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Since we're mostly a DIY site I'm hoping the answer isn't hire 6 blokes to help you.... Can I put this type of drive down slowly? A few sqm today, a few more tomorrow and the next day. I've got 250sqm to do but all the time in the world. Maybe some types of resins or gravels are more resistant...

Hello All Existing drive is hard standing of some kind and I'm guessing its not permeable (?) - built it the 1970s and most people would call it a "concrete" drive. If I want to put in a new drive that replaces that with other non-permeable material and possibly also want to increase the size...

and I wondered what those three (steel ?) beams are?

I have a feeling I'm going to be told its not legal and generally I shouldn't do it. Its 2M tall and fits into one kitchen bay so about 600x600 Council wants £58 to collect. I'm planning to take off the doors and unscrew anything I can see. In fact I'd be willing to take the time to dismantle...

Hello All I've got a nasty feeling its virtually not possible ? They are U shape steel up to the next floor.

So my heat only boiler has two low-voltage terminals for the frost stat. If left open the boiler will turn on so if there is no frost stat present a link needs to be put in to join the terminals. But I want to put in a frost stat ..... I've been scratching my head wondering how am I going to...

Hello All 2.5mm ring is protected by a 32a rcbo in the main consumer unit. I'm thinking about using a short length of 4mm to spur from a socket into the garage which is on the other side of the wall. This would feed a small "garage" consumer unit with a (I think pointless from a protection...

I've got a 240v Drayton HTS3 cylinder stat which I think is designed to work with 240v. My question is can I use it with a 24V low voltage common or does the stat itself need 240v in order to operate ? If I can't use it are there any alternative other than external relay ?

I have a feeling I'm asking for too much for this to be answered without a "why are you asking?" but here goes my 2 questions just in case anyone is kind enough to constructively reply. 1/ I have a Heat Only boiler on an S-Plan. If the external pump failed would the boiler just run for a bit...

Hello All The last thread I can find about this is from 2004 and there was no conclusion. I have a V4043H on some 28mm pipe. Can I buy a 22mm V4043B1257 (i.e. normally open valve) like this one www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235808292122 take the head off and fit it to my existing one ?

I haven't seen much information about exactly how and why you'd want either or both of these. I suspect those that don't know just say "...the boiler will use the WC and OT to work more efficiently..". Yeah but how ? What problem are we solving? Lets deal with that first. So its said that with...

Hello All For years now, whenever it rains we've had some flooding appear. Its taken me a long time to get around to looking at it because the internal area is really more like garage quality. Its a passage with a rough concrete floor and brick sides (unclad). There is a shared sewer about 6ft...

Asked again for obvious reasons.

Wasn't sure whether to put this into "DIY disasters" . Basically I've built my shed base about 70mm away from the boundary. Now the boundary is only about 2M long because it is to an electricity substation. As those far more experienced that I will know, that is a problem as the roof overhang...

Building a largish shed (5M x 3M) and wondering if I need thin OSB or ply all around the external frame ? i.e. 4x2 framing uprights, then 9mm or 12mm OSB then membrane then cladding. Or can I do without the OSB ? Are there pluses/minuses apart from cost?

Had the service and the engineer said the working pressure is too low. When running at maximum, the pressure at the boiler is 17.5mbar. Pressure at the meter is 17.75mbar. Standing pressure is 23.5 at meter and 23 at the boiler. So I fished out the manual for the boiler and it says both...

Hello All I want a standpipe with trap at the bottom for the condensate to enter. So I (stupidly?) bought a mcalpine 32mm P trap before realising I didn't know if there exist adapters to connect 32mm pipe onto the waste side of the trap. So far I've bought this which of course doesn't fit...

Having read a dozen threads here an elsewhere I'm still none the wiser as to what the preferred method of routing condensate from a boiler is. Apart from calling a pro that is. The current arrangement is not satisfactory. Boiler is in an integral garage. Other side of the wall 2 metres along...

Par for the course for me unfortunately. So I posted up a few weeks ago a problem I knew I would run into but because I didn't have any photos because it wasn't build then, it was difficult to explain so asking again with the photos. By all means have a pop at it. I'm sure the clips are wrong...

one is 1/2" and the other is 3/4". What wold be the best method to join them I wonder? All the adapters I've seen seem to be for one size or the other but not both. Any ideas on this seemingly easy question gratefully received . Thanks !