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Hi I need to connect on to a new drain that is at 90 degrees from the outlet of a new toilet position. The drain is a fair distance away, maybe 12 metres, but since I don't want to dig right across an existing conservatory can I connect with a 90 degree bend? Maybe a long turn elbow? Thanks D

Hi all, I am planning on making wall panelling for my hallway. I have worked out the sizes and the number of panels etc and I have decided to make them out of pine. Some of the panels will be circa 2.4m tall and the rails will be 95mm. My plan was (is still maybe) to basically build the rails...

Hi all, I have old quarry tiles down most of which is covered by bitumen/asphalt at about 30mm depth. Since I have just removed the stairs I need a high build self leveller to cover where the stairs used to be (they were sat directly on top of the old quarries). Can anyone recommend a self...

Hi all I am planning on getting my electrician to fit some Shelly Pro 4 PM relays as part of my rewire. The plan is to use them to control most of my inside and outside lights. Hopefully I will then have physical light switches and control of the lights using Home Assistant. On some of the...

Hi all, My central heating runs off an old oil boiler which uses a Siemens RWB2E controller and doesn't have a room thermostat anywhere. By the looks of it the controller only controls the heating as the hot water is an immersion heater with a separate supply. There are three cables to the...

Hi all, I am refurbishing my house bit by bit and the next big job is fitting a new kitchen. The whole house needs a rewire and this will be done as I refurbish each area. The house is fairly big so cable runs can be quite long. A couple of years ago I had an electrician install a metal CU and...

Hi all I have a large garage under construction and it’s currently got a white membrane on covered by battens (not sure what you call it) on the roof. I had a fire in the garden and unfortunately the wind picked up and blew some embers over the roof and I now have a number of small holes in...

Hi all I am just about to start fitting 10 inch Victorian style skirting boards to my living room. They come in 2 pieces with the moulded bit having a groove and the plain bit having a tongue. I have been experimenting with how best to join the 2 pieces and in doing so have discovered that...

Hi. Does Wykamol Renovating plaster need a backing coat of Universal Mortar when applying to bare brick? Spec sheet seems to suggest so but I am not 100% sure. Thanks D

Hi all, I have a damp issue in the majority of the walls in my old (1896) house and asked a company some time back to come and install a damp course. They came along and did as requested and installed one of the modern cream based damp courses. This is the only bit they did, i.e. they didn't...

Hi all, Would anyone happen to know whether stone lintels / cills can be refaced in situ? See pics of damaged cill and lintel at the back of the house, these are the worst 2. Will they have to be taken out and replaced or is it posible to reface them in stone?? Also I have a front window...

Hi all, I am building quite a large garage and I want to build the floor with insulation (like a house), underfloor heating and possibly a polished concrete floor. Any advice on construction of the floor. For example should I go 150mm MOT, compacted, 100mm insulation and 150mm concrete?? I am...

Morning all, I would like to replace a soil stack that goes up past the gutter (its a bungalow) with a short stack of about 1m high. I understand that this can be done with a special type of capping but could somebody please advise what would be needed. Is this approach acceptable from a...

Hi all, Is there any reason why I shouldn't put both a surface water/land drain pipe and a foul drain pipe in the same trench?? They are going to different outlets but in the same general area and from the same building. Thanks D

Hi all, I have been reading about recommended falls for foul drains and as far as I can tell they are anywhere between 1 in 40 and 1 in 80. According to Wyre Council they can be anywhere between 1 in 40 and 1 in 110. For my scheme I think I can manage around 1 in 60. Would this be adequate...

I have an old style septic tank in my garden that looks like it is made out of cast concrete. I understand the basics of how the tank works but I cant find the outlet I was expecting. I can see into the smaller chamber of the tank (which appears to contain mostly water) and I can see what...

Electric board were at my house just before Xmas and discovered I dont have an incoming earth to the property. For now they have fitted a temporary RCD but I obviously need to get an earth fitted. Is this something I could tackle myself or does it need a qualified spark? Obviously it would be...

Morning all. I tried searching the forum for an answer to this one but had no luck. I want to put a fairly large hammer head drive in next to my house;it will ultimately lead up to a new garage. It will most likely be a gravel drive and due to the levels involved it will be on a shallow(ish)...

Hi all, Could anyone point me in the right direction for how my brother can get accredited to install damp course systems with insurance backed guarantees please? He is already a plasterer and many years ago we both worked with a guy who did this for a living. I am just looking at how I can...

I have posted before about issues we have at this house with low water pressure. Cut a long story short rather than using a break tank (which I was considering) we will be connecting to a supply 450m away but its going to be some time before this can happen. In the meantime if I put a large...