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Hello My loft was boarded in the 1990s with tongue and groove 18mm chipboard. It’s actually a dormer bungalow so the “loft” is narrow and actually not boarded but the eaves are 2m wide and approx 20m long at a guesstimate. It’s a useful storage space but beneath is inaccessible as it’s the...

Hi I'm rebuilding my shower which leaked terribly after having it professionally done in 2018. This time, i'm doing it properly using backer boards (XPS) and tanking on top of those. Belt and braces. Its going onto a solid concrete floor so needs to be elevated. Unfortunately, the mira flight...

Hi Had an induction hob fitted six months ago and it's working fine. It's on 6mm cable fitted by an electrician. I was just reading about regs and 6mm flex is supposed to be crimped, I think? Should I redo this, or leave it? Thanks

Hello This may be a silly question! I've just fitted an IKEA tap and had to change the copper pipework to meet the Flexi hoses that came with the tap. One has a very slight bend in it, and the other s taught but not stretched. It feels loose when "plucked", but is essentially dead straight -...

Hi all Can anyone confirm if when you convert a heat pump dryer to drainage via a sink, should the drawer still fill up with water? It's a Bosch heat pump. Been using the drawer for 7 years or so, and recently converted it to use a drain, followed the instructions and have it connected to a...

Hello I had the plumbing done in the summer for a washing machine and I want to add a tumble dryer outlet to it, and i've noticed that they've actually done the waste in 32mm and not 40mm to the outside gully. Total run is approx 4.5m from top of upstand. The upstand itself is 40mm, as is the U...

I'm looking to build a shelf to support a heavy washing machine, its 60kg or thereabouts, and and the shelf will be 90cm wide and 90cm deep, supported on brick walls. Will 18mm plywood be sufficient, mounted on top of 2x2 battens screwed into the wall, or should I go for 20mm+? Thanks

Hi Is this concrete floor in my photo considered "screed" and can I adhesive directly to this for vinyl tiles (LVT)? Thanks

Hello Not sure if this is the right place to ask, apologies if not. Had a viessmann boiler installed in the summer and looking at my gas usage it's not using much less than my old non condensing 36kw cast iron 1990s lump. The new boiler is 32kw, so perhaps that's why, and it's not been setup...

Hi all Wondering what folks think of this. Had a new boiler fitted a few months ago, right from the get go I said it had to be all copper. No problem, we only use copper they said. They came and installed and did a good job, and mostly happy with it. Few niggles like having to clean off massive...

Hello Got a small utility room, it has damp patches appearing when the floor is sealed. I plan to put lvt down but I want to address the moisture issue first. Room is on an outside wall, is 2x2m and has a wall mounted boiler, floor standing washing machine, incoming water main, and 2x outgoing...

Hello We have a small ground floor utility room (2m x 2m) and its go an old (1990's) solid concrete floor, likely no DPM in place. Noticing odd damp patches, e.g. under vinyl flooring. The room has a lot going on - incoming water main (MDPE) with very recent lever ball valve stop cock...

Hello Not sure if this is the right section. In process of having new kitchen with island hob and it's an induction recirculating hob. The picture shows what I'm working with and I'm currently putting some ducting in to direct the airflow to the bottom of the units. It won't be a fully sealed...

Hello Had a new boiler installed recently and the Tundish has been put in a place which is not entirely convenient and I'd like to move it somewhere more visible. I know they are to be minimum 500mm from the pressure relief device. Fitters have been superb and I'm sure they'd come back if I...

Thanks Edit - answer below very helpful too so I'll restate my original question as was asking about fabricators Vs manufacturers of end products.

Hi I need to prep a floor for LVT and the floor currently has old tile adhesive on it. I understand I can put SLC over the adhesive but do I need to put a primer or anything down? Thinking of using F.Ball Pro1200 latex smoothing compound based on what a flooring person told me. Is it just a...

Hello New neighbours have appointed a fencing contractor to build a 2m high trellis fence and are attaching it to their side of the shared garden wall. This fence will run to the pavement, and aesthetically is out of keeping with the other properties on the road where all the other garden...

Hello I'm considering DIY installing aluminium bifold actually 3m so trifold, and am unsure if I mount them to the outer leaf or somehow in the cavity? Construction is cavity, breeze block outer and thermalite blocks inner, which are very soft. I have a slider door in another part of the...

Hello We've had a half wall and timber door/window taken down which has resulted in a gap in the floor and the wall. I'm considering DIY'ing a bifold door in here, but unsure as to how to make the cavity good to accept the frame? If I close off the cavity in the wall with bricks, that will...

HI I'm having a new kitchen and thoughts have turned to extraction secondary to the recirc which will be built into the hob, and i'm thinking of using accoustic flexible ducting (from TLC) in the ceiling void, with a basic face plate mounted in the ceiling, and the actual fan in the eaves (am...