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I have a prefab garage that has damp at one wall. I'm familiar with the proper sort of tanking used in swimming pools and showers with small tiles, but it's quite a complex solution and pricey method. Does anyone know of any low cost tanking solutions? Thanks!

Thanks 831 Bunny, I've done that now, and now a new icon has appeared on the main display showing with a house icon and temperature of 12.5 C so assuming it's detected the outside sensor and all is well.

German website suggesting there's no "polarity" on the thermostat: http://www.loebbeshop.de/vaillant/regelungen/multimatic/aussenfuehler-vrc-693.htm

Trying to connect the VRC693 external sensor. The manual says to connect the AF terminal at the sensor to the AF terminal at the boiler, and OT terminal to OT. Simple. Only the two connectors at the VRC693 connector are labelled 16C and T85 and not AF or OT ! I'll be calling Vaillant tomorrow...

Thanks for the feedback. The joint is actually very even, just there is a small 1mm "trench" left because the worktop edges are rounded where they join. I thought water would sit there. Just going to put in some clear silicone to finish it off.

The rubber insert isn't sealing I'm afraid. So plumbers mate?

This is what I'm facing after toilet pan was removed to lay new lino. The big gap was originally full of a soft cream coloured paste that was semi hard. What we have is cast iron pipe of unknown size with a "flare". Inserted in that some badly fitting plastic/rubber sleeve with 100mm/4" inner...

This is the one I'd found, much dearer: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004GK20QC/ref=s9_simh_gw_p60_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=1PH5VCZXJEMR6DRVRPWW&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=577048407&pf_rd_i=desktop

Boo I didn't post the link and I've lost it now. Muggles the two you posted are cheaper and much nicer than what I found. So the smallest is 31 cm x 31cm, should fit! Thanks!

Found this one, it's 31cm x 31cm, but pricey for what it is. Does anyone know of any other models that are this size or smaller? Space is pretty tight !!!

He want to "re-commission" our fireplace and start burning smoke free logs in it. The marble and wood surround was removed and an oak floor is now right in front of the fireplace. The carpenter has said we will need a lot of multicutter heads to cut thru the 18mm oak floor to lay the marble...

We're having a kitchen fitted with oak worktops. The worktops are oak all the way thru but they are made of small oak sections joined together. The carpenters did a decent job of the kitchen but I'm unconvinced by how they sealed the joint to stop water going into the joint. Underneath the...

I just spoke to the council, they have said that the beam goes in the loft space, as you say, between the outer wall and inner wall. I'll check that the inner wall goes to the ground floor. I'm pretty sure it does. Just need to find out what they expect to see in the calculations, whether it's...

Thanks Tony. So beam below ceiling level, so it would be visible from the room? That doesn't bother me, just checking I understand. So this beam would go from one end of the house to the other or can it sit on an internal wall on one end? Seeing as typical chimney is something like 50cm deep...

Epsom Ewell council state that they don't normally allow use of gallow brackets to support the chimney when the chimney stack (breast?) has been removed. Are gallow brackets the L shaped brackets that in layman terms effectively create a shelf that the chimney then sits on? So if gallow...

Yep I'm wondering if the problem is because they are so short. The window company said they can come round today as they have someone in the area so hopefully they can manage it. Otherwise I'll try warming with heat gun and follow all the tips I've had here. Thanks!

Hi all. I've replaced a tiny 30cm window that is under the stairs and opens into the alley way. It needed to be done urgently because the plasterer wants to plaster upto it next week, so the window company supplied the window for me to install myself saying they can't do an urgent install. No...

Got some of that from when the roof was done. Should last longer than brasso. Patination oil was developed for lead, I think it is designed to penetrate the surface of the metal to last longer.

How long do you think the brasso will stop oxidisation? It would probably need redoing every so often.

Where the boiler is, there's going to be nice new copper pipework. It's in a utility room so the pipework will be visible, on the wall, connected with brass pipe clamps. I know copper pipes start going dark after a while. What do people think of preserving the colour maybe with some lacquer...