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Apologies, originally posted this in Plumbing by mistake. Hi, i am looking for a bit of advice or guidance from any builders (or possibly even Structural engineers !) regarding a concrete lintel fitted above the original front door of my 1960's Wimpey build property. The original house had a...

Can somebody help please. I am in the process of constructing a wetroom area and have tanked the shower area with RIW Impey Tilesafe membrane. So far so good. I fixed a batten and tiled above with 600 x 300mm porcelain tiles. Even if I say so myself, the finish looked great with all tiles...

I have a CDA integrated dishwasher. We started having problems recently when the dishes were still unwashed after the full wash cycle. I have checked the spray arms and the filter at the bottom but cannot find any blockage. I rigged the machine to wash when the door was open and I saw that...

I expect, and hope, that there is a simple explanation for this problem but I am totally stumped, as is a plumber I have employed. I have bought a contemporary looking close coupled toilet which is designed to sit tight up against a wall. It is to sit on a tiled timber floor. The problem I/ we...

I am posting this topic as a warning to unsuspecting customers considering buying a wall hung flueless gas fire. I recently bought such a fire , a contemporary design which has a glass front with a line of flame inside. Being flueless it hangs directly on a wall. When fitted I was delighted with...

Can anybody advise me please? About 4 or five months ago I had a room reskimmed over sound, solid plaster. About six weeks or so after plastering, when fully dried out I painted walls with three coats of a quality emulsion. Several weeks later I had a wall hung, flueless gas fire fitted directly...

The first floor on the front aspect of my house is weatherproofed with ugly 'concrete' type tiles. I would like to remove them and have the area rendered to match the ground floor. A neighbour has done this but is having problems with damp as apparently underneath the tiles is only a single skin...

Can anyone help. I have managed to smear expanding foam onto a UPVC frame and now I can't shift it. It has been solid for about a month now. I have found a cleaner advertised but this only works on UNCURED foam. Has anybody had any success or know of a suitable product? Thanks.

Hi, Could somebody advise please. I am in the process of moving my main bathroom to a bigger room at the rear of the house and consequently there is no existing plumbing. I have bought a free standing bath which seems to sit flush on the floor. What puzzles me is where the waste pipe goes. Do I...