo's of the pin layout of each switch. Yes they are the same circuit. 2 Gang Switch 1 Gang (Light 1) 1 Gang (Light 2) Thanks very much! Nick
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    Replacing a 2 Gang Light Switch with a 1 Gang?

    Hi, I currently have 3 light switches in our hall and two lights. One light switch operates the left light only, the other operates the right light only. We then have a two gang light switch in the middle. The left switch operates the left light and the right switch operates the right...
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    Repairing large(ish) areas of thick black bitumen flooring

    Hi, Did you find any solution for this? I am looking for the exact same thing. Own a 1947 property where the bitumen has cracked and needs repair. In some places I have removed it, painted liquid dpm and then layed concrete mix on top. Works well but this is not really possible in some...
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