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hi I am putting a mdpe stopcock in the front drive and would like access to it but what I dont know is what is needed to do this or what it is called I would like this to be so reaching it is easy the stopcock is about 500 to 600 deep in the ground any related pictures would be very helpful...

hi I was told by a local plumbing merchants that you can get 22mm overflow pipe in black but i have been looking with no success so if anyone knows please let me know oh yeah this is so I can connect this to the rainwater pipe for the condense pipe on a new boiler thanks col

hi I want to put in garden spike lights but require a transformer at one end of the garden and the light three in total running from this but the distance will be as much as 10 to 12 meters but I cant find any low voltage or preferably led lights that have this lead lenght could someone advise...

hi I want to instal a few garden spike light in garden but want to know two things 1 is the a outside transformer of reasonable size with capability of running 200w 2 between the lights there will be a distance of approx 8 to 10 meters but the cable is generally 2 to 3 meters is this because...

hi I have a few bags of dot and dab but the expiry date is a couple of months out but I wondered if its still ok to use by the way it has been stored in a dry brick shed thanks col

hi I would like to know if it is possible to dot and dab onto a painted wall or has something got to be done first also is it possible to dot and dab one layer the put dot and dab on again to build something out thanks col

hi I am in the process of fitting a electric shower to a wall fitted with cement board but what I am curious about is how do I seal the hole which the plumbing a electric are coming through both services are coming through the one hole please could anyone let me know what is normally done...

hi I am screeding the floor at the moment and do not know what to do at the door threshold as this will be very thin the problem I have is there is a gas barrier layer bridging the cavity and not allowed to cut into this to fill cavity so I am lost in what to do any advice please thanks col

hi I am fitting a electric shower to a stud wall fitted with cement board but what I am curious about is the hole in the board and what to do to stop water getting in this hole has the plumbing and electrics in thanks col

hi has anyone used the product from everbuild called dryfix, I am very interested in buying this product to put plasterboard on lightweight block wall but would like to know firstly is it any good how simple is it to use and finally how close can the board get to the wall thanks col

hi I am fitting aqua panel to a shower but would like to know wether you aqua panel to the floor and then put the tray in or do you sit the aqua panel on the top edge of the tray there is a block wall on the face that i am going to use aquapanel oh yeah an pics or links would be helpful

I am about to fit sheets of aquapanel to a shower and I would like to know if I need to seal the joints or just butt them together, the panel is knauf thanks col

hi I have three ducts to go in in the loft for the main bathroom and two en suite , all of these ducts I want to run to the soffit but what I would like to know is if you can run all three toghter and out of one vent or at least two. Finally do I need any special equipment to get it in the...

hi I am replumbing my property and I am looking for a ducting that can be layed in the screed to take the plastic pipe plubing that is going in, could anyone suggest anything or links thanks col

hi I have three ducts to go in in the loft for the main bathroom and two en suite , all of these ducts I want to run to the soffit but what I would like to know is if you can run all three toghter and out of one vent or at least two. Finally do I need any special equipment to get it in the...

hi I am thinking of buying a dimmer pull cord for the bathroom but im concerned that it will effect the way the extractor work . Could anyone confirm if the extractor will be slower when it is dimmed thanks col

hi I want to take two normal interior doors and make the into a double doors like french doors . What I would like is the two handles on it like french doors but I cant just buy french doors because I need them to match the doors I have. I would like to know what I need to do plus what I have to...

hi I would like to make a loft hatch up so it swings on hinges ready for my loft ladder, but the problem I have is where the ceiling has been double plaster boarded the hinge is not deep enough to get a fixing in the joist so what im after is a hinge that is deep one side with the fixing hole...

hi nI have a xpelair premier and about to fit it but I am very confused with the white body clamps they supply and how they fit , I have looked at all the instuctions and was wondering if anyone had worked these out and has a picture of them in position thanks col

hi I have had an extension shell built and have got to plasterboard the internal walls but am wondering about the process of dot and dab. firstly how close to the block can the new plasterboard be pushed and how many dot do you need Also I would like to know if the plasterboard can be fixed to...