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Ello, I've been trying to sort out the rainwater drainage at the back of our house. We don't have a surface water sewer, only foul. I started to dig a soakaway pit, only to find four different colours of clay. At 1.2m deep it's still surrounded by clay and after yesterday's heavy rainfall this...

Hey folks, Need some advice. I'm trying to sort out the drainage of the down spouts at the rear of the house. Firstly, we have no surface water sewer here. Only foul at the front. I started to dig a soakaway, however at 1m deep I'm in grey / blueish clay. Did a water test overnight, and I'm...

@JohnD Yep. It's a from a downpipe. It goes into an old, clay clogged, soakaway. The open hole I assume used to have a pipe in it, but right now the water is flowing back, flooding the path and sitting against the brickwork.

Hey, I need a cap for this pipe Can anyone point me in the direction of an item that'll do it? Also, I've never dealt with pipes before, would this be classed as 80mm pipe?

Wasn't sure which forum was best for underground drainage questions. Here's the situation; I'm trying to understand how I can best improve the drainage situation of down spouts in my back garden. Right now, the whole situation is rubbish. First up, the garage gutter drain pipe. Runs into a...

Hey folks, I used to have a concrete path between the house and garage, which I had to smash up to run a new oil line to the house. Bonus was the idea of making it into a much nicer gravel path (the concrete was ancient and ugly). We never had any standing water issues when the path was...

Hello, Any recommendations on how to sound proof a party wall? Any particular systems / materials you've used which have absolutely worked as well as you hoped? Thanks.

I've never lifted a floorboard before, this is the one I want to lift: Tried to use a prybar on it but stopped because it felt like the edges were just going to rip and split. Unsure if its T&G, someone who knows what they're looking for might be able to confirm? Thanks!

Figured it out. First lesson of today; take a photo before you disconnect something to know what all the wires were doing. Luckily there was another smoke alarm upstairs. By looking in there I can see what all the wires are doing: We can see the power coming into this one, but we can also...

Hello. I want to replace my existing smoke alarm with a Nest Protect. I don't however understand the cable feeding the old alarm and how that would work with a Nest Protect. If I can't get my head around it I will of course get an electrician to do the job, because electrical safety isn't to...

The rest of it isn't scrapping away easily. Any tips on how to loosen it up?

What started as a small patch I hoped could be filled and sanded, was effortlessly scraped back to something a lot bigger Honestly I couldn't tell you if it was originally lined with paper, or a terrible paint job, but that's the size of what scraped away easily. The edges you can see have...

@KenGMac Hey Ken, yes, I believe it is paint as crazy as that sounds. It peeled off in a large patch which totally felt like paper but the rest of it flakes. I Think @CJRatch might be on the ball here - I don't believe the original coat of paint, whenever that was done, was ever propery adhered...

Hey, Here's the situation: My friend was getting bubbles and a visible line appearing under the paint and lightly sliced with a stanley knife to reveal something like a line of filler which was causing it. Now though there is a wall and strips of missing paint down to bare plaster. Also...

Hey folks, Just painted my porch and the meeting with the coving, although it was masked with tape, is really all over the place. Masking tape was used, but still not looking neat. Any tips and tricks about how to get a better straight line, or ways of touching this up? Thanks!

Hey folks, I've got this old garage which I want to paint white on the inside, straight onto the brickwork (ignore the gaps, I'm learning how to repoint). Two questions: 1) What sort / brand of paint would I want to use? (Garage isn't dry at all, it's very prone to damp) 2) What's the best...

Thanks folks. If there isn't any lead to worry about (Anglican Water will be coming out to do a lead test which can apparently detect lead piping) then yeah, instead I'll just be opening up access to the stop tap and getting a new one fitted.

Thanks @terryplumb. Appreciate the clarification. Learn a new thing every day!

Alright, first question definitely answered. Just stuck my hand under and it definitely feels and scratches like plastic.

Ok a couple of questions; - How do I confirm what this pipe is made from? - I'm getting confused, some sites seem to suggest that black alkathene is different to MDPE. Either way, if it is alkathene, is there value changing to blue poly?