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Not a diy job but I had it done at my old house and it worked well saved a lot of digging up.

The advantage with brick sets is any movement is taken up whereas any solid surface will crack. You could try laying paving slabs on top but unless it is fairly level the slabs will soon end up running out of line. I had one patch which I laid on a bed of wet cement over the old concrete but...

No easy solution sadly unless, fake grass and I doubt that would drain!:LOL:

I would not bother you will be flogging a dead horse, as the ground moves the cracks will just reappear. We had the same previous owner laid shingle bloody dangerous like walking on marbles! We bit the bullet and dug it up laying brick sets!

Might come to that, trouble is the only good firm I would recommend just told my neighbour they can't call to quote for 3 months! Chances are they will want scaffolding too!

Yes JohnD, the plan is to put the ceiling vent over the shower end of the bath, run 4" flex to the unit and and duct down between ceiling and roof into the gutter and soffit hence the need to use flat duct, or failing that run the duct in the bathroom with an enclosure, but that's gonna look pants!

Thank you all for your replies and suggestions. To try and cover them all. The loft is insulated, the walls are cavity no insulation other than thermal paper. The rad is pretty big see photo. There is a finger sized gap under the door, which is left open after showering with the fan running for...

I am looking at replacing my bathroom extraction fan, because of the roof line the existing one goes out of the side wall only 120cm from the floor, even left on for an hour it still does not stop condensation. Short of going directly up through the roof which I don't want to do, as it will...

Looks like an earthing wire for the gas meter contact a sparks there must be a better way to do it, mine just runs through the wall and under the floor like most!

I would go with the pressure wash if you intend to retreat the fence anyway. Leave it till summer so it can dry thoroughly before treatment.

If it is clipped rather than the old glued sort it can be repaired. I had a similar problem with a property I used to rent, the tenant got a dog and a cat despite a no pets agreement and either pee or water bowl spillage did the same to the brand new laminate in the lounge! Luckily I had bought...

Looks like water damage to me, doubt the contractor will fix it for free.:unsure:

Look cast, might even be alli too.

Might well be aluminum not uncommon to find it mixed with cast iron. While normally I would not suggest disturbing asbestos you could try scraping a small bit with a knife to see if it reveals shiny metal, maybe wipe a bit of wallpaper paste or similar gooey substance on the area first to...

Insulation should be fine laid over the floor you would be advised to try and slip some board over the hole first, as an ex plumber I would plead with you not to use glass fibre or rock wool it is horrible itchy stuff to work around when some poor soul has to access the pipes at some point! Use...

Image search pulled this up, any good? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234859573080

I tend to fit them ribbed side down, I think my toilet likes the extra sensitivity!;)

Have you lost a couple of hamsters? It will be on gripper strip most likely, use a thin screwdriver or bradawl push it through the carpet about 1 inch from the edge, starting at a corner makes it easier. using the tool pull up the carpet pushing a bit towards the wall as you lift to help unhook...

If you are replacing the heads and the working part (tap reviver set) just grip the head with grips and turn the whole thing off complete.

Or you could just drill a hole in the cap to access the screw.