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Just a update guys, I have successfully managed to cut and remove the section of the drainage I want to replace. The vertical section was encased with rock hard concrete! I would have thought a softish mix would have been enough but hey ho a beating with a kango done the trick! Job for...

Thanks Hugh Yes that makes sense. At that stage, I could easily do that so the only joint I'd have inside would be at the horizontal meet vertical bend.

Hi, What options are out there for dormer roof tiles. Has anyone tried Acme heather blend and they good? Thanks in advance

Hi, Here's the update. After making some enquiries it transpires that I actually share the manhole in my neighbours garden. What I'm trying to do here Nige is replace as much of the clay with a plastic inside the property as I can. The reason for this is that I have started renovating the...

Thanks noseall. I'm a keen reader of this forrum and seen much of you input. Definitely very knowledgeable. Definitely agree and would prefer to put a stack outside, BUT I hope to in future make a extention on the property and think it would be best done at that time. Or at the very earliest...

Thanks Doggit. I think it should be relatively straight forward cutting the pipe and sticking on a bend etc. My concern is that the drainage in the house does not make sense to me. There's a gully at the front of the house serving the kitchen. There's a gully to the side of the house...

Hi I'm in the process of doing my bathroom up and have a query I'm hoping you guys can help with. The bathroom is located downstairs and I can not see any signs of a manhole or a external soil pipe. Other than two gullys outside. Which to me is quite puzzling. Currently the toilet is sat 30cm...

Thankyou so much. Your reply is very informative. What would you say are the best manholes to use then? Also, this is purely to benefit of of own understanding. In a situation where the run is to long to meet the required gradient can anything be done?

I want to extend a drainage pipe from the back of kitchen (plastic manhole) to the outbuilding at the rear of my house but not sure if the fall will be ok. The run would need to be 7 metres and I have around 250mm before hitting ground level. I have a feeling this won't be enough of a fall, is...

Hi All, I'm thinking of embarking on a loft conversion project to my property. I'm at the very early stages and just trying to educate myself on the whole process from start to finish. Chronologically I have down the following, please advise if any is out of order and what is missing. I'm...

Thanks for your advice guys. Really appreciated. I'll keep you updated on the progress

I'm in the early stages of planning as yet so haven't had the expert advice of an architect so far. My thoughts are that going through planning and paying the extra cost - provided it wouldn't be much more than 1k would be worth it if I get to have a tiled roof. The extra cost would offset...

Hi All, Could do with some advice please. I have decided to embark on a new project to add some additional space to my bungalow. The property is a single storey, double pitched with a gable end on the side. It doesn't have any hips. What I'm proposing is to add a dormer and a single...