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hello all, Could you tell me the easiest way to fix this please? I’m fitting a new sink but the established pipe is a couple of inches away from the coupler on the U-bend thank you.

I spoke with Assent today. I asked how the property could be signed off when none of the rain water pipes went into the drains and one of the drains was capped off. He said the pipes / drains must have been modified to a non-compliant status after his visit. He also thought that there was...

The Warranty is apparently with a company called ’evo’. I can’t see much about them on line. I tried Blackburn Building Control but they said it was singled-off by Assent Building Control and to contact them.

Thank you all for your advice. It seems I need solid duct (pipe) and a louvred fan or vent plate (neither are currently). The builder is a real cowboy outfit. Don’t buy in Blackburn without contacting me first ;-) . I will spare you the other 89 ‘snags’.

Hello all, I moved in to a new build 2 months ago. I’m up to 89 on the snagging list, and I’m not being picky either - Not surprisingly the builder is virtually ignoring me. Anyway, I took the en-suite extractor fan off last week to tile the wall. There was a flexible hose - the kind you use for...

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Hello all, I have a pig of a bathroom to do . The layout works best if there is a small tile directly either side of the window. I’ve agonised with various permutations but this seems best. Anyway, I have cut 5 tiles trying to get the first cut tile to fit, I know you are supposed to butt the...

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Hello all. I’m going to tile with 250x400x7mm tiles. Half way up the wall (or there abouts), I’m going to put a 100mm strip of mosaic tiles horizontally. It’s concerning me that as these mosaics are on a web, the tiles which go above them may compress them together if there is any slippage ...

hello all. I have just ordered bevelled the edge tiles for the kitchen. It’s just occurred to me that these could be a pain for: 1) external corners - wall into window - there will be gaps in edging strips 2) under the socket plate as there will be gaps. Am I better just to cancel my order and...

Hi all, I want to remove the window sill so that I can tile as I understand it’s not a good idea to tile on to MDF, and in any case the edge of the sill overlaps the wall. It is a new-build timber frame house. Q1: what can I expect to find under the sill? Q2 what do I replace the sill with to...

Thank you both. The pin is the nubbin sticking up from the knob and screws in / out. I guess they are valves then but they refuse to turn. I didn’t want to force them. I’ll just accept them as they are.

Hi all, ... please see photo. My towel radiator has 2 of these ‘valves’. They each have one screw-in pin. The fitting does not appear to turn with or without the pin screwed in. The question is: are these actual ‘valves’ and should I be able to stop the flow of hot water to the rad using these...

Thank you both. The house was not finished so I guess the cover-less boiler was not unusual. I didn’t see a water cylinder but given the vague knowledge from the sales person and the odd pipes in the cupboard, I thought it best to ask (y)

Hi all, I just viewed a new house that I am thinking about buying. The sales person said it had a combi boiler. It did have a boiler in the kitchen but with no cover and I couldn’t see a model reference. Please see attached pic. This was in the cupboard on the landing. The sales person did not...

...thanks..it is a 1/4 turn. I needed o buy a part then fit it though - if possible...rather than turn off the water, take it apart, then go to the shop. ...but by the sound of it, this is not an option.

Morning! Please see pic of tap. It's a lever tap - but it's just started running constantly. Moving the handle alters the flow but more in a random sense. 1) could it just be that it needs a new washer? 2) if it's the washer, what kind do I ask for at the plumbers merchant? (size / spec)...

The ptfe was not on the nut...it was on the other part and over-lapped into the fitting so the olive / nut would have tightened against the ptfe. If I take it apart, do I need to use a new olive?

Morning!! I fitted a shower last night. But I couldn't completely stop a 'weaping' from the water connection: As you know, the short pipe connection from the shower is plastic. That went into a stainless compression fitting using a brass (maybe copper) olive, and stainless nut. I wraped a...