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Ok thanks for the replies I will have a look this afternoon and if no joy I will take a couple of pics for further advice. thanks

I have had a new cistern /toilet fitted by a plumber,trying to get him back but will probably never see him again. The cistern is one of those push button type and it flushes ok but there is a very small continuous run into the pan, it looks like it just needs a small adjustment inside the...

One thing I have done, if you look at the picture you can see a downpipe that exits on the concrete, I fitted a right angle `turn`and extended this pipe so it exits over the grass rather than the concrete.

Woody ha ha , I wish. Turkey has virtually no rain from may til Novemeber and temps well in excess of 100 f Its just end Dec- end Feb that all hell lets loose and they have high winds and around 7 inches of rain per month. 90% of the houses have rising damp the exeptions being some apartments...

House in turkey I agree the cause, the structure will be concrete columns for strength then the spaces filled in with one skin brick and skimmed over, the chainsaw seems a bit extreme for the moment. That is not a vent you se its a window shutter, but hey trust me on this one it is well...

I suspect there is water gathering there as the rains are very heavy for 2 months of the year, maybe not so much gathering as constantly wet. I do intend to tile all along that concrete `path`but probably wont have the time for the next couple of years due to lack of time out there ad with other...

I have checked that out already and although it does appear to be discoloured ( I think rust, something leaning against it at some time) There are no pipes above that area and nothing else that could be leaking. For some strange reason guttering is not allowed on the buildings!

Ok here is a problem regarding rising damp on a wall….simply enough but a bit awkward to resolve for the following reasons…………. The damp is on a holiday home abroad so my time is restricted as only there 3 weeks in the year, and I have other `jobs` to do when there so time limited. The...

Thanks guys, angle grinder might be an answer as I think I can borrow one. The voltage is similar to Uk. Maxxy I suppose I could mark them up and find someone to cut them, plenty of building going on around the place, the tip you suggest is too high though thats 1% of their monthly wages :-)...

Ok if I was doing this in the UK I have my tile cutter (floor tiles) but I have a second home in Turkey and need to tile (outdoor) area about 10 x 3 feet with floor type tiles . I dont want to take a tile cutter out as part of my luggage and then bring back, likely only need to be about 8 tiles...

OK guys based on the answers so far .... between 3 wraps and a full roll. :-) I`ll go for around 6 (wraps) and see what happens.

As a general guide how much tape should be wrapped around the threads of joints to make them watertight. ? thanks

In answer to some of the replies....Yes I am inexperienced and yes I could pay a plumber but I want to learn some of the basics and save some money, I dont see any harm in trying to do these `repairs` for myself. juco

I hope this is of some use to you. When my house was built 16 years ago the central heating boiler made a noise every morning when it fired up, a loud noise like a jet taking off, it only lasted about 10 seconds and all was fine til it had been off for some time then it would be noisy at start...

OK points noted but just to clarify....I cannot change the syphon/flush unit without detaching the cistern from the toilet bowl, is this correct?

Thanks for the replies, I want to dismantle and clean it as it requires a heavy hand hand to stop it dripping, it may need a new washer. So not looking to replace the taps (hopefully) juco

The toilet (picture below) when flushed only uses about half of the water in the cistern and also the `flush` handle only comes returns halfway when flushed, the cistern is around 16 years old so I suspect it probably needs a new flushing unit, if so, is this easy enough to do ? Can anyone give...

I am trying to dismantle a sink tap and have got as far as taking the tap`cover` off but not quite sure where to go from there, I have tried a wrench on the brass part but doesnt seem to move so dont want to force it. I have added pics below to help.....thanks