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Hi all Loft conversion, though I allowed 80mm clearance on the roof insulation (drilled a 80mm hole on the underside, another 80mm above to meet regs) the electrician got a bit excited with a Alan key / drill and channelled more out. Should I leave as is or fill with a non combustable mineral...

Hi All Stuck this on the plumbing website as I thought there would be an answer. My system runs cold for all outlets from the tank, including 2 electric showers via a Salamander pump. This means if you are having a shower or using one of the other cold outlets there is no loss of pressure. The...

Hi All Not sure where to post this, plumbing or electrics! I currently have two electric showers. The way the system is set up they both run of the tank via a booster pump. This means there is no loss of pressure if someone turns a tap on. I want to add a third one but this is not advisable on...

Hi all Just in the middle of a loft conversion. Architect has stipulated chicken wire supporting rock wool for fire protection, no drama. But the videos I have seen runs it over the joists and creating a cradle 100mm deep. My question is can I just run it underneath punching in and...

Hi All I did a loft conversion at my old house circa 25 years ago with the help of a mate who was a builder. He helped me with the structural stuff including the steels. I did the rest myself. Back then the regs were 100mm of Celotex / Kingspan, I couldn't get that so went with 2 layers of 60mm...

Hi All My kitchen tap needs replacing, as it old and drips. The sink is a black composite one so I thought whilst replacing the tap I would replace the sink as well. The problem is the sink is 1100mm. I can not find any stainless steel sinks that wide with 1.5 bowls. Does anyone have any...

Hi All Bought a couple new off the bay and they have stopped working. Not good, but is there anything I can do with them to get them going again, they are 3ah? Or are they for the battery bin. Pretty new to Li-ion batteries as used Nicad until about 2 years ago. Thanks

Hi All I have a DeWalt Circular Saw. I for the life of me i can not get the blade securing bolt to loosen. Does anyone have any bright idea to help loosen the bolt, it getting to the stage where I will damage it? Thanks

Hi All Well my trusty mitre saw finally gave up the ghost after 15 years. I thought it was the brushes, as changed them before, but it was the gearbox which had worn out. I have a budget of around £200 and needs to be around 216mm, I am down to these; Scheppach HM216 £180 - Has anyone had any...

Hi All I wonder if anyone can help with a conundrum. I am putting up new fencing using existing straight concrete posts. The width between the posts varies from 308cms to 315cms. A section of the fence was replaced by the Thames Water as they own a water station behind it. I need to replace...

Hi All I wonder if you can give me some advice. I am a heavy DIY-er not trade. I have a full set (9 in total) of Dewalt cordless 18v tools all running the same 18v Nicad batteries. I have 7 (original Dewalt) batteries of which 1 by 1 they have dying over the years. I now have 1 that will hold...

Hi all I'm in the market for a small table saw for DIY. I'm thinking of the Ferm TSM1032 or the Scheppach HS80. Ideally i'd like it as quiet as possible, the Ferm comes with ear plugs which puts me off! Anyone have one of these or have tried one? Any other recommendations? Many thanks Magragh

Hi All Quick question, I have a bay window in a second floor bedroom with a lower ceiling to the main one. The bay is about 2.0m x 0.6m, the plaster had gone in that section of the bedroom so I took the old plaster down. I will put a vapour barrier on, board it and then plaster. The void is...

Hi All I wonder if anyone has an answer. We have a bedroom which has an old fireplace that has been blocked and the whole wall re-plastered before we moved in 8 years ago. All was fine and I decorated the room when we moved in. I have been meaning to put a cowl on the chimney for a while but...

Hi All Does anyone have any tips on this as never done it? I've plastered a good few ceilings but they have tended to be new boarded. This is my landing, they did the old trick of plaster boarding the ceiling then filling the nail holes and gaps before covering it with lining paper and...

Hi All, I have a porch that's about 1.5 meters wide and 1 meter deep from the house. The porch has been built with single brick have way with batten and T&G cladding on the inside half way. Then the rest is surrounded by new 18mm double glazing as is the porch door. The roof is 4 x 2...

Hi all I have a toilet going straight to the stack. I am fitting a new toilet but the new toilet (on the same wall) is 4.3m's centre of the outlet pipe to centre of the soil pipe. Is this to far? What would be the solution if it is? Building control have signed of on this already which...

Hi all A quick q on switches in the bathroom. A friend of mine has told me under the new regs you are not allowed to have any electrical swithcs in the bathroom on new build, conversions or installing a new bathroom. My current position is installing a new bathroom, near the door there...

What's the difference? I think posative means pressured inlet and negative means no pressure inlet, is that right. May help if I told you the issue. Need to run two electric showers but don't want them running off the main due to the old problem of another outlet in the house gets turned on...

Hi All Looking on some advice as to what drill to use for core drilling, have 3 110mm holes and 2 45mm holes through a double thick brick wall to do. My Erbauer 5kg SDS plus drills clutch packed up and no longer can drill though the chiselling still works perfectly. Looking at the...