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I need to completely renew the virtually non-existent loft insulation in my 1930's house. The area is about 65-70m2 in an L shape. There are no noticable draughts; pitched pantile roof; lath and plaster ceilings. There seems to be several types of insulation available, and I know I should be...

A few weeks ago I extended a pair of 15mm copper pipes from the overhead supply down the corner of my kitchen, then angled to horizontal under new units then angled up to my new kitchen sink all using copper pushfits which seemed to work fine with no leaks. By chance, a few weeks later I...

Thanks for the advice. I love bats to bits (I married one!), so I wouldn't want to get rid of them thanks. However, following one of those 'insulate your home for free with a governent grant' telephone offers, I looked online at what qualifies before agreeing to my 'no obligation free...

Our 1930's house is in desperate need of new loft insulation. The existing covering is almost non-existant; dirty, more like lumps of fluff, about 1mm thick, even the cobwebs are thicker! Done the job before on other houses okay, but this one has BATS! I understand the protected species bit...

Thanks for replies to earlier post. Man came out to check system today. Expected damage to a drain run from septic tank of 50yds to probable soakaway. Instead found 6in clay pipes for only 10ft and then soakaway in middle of lawn; all totally clogged and penetrated by tree roots. He told...

Thanks for replies to earlier post. Man came out to check system today. Expected damage to a drain run from septic tank of 50yds to probable soakaway. Instead found 6in clay pipes for only 10ft and then soakaway in middle of lawn; all totally clogged and penetrated by tree roots. He told...

Thanks for replies to earlier post. Man came out to check system today. Expected damage to a drain run from septic tank of 50yds to probable soakaway. Instead found 6in clay pipes for only 10ft and then soakaway in middle of lawn; all totally clogged and penetrated by tree roots. He told...

Thanks for replies to earlier post. Man came out to check system today. Expected damage to a drain run from septic tank of 50yds to probable soakaway. Instead found 6in clay pipes for only 10ft and then soakaway in middle of lawn; all totally clogged and penetrated by tree roots. He told...

Thanks for replies to earlier post. Man came out to check system today. Expected damage to a drain run from septic tank of 50yds to probable soakaway. Instead found 6in clay pipes for only 10ft and then soakaway in middle of lawn; all totally clogged and penetrated by tree roots. He told...

Thanks for replies to earlier post. Man came out to check system today. Expected damage to a drain run from septic tank of 50yds to probable soakaway. Instead found 6in clay pipes for only 10ft and then soakaway in middle of lawn; all totally clogged and penetrated by tree roots. He told...

Thanks for replies to earlier post. Man came out to check system today. Expected damage to a drain run from septic tank of 50yds to probable soakaway. Instead found 6in clay pipes for only 10ft and then soakaway in middle of lawn; all totally clogged and penetrated by tree roots. He told...

Thanks for replies to earlier post. Man came out to check system today. Expected damage to a drain run from septic tank of 50yds to probable soakaway. Instead found 6in clay pipes for only 10ft and then soakaway in middle of lawn; all totally clogged and penetrated by tree roots. He told...

Thanks for replies to earlier post. Man came out to check system today. Expected damage to a drain run from septic tank of 50yds to probable soakaway. Instead found 6in clay pipes for only 10ft and then soakaway in middle of lawn; all totally clogged and penetrated by tree roots. He told...

We have an old square brick built septic tank which has started overflowing (phew!) too regularly. Had it drained twice in last few weeks and jetted. Coy said there appeared to be blockage in soakaway, but should clear. Evidently it didn't and overflowing has begun again! I have dug down and...

Sorry for the ignorance, but do you mean that I need only to insert the plug into a slot so that it sits flush with the surface of the board rather than try to push it through to the concrete base below? About 30 mm will then still be available to anchor the screw into the concrete. I...

We moved to a 1930s house recently which had an alarming array of old rubber sheathed cable lurking under every floorboard and hiding behind the architraving around many of the doors, much of it in a very dangerous state. I spent many happy hours ripping up floorboards, tracing and breaking...

I am fitting a new kitchen, and intend laying ceramic floor tiles. When I ripped up the carpet, I found floorboards in poor condition which had been 'levelled' by covering with levelling compound which had since cracked. The boards had been laid directly onto the concrete base, but the seal...