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Evening all. Was doing a bit of plumbing on the hot water this morning. Due to location, i ended up removing the hot water outlet pipe from the boiler (worcester 28CDi combi approx 2002). After finishing and turning water back on, I had water ****ing out everywhere, not from the new plumbing...

After a bit of advice regarding shelving. I have a large alcove measuring nearly 2m (193cm) x 38cm, and would like to put a few shelves up to store the childrens toys etc (Am rapidly running out of floor space :) ). I was thinking about the "torsion box" approach with two sheets of MDF/ply...

Hello all, I have finally finished building my lean to shed and it now needs some power. A quick look through part p suggests that a shed is not a special location and as it is attached to the house, there will be no outside wiring. My earth system is PME and there are no extraneous...

Baxi 105e, usual problem, central heating getting hot when hot tap is on. CH did have some crud in it, this has now been flushed. Still need to fix the diverter valve. Can these be stripped down and cleaned? If so, do i need some new seals on reassembly? Or is it just not worth it and I...

Good afternoon guys and gals. I have been developing an idea over the last couple of years and now need to either invest heavily in progressing it :D or stick with the day job :( So a bit of market research in the form of a survey. Its really short, only a handful of questions (honest)...

Hello all, after a bit of advice. My parents have just moved into a bungalow and there is something not right with the hot water. I didnt really have time to try and diagnose exactly what was going on but the basics are:- Appear to get hot water from the kitchen tap (Close to combi boiler)...

Hello Im after a few additions to my household electrics. New circuit to kitchen for a 10kW instant water heater. New circuit to bathroom for a 5kW instant water heater. New circuit to the shed (When i finish building it :) ) And I currently have no rcd protection in the house, so I...

Morning I have a 12mm WBP sheet of ply, which after cutting to size, I have noticed that it has started to delaminate at an edge. Upon closer inspection, it looks like there is an extra 'layer' at this point. Is this common, or is this a manufacturing defect?

Hi, got a question on my shed build. Excuse the lack of technical terms. I am about to cut the rafters for my shed, and am wondering how these should be attached to the walls of the shed. The shed wall frames are made up of 4x2 as is the rafters. The easy way is to place them on top of the...

Evening Had the lid off the consumer unit to check something and found some disconnected wires laying inside the box. Now I realise that they are not likely to move into harms way, but to me, its not safe. The one in the chock block simply exits the bottom of the consumer unit and terminates...

Hello all I am currently planning my lean-to shed in the driveway space between the house and the boundary fence. It will measure about 14sq metres and will be used for storage and as a workshop. I was going to use 2x4s for the main frame and use metpost bolt downs to secure the structure to...

Morning all I intend to build a large shed/workshop in my driveway, and just want to confirm about planning permission/building regs. The floor area will be 14.5m, so I believe it falls under permitted development. It will be against the boundary. My 1st thought was a lean-to build, using...

Hello all I am about to build a shed alongside the house and the 1st obstacle is the combi boiler flue, and just wondering what is involved in moving it. The boiler is a worcester 28CDi combi and at present, the flue comes out the top of the boiler and goes straight through the outside wall...

Hello all, well this is my 1st major construction project outside, so will probably need all the help i can get. Basically i have a driveway that runs alongside my house, which is too narrow to park a car in it and easily get in/out, so at the moment, it is affectively wasted space. I dont...

Hi everyone. Not sure which forum this belongs to, so apologies if its in the wrong place. The current fitted kitchen was present when i moved in and now i need to do a few repairs to it, but cannot find the kitchen style anywhere. I have checked the obvious places, b&q, homebase, wickes...

Hi guys. Need a bit of advice about a shower pump. My parents have now got two bathrooms in their house and its on a standard gravity fed system. The pressure on the shower in the 2nd bathroom is appalling, and the 1st one isn’t much better, and it looks like I’m going to have to go and sort...

Title says it all really. Removed old sealant with some sealant remover / knife, cleaned whole area with meths, allowed to dry, filled the bath and resealed, but in places it looks like the new sealant hasn't adhered to the bath (I can slide a fingernail underneath it in places and theres...

Hello everyone, 1st post. Have recently moved house, and up in the loft is 75mm of fibreglass material. I think the modern regs call for 270mm, so im a fair bit short. My question is, how much difference will taking it up to 270mm make? is it worth doing? And if it is worth doing, what is the...