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Hi all I need to run some FP200 to an automist fire dampening system. I have already cut holes in the hallway walls and cut notches in the studs. Where the cable enters the walk-in in cupboard where the boiler and and consumer unit are (which will be the location of the pump unit), I plan to...

Hi there A mate sent me a picture of his leaking dishwasher spigot In the meantime he has put some parcel tape over it, and a jug under it. It only leaks if the washing machine drains at the same time. I am guessing that it has a right angle spigot at the end. I am also guessing that...

A customer has a rental property. The tenants had removed the flush plate for the concealed cistern and were presumably just pulling up the mechanism to flush the loo. I managed to dismantle the flush mechanism and refit the blue pneumatic pipe. I then noticed that the exterior plastic...

Hi all. A customer had LVT flooring laid when converting her first floor maisonette flat in to a 2 story flat. Where the flooring meets the skirting on the exterior walls the are sections that are lifting slightly. Her surveyor thinks that it is the result of deflection- by which he means...

A customer has asked me to make a suitable access point to her gas meter which is currently under the stairs on the first floor of a 3 story building. Her builders made a cover that simply pushes up against the staircase. I am guessing that it need to be something fixed with doors. There is...

A friend lives in a communional flat. When he leaves his flat, he needs to lift the door handle and use a key to lock the door. He would rather that it locked when he closes the door. I have had a quick look at the product. https://www.duffells.com/amfile/file/download/file/24/product/26760/...

Hi all. A friend of mine is a brick pointer. He has been asked to quote a really small job. The job consists of hacking out the old pointing and repointing. No scaffolding, just ground floor stepladder based. The potential customer has asked for a public liability certificate to keep his...

A customer of mine recently fell out with her builder. She commissioned someone to create a 233 page snag list. I have scanned some of it. A lot of the report seems to make sense but there are a couple of bits that surprised me. The property was a first floor maisonette, An additional floor...

A few weeks ago, I was waiting for a tube train at White City station. On the other side of the track a 6 story building is being built. Hanging over the side of a building was what I assumed was a person in a harness. I became slightly concerned that the "person" was not moving. I then noticed...

Hi all My first foam gun was a basic Bond-It gun that had a plastic ball bearing (it was free with a case of Bond-It foam. I tried to strip it down but the plastic ball could not be removed. My next purchase was a cheap gun from Amazon. I liked the fact that it had tapered nozzles. I found...

I have been trying to troubleshoot my mum's bath/shower valve. https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/crosswater-3-way-thermostatic-valve-90-mins-to-run-a-bath.625578/#post-5679705 Today, I used a slotted screwdriver to close the two isolating valves. I pulled the thermostatic cartridge out and...

Hi all A customer has recently purchased an first floor maisonette and then turned it into two separate flats, first floor and second floor. The "builders" ran two sets of CAT 6 cable down to the porch (and back up to each flat) and 2.5mm T&E (not sure why, or where from). She wants a video...

Hi all, my mum has the same crosswater thermostatic valve that I have. Mine is mains water pressure, hers is on a gravity fed system. Over time, the pressure on hers has been dropping off (substantially). It looks like the following (but with slightly different tap heads)...

A mate is hacking render off a yellow London stock and red rubber brick house. The render is off now and he is busy replacing the red rubber bricks and polishing the yellow stocks. However when he removed the render from the porch area the uPVC "architrave" around the uPVC front door cracked...

A customer asked a "tradesman" to drill a hole in a wall. Not his fault but he drilled through what I thing is part of the ring, It tripped the RCD. I need to cut a hole in the plaster to sort it out. I am planning to use the inline Wagos. Is there a mainfree box that goes with that?

A customer wants me to extend a Cat cable from one side of the door frame to the other. It will be used to power a door entry system. I have no idea if it will be an electromagnetic lock (for the front door) or just audio or audio and video. The extension will buried in a stud wall. Can I fit...

I have only just noticed that Screwfix are tagging battery powered tools (sold with the battery, rather than bare bones) as "saving energy at home". https://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/sds-drills/cat830818 Are they suggesting that homeowners should charge their devices in properties owned by...

Hi all Went to look at a job today. The customer mentioned that he plans to convert his attic into a habitable area (currently a 2 story end of terrace). He said he had been granted planning permission. I asked him if he will need to replace door liners and fit self closers (Perkos). He said...

A customer has a door into a bedroom that has a gap that is in excess of 20mm on the underside. I told her that I could splice in a bit of timber using epoxy resin, but I have no idea if that is legal from a fire regs point of view. I would rather that she doesn't need another 30 min FD door...