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Hi can anyone give me some advice I have finished my annexe : Single storey total all 4 sides 84m square what sort of price can I expect to pay to have it pebble dashed. I am in Kent if that makes a difference. I do have one price but he came back to me 3 times in minutes changing it, I also...

hi I have just replaced the shower pump on my shower and as we had re modelled the bathroom. at the same time I changed the shower to a low profile one ,now when we have a shower its can overflow the tray. What can I do to improve the water draining away, the floor is now tiled but it had a...

Hi I have seen lots of posts on removing a radiator permanently from the system but I am not sure if my system is a 2 pipe or 1 pipe system. I want to remove the kitchen radiator completely and take the pipe work back under the floorboards and either cap or join it together. we have a combi...

Hi can someone offer some advice on the following : my Shower pump packed up last night so at present don't know if its simple such as a fuse or a complete replacement. I have a combi boiler ( LPG Greenstar ) but also a hot water tank in an airing cupboard and a cold water tank in the loft...

Hi can someone offer some advice on how to fix please, I was in the process of changing my bathroom radiator for a towel rail and some water went through a floorboard onto a light switch below and blew the electrics. I waited and dried everything out and all seems fine now but I have no power...

Hi I am about to start pebble dashing or at least the scratch coat to the annexe I have converted. I understand the scratch coat should be a 4:1 mix Question 1 is builders sand ok or do I need something else. Question 2 part of the building is new block work some is brick and some old render...

we currently have a hob on a 30amp circuit and a double oven the other side of the kitchen on a different 30amp circuit. I recently got a freestanding cooker that is blowing the fuse but only when the grill is turned on. We have decided to get a new cooker but on going to currys today I saw a...

Hi I am in the process of converting a building into an annexe but now have so many windows in the kitchen ( all approved by BC ) I don't know if I will have issues placing the cooker. Are their rules around how close a cooker can be to open windows ? I also have a roof window in the kitchen...

I am almost ready to get the electricians in and wanted to pick your brains first : we currently have the annexe ( was a stable, now being copnverted ) supplied with electrics from the house. When I get this re wired can I keep this configuration, Main house consumer unit has a separate...

Hi can someone help, I need to know how to work out the fall, I am putting in a rainwater soak away 5m from the annexe. What would the fall be, I have looked on various web sites and worked it out to be around 100mm is that right and if so how do I work this out. I also need to work out foul...

Hi I am moving on with my project and having never done anything like this before have some questions I hope someone can answer. I need to fix insulation boards direct to the walls then add battens to this to provide a 25mm gap before attaching the plaster boards. my questions what's the...

I Had a new boiler installed early 2014 so could get them out but if a simple fix I will do it to save taking a day off work. All rads heat up but one in upstairs bathroom has to be bleed to get it hot it stays hot all day and next on period requires bleeding ? The system has a header tank so...

I am a about to put in an arched window but am finding it hard to find the correct lintel. I know you can have one made for you but am concerned re cost. has anyone any ideas on where I can get one the size I need is 186cm across and from the top of the window to where the arch finishes is...

I am putting a new roof on a stable conversion we are doing and will need to think about the ridge system shortly so am after some advice. Slates are fibre cement and I would like to use a dry ridge system, These seem to come in 6m lengths my roof is 12.3 m long so just over 2 packs...

Hi my walls are up I have put on my wall plates on a bed of mortar but now need to use the fixing straps. I know it's the bat galvanised ones but they have 3 lengths how do I tell what length I need. The building with the new roof is only 1/3 of the building length approx 4 m long In the...

I am in the process of re building part of a stable block as we are converting to a granny annexe. I am almost ready to fix the wall plate but want to check few things. The wall is built with blocks ( solid no cavity ) and is 215mm wide do I follow the old part of the stable and just put up...

I recently started getting things together to use the Thin joint system as suggested by my architech. I am almost ready to start had lots of trouble getting correct blocks and finally found a supplier who had some but not the mortar. So I have ordered 300mm Turbo blocks ( Thermalite ) but...

Hi I want to try thin joint blockwork on my building but can not find anywhere that sells or hires the tools. Has anyone tried this and can let me know where they got the tools. thanks Cliff

It has taken months to get my different items signed off I have everything passed now. My question I have spec for a specific roof window I found at the time and now although can find it now it's gone up in price. Wanting to get a good deal i shopped around and found one that looks the same...

Silly question I know but do i have to get a specific type of sand, builders , sharp etc. to cover the harcore in extension before the dpm goes on and slab is laid. Thanks Cliff