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I've just shelled out on some very nice 40mm thick oak worktops for my new kitchen. The configuration is U-shaped, with the top of the U being full-length with the two 'legs' butting in. The question is, what joint should I be doing? One option is to use a simple butt joint with clamps...

Thanks for that Chris, good solution. Cheers, j

Thanks for the info on drainage areas. I connected up the pipework yesterday and rainwater is going down the drain, and (smelly) air is getting out. What is the reasoning behind venting a sewage system? Is the soil vent letting air out as well as in? I guess the old manhole covers let some air...

probably didn't make it clear, I'm not suggesting using gutter pipe as sewage/drainage pipe. I have a mini access chamber with a gutter downpipe connected to it (as well as the household sewage drainage) and was wondering whether this could act as the vent, rather than me having to connect a...

Yes I found this to be the case as well, everyone assumes uPVC is dirt cheap, and there's no doubt that some companies (you know, the ones with the irritating radio ads) are incredibly cheap, this is because their products are crap. If you walk along a street of uPVC'd houses you can clearly...

Hi Masona, I had six windows, two whoppers (2.5m x 1.2m), two medium and two small, all double primed, factory fitted lowE glazing, and seperate panes in a 'cottage style' (see their catalogue). The price was around £4K, they come 'ready to fit' with all the necessary furniture, weather...

Check this out for info on wood vs uPVC, and some sources of truely 'green' products, http://www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk/eco-environ.php

I'm just in the process of fitting double glazed wooden windows at my property. I ordered them through my local Buildbase who got them from Premdor, http://www.premdor.co.uk As the openings were not standard (imp or metric) I had them custom made, the timber is pressure treated redwood, 30...

I know it's a bit naughty and probably against all the building regs, but are there any real reasons why I can't use one of my gutter downpipes as a soil vent pipe? I know I shouldn't have connected this to my drains system in case of floods etc, but it only drains a small part of the roof. I...

I've just fitted my whole bungalow (apart from the bedrooms) in oak T&G, I'm using OS Hard Waxoil (now called Polyx Oil) for everywhere other than the bathroom, here I'm using a matt floor varnish, which will give the floor better protection when the kids are slopping water out of the bath...

Thanks for your advice. I fitted the supply pipe yesterday, and filled the cistern (keeping a bucket handy and my fingers crossed). It turns out that it does have an internal overflow. Cheers,

I've just fitted a concealed cistern for a back to wall pan, the water is not yet connected. If the siphon doesn't have an internal overflow is there any way of retro-fitting one without using a turndish or external connection to the flush pipe? Could I drill a hole in the siphon at the...