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Hi I have a drain in our garden which I was going to block up, I cleared it all out and found that it branches off to the right, my wife used a tap in the kitchen and I could hear water trickling through to the right where I think the main drain pipes are - the pipes run down the length of...

When we purchased a house last April I always had the intention to break up some concrete bays and dig down to the clay. I am wanting a garden so I am trying to prepare the area ready for top soil to be delivered. The house is approx 200 years old and a long time ago there used to be out...

Hi We purchased a property last April and were shown the boundary through the land registry on the HIP pack, as the Neighbor drives over a section of our land to get to his back garden we thought we would ask the solicitor to look into any agreements which might be in place preventing us from...

Hi This is just a general question for my next door neighbor who lives on her own and is in her 70s The cold tap in her kitchen does not work and any water poured down the sink or from the hot tap does not drain away. Also she can't use her washing machine She rang a plumber who said...

We are converting out fireplace and could do with a bit of advice from someone who has experience in working with these things. Ok here is how the fireplace was when we purchased the house. We took the front sandstone face off and added some tiles and a surround. We then purchased a...

Hi We could really do with some advice with some stuff - we recently purchased an old house which is around 200 years old, the downstairs wet room we are gutting and removing everything except the toilet and hand basin. The issue is the drain where the water was running, there is a slight...

Hi All I am in the process of purchasing the above property, as you can see where the red outline is, this sandstone type block/brick effect has been chipped. I am just after some advice on the best way to repair this. If I was to nail a small horizontal and vertical piece of wood to...

Got a new shower installed August last year, Was over £200, It is run off combi boiler. We havnt used it a great deal as we prefer bath, But decided to get 1 fitted with new bathroom suite. Anyhow there is a constant drip all the time now. I unscrewed the head and a bit of water poured...

I have taken a radiator off to plaster behind it when skimming a full wall, Had no probs but need advice. All radiators have thermostatic valves except 1 (i was told there has to be 1 radiator that doesnt have them but dont know why) anyhow i am wanting to plaster a wall in the kitchen but...

Hi I am doing a 2year (1 day a week) plastering course at college and need a hand with an assignment please. Basically there are plans for a house, At the same height as the upstairs windows there are 4 recess panels around 1oocm by 100cm. The house is a newly built one. The question is...