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Hi all. My architect has called up for mesh fibre concrete to be used to underpin one of my gable walls (building an extension alongside it). I've never used this product before, nor can get hold of it locally from the usual building merchants (Jewsons, Travis Perkins, etc). Has anyone...

i'm looking at building an extension and have came across the main electric cable coming into the house from the outside poles exactly where I want to build my extension on top of. I've heard that some builders have built the foundations around this cable, similar to feeding through pipes /...

Simple question really (!?), but can I move my Grant External Oil boiler (condensing) into an outhouse? I'm looking at building an extension and need to re-locate it. To keep the boiler out of the elements, to reduce the number of times the frost stat kicks the boiler in and for practical...

Hi. I'm planning an extension right up to my boundary line. Beyond that boundary is fields upon fields. My local Building Control guy said that I require to have the whole wall fire resistant, including any glass that I may put in (obviously I'm not overlooking any properties). I've been...

Hello. I'm trying to run a cable in my house through 600mm Granite. Due to the heights, I've to go up at a steep angle. I've got a 10m x 1000mm long SDS bit that is just shy of say 200mm before popping out the other end. I can't really drill from the other end thanks to the roof pitch...

I've spotted a draught excluder that was routed into the door frame, so that the door closes against the stop as normal, but is seal around the perimeter of the door. Similar to a Intumescent Strip, but the seal was a thin strip of rubber that was angled, so the door slides past it, creating...

I'm running dry of my special hand cleaner that removes even dried in bitumen on my hands. I don't know the name of the stuff, as it was given to my by an old friend. The lable is worn off. It's a clear liquid, but is a bit like paint thinners, but doesn't dry as quick. I've tried doing...

Hi all. I'm looking to install a 2 post car ramp in the coming months in my garage. I see that they are usually powered by 3-phase supplies. My question is, is all households supplied by 3-phase to the meter box, then coverted to single phase, from the meter onwards? I stay out in the...

Hi. I've spen the last 5 hours trying to fix this issue, but changed get it to go! I've trawled through this website, but to no vail, so here goes. It's an external Camray 15 oil fired boiler. I've got a Santon unvented sealed water tank. I stay in a 2 storey house, with 6 radiators...

This is our first winter in our new (1890's) house and my lord its cold! My wife stuck the heating on at 12.30pm (living room = 12.5 degC) and it never reached 20 degC till 19.30pm!!!!!! All other rooms were cosy, but the living room took ages. Even worse is the kitchen. It started at 8...

I'm wanting to get the house all energy friendly and I'm in about the radiators, so thought I'd upgrade to TRV's. All valves are the same throughout my house, however, I noticed that there is a Frost setting on them so wondered if they are a TRV? I don't hear a sort of thermostat noise...

Hi all. I'm needing a bit of guidance on who to solve this issue! It's the roof of my 19th centry steading and as shown has a nice crack on one of the trusses. My boss told me to get a hold of one of those long structural jacks, drill 4 holes through and bolt on 2 thick plates either side...

My house is a 19th Century croft, where 2 bedrooms are situated upstairs and within the roof area. This is typical with the crofts. I've insulated under the floor boards downstairs and in-between the floor levels. My issue is the draughts and lack of insulation in the roof area of the...

Firstly, the boiler is a old Camray oil boiler. 90/110 or something like that. Anyway, the hot water tank is Santon main pressurised. No room stats nor any TRV's on the rad's (will be upgrading to these in the summer) The programmer is CL Lifestyle LP520 During the week, we have the...

Is it just me or is this eite became very slow over the past few months? :( I haven't been on here for a while, but since coming back, it takes ages to load up a page. Its not my internet connection as all other websites loads near instantly. :)

I'm looking into getting me one of these cards, but just wanted some feedback incase it's just a scam! All of these outlets are local to me and I've alreay bought a lot of things from them, but still got lots more to purchase! Here's the website link: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Hi. This is the current state of play in my bathroom. It did have lath and plaster surrounding the wall at the back and has still go it around the window on the right (but covered in plasterboard). As there is no insulation, I was thinking on how to get it instulated before I...

Hi all very helpful people! :) I've bought this manifold recently and has 3/4" BSP female outlets on each connection. It will be installed horizontally. I purchased 3 off 3/4" x 22mm Elbows to fit into the side outlets and the inlet at the top (the HOT connection). I also fitted a...

Hello all helpful people. I’m just wanting some advice. I’m just installing a entire new bathroom and will be installing a new extractor fan (doesn’t have one at the mo) As you can see from the below drawing, the only place that the fan can be placed is up through the empty void above the...

I'm about to install a Hasgrohne Raindance shower onto a partition wall. This is an example of what I'm about to install: Now, after reading the few topics on how to supprt this, I've came up with a way. The question I have is that if I was to use a 1/2" BSP elbow and install the...