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My upstairs toilet soil pipe is going through wall and into a downpipe then direct to sewer. I want to move the toilet to the other side of the bathroom so would be bringing it around the sides of the room. So would be ina L shape, approx 2m by 2m. What would be a reasonable length i...

I am having my back boiler removed and a condensing combi fitted. I understand that under new regs it is mandatory to fit a room thermostat to combi. My problem is that i dont want to rip up floor boards etc to route the wiring to the current thermostat. Would it be ok to fit one of those...

I am installing a split type air con into my loft conversion. The manual says to use deoxidised annealed copper pipeing, do i have to use this or can I use some MDPE type pipeing?

My door has the regular handle that can open the door from either side and the locking mechanism has deadlocks. What I want is a handle/lock combination that can be opened from inside with the handle and outside with the key only. Is it possible to get this type of handle that wil still engage...

I have a baxi back boiler with gas fire front. The gas fire is never used as the house has central heating supplied by back boiler, etc. Does the fire need to be exposed to aid ventilation for the boiler or would it be ok to build a cupboard around it? I thought all the ventilation would be...

I have 10mm flexible hose connectors for my kitchen taps. The pipe connection doesnt have a compression fitting, just a nut with o ring inside, what connectors do I use to connect these?

I want to make a cabinet for Tv, DVD player , etc and am going to use melamine covered chipboard. Whats the best way to cut this stuff without roughing up the edges? Sorry this post appears twice, having trouble with internet browser at work.

I have a lead water main coming so far down my garden then at some point it joins onto a copper pipe. Trouble is I have damaged the copper pipe while digging through some concrete. Rather than repair the copper pipe I would like to pick up off the lead pipe and re-route a feed to pick up the...

I want to replace my primatic cylinder, can replace it for another indirect cylinder but want to get rid of the tank in the loft. Was speaking to someone a while back who said I can replace it for another type of cylinder that doesnt require a tank in loft, is this correct? and if so what...

Is there something to apply to wood after staining to bring out the shine in it?

I have Baxi boiler with gravity water and pumped CH. Every so often there is quite a loud bang from the boiler as if its expanding/contracting. Is this normal with back boilers?

Is there anything available to clean primatic cylinders?

I have a fiberglass roof on my extension and need to go out onto it to access the wall above. Will it be safe to walk across or will i need to use wooden sheets on top of it?

I am quite new to plumbing and dont know much about heating systems. I am trying to figure out what type of boiler system I have. I have a baxi back boiler with a hot water storage tank. From what I have been reading I think it maybe indirect but have a few queries. The hot water tank i...

I am thinking about laminating my stairs but cant seem to find the stair nosing. B&Q dont seem to sell it, although if they did it would probably be too expensive. Does anyone know where I can get it from? I am in South wales area.

The fuse carrier for my main fuse has 60A marked on it, dont want to have to pull it to see what it actually is but is there another way to tell what the fuse rating is (ie, will REC tell me over phone?). If it is only 60A then what is the procedure for getting it upgraded?

Have just bought my first house and have been doing some work there(thought i would put in some extra plug sockets, etc). When I took the floorboards up to check the state of the wiring I found that the lighting cable was all single conductor double insulated stuff(never seen this before, im...