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Hello plumbers, hope someone can help me with this. I'm rewiring the house and disconnected the wires for the CH pump (2 speed Grundfos Super 4). Unfortunately the electrician doesn't know how to wire it back up. I don't think it was wired to the boiler but the electrician seems to...

Thanks guys, was thinking it would might need PVA. Will look at the bonding agent too.

Hello plasterers hope you can give me some advice. I'm wanting to replaster part of a kitchen brick wall with an area 3m long and 1.5m high. The loose plaster I removed has left sandy dusty brickwork. I'm wanting to use 1 coat plaster to repair but was wondering if i needed to brush the...

Thanks john will do that too, got some off cut MR plasterboard. Thanks for clarifying Coljack, was wondering what that word was.

Thanks again inspector I'll check out prices and look out for offers. Jo

Thanks guys

Managed to get through to the electrician and I can run them within 15cm. :D

Hello hope someone could clarify this for me. I'm trying to decide where to put mounting boxes prior to having the house rewired. Am I right in thinking that I can't run wire's within 15cm of a pipe? This will cause real problems under the bedrooms upstairs due to the CH pipes cutting off the...

What type of insulation would you recommend? Would pollystyrene between joists be ok? Ta Jo

Hi Deluks If I got an extractor fan would it be possible to run it out through the old vented exterior brick or would I need to remove that. Can they be fitted without having to access them from the outside? About the floor, I am actually replacing almost the whole suspended floor with...

Thanks Inspector!! Yes thats right we're wanting to make the BR application. 1) It's a new bathroom suite and tiles but the same room. Does this mean we can get away with the vent? 2) It's under 25% and it will be suspended. I'm going to install an air brick to ventilate and...

Hi hope someone can help here:- We are doing up an excouncil house and need to invite BC round as we want to remove and replace a wooden railway sleeper lintel with a 'proper' one. But, I'm concerned BC will have problems with some of the other repairs I'm doing particularly if they...

Thanks Stuart, will get hold of a builder and get a quote. Jo

Thanks Stewart and Chukka. I've up loaded some photo's below, hope they work and give you a better idea of the structure. It's definitely been modified a bit to suit the gas stove and boiler. Just wondered if it had been modified alot to include the 2 pillars either side of the opening...

Hello, hope someone can give me some advice about our chimney breast. We have a 50's excouncil house and are wanting to make the fireplace opening larger. The breast is 130 cm wide but the opening is only about 45cm wide and about 55 high with a steel lintel that just covers the gap...