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Now with a bit of proper support.

Thanks for the replies all. Terrywookfit and mickyg were right - washers in the pump valves had disintegrated. I took johnnojob's advice and went to replace the whole lot (except the pump extensions - they're on incredibly tight) with two new pump valves and a short length of copper pipe...

Hi folks, Had to do some work near my heating/water pump yesterday and now the large joint to the pump is leaking badly. I've tried tightening that joint but it made it considerably worse. Where now? Do I need to dismantle it? How is that supposed to seal? Is there a washer in there...

Thanks digdilem and Karinska for the replies. Yes that's the sort of thing I meant. It's all within my garden (long way from the road) so no permission problems I think. Sounds like an expensive extra -it's not an especially large job and the rest of it is looking at costing about £5-7k in...

Hi all, I'm doing a cellar conversion (very slowly). There is currently no window, and it was originally going to be a cinema so that was fine. (Other arrangements for ventilation.) However before I commit to never having a window, I'd like to know roughly how much a cellar window would...

We've had another carpenter take a look, and the consensus is that it's overpriced and not a brilliant job, but it's safe. The structural part is done correctly. (There were more nails in the noggin than I initially saw.) So we'll pay the man, attempt to leave poor feedback on CheckATrade...

Right, promised photos of the reworked hatch. What do you all think?

Thanks for all the replies to this. I usually do most stuff myself, but I'm busy at the moment (doing a cellar conversion of my own, plus just fitted a shower for my girlfriend, plus plenty more). The irony is the bit I was least keen on doing myself was the mitres: I can do basic...

Ah, yes I see what you mean but that's the shadows in the photo. It's the right length, touching the joist, but it's fixed with its top about 1cm lower than the top of the joist. It's level with the ceiling below, apparently. It's secured with one nail to the joist, and one nail to the packer...

Thanks for the replies everyone. He asked for £210 for the job (£170 labour, £40 materials) and we bought the ladder kit (B&Q). He had to enlarge the existing hole. Hasn't been paid yet. He arrived this morning and is fixing it as I write. We'll have to see what sort of condition it...

Hi all, My girlfriend has just had a loft ladder fitted by a professional carpenter. Could we have your opinions on the workmanship please? Please ignore damage to the plasterwork, as this was understood and agreed "out of scope" before the job started. Thanks, Mark

Loft ladder fitted Jan 2011