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cutting holes in an RSJ for cable runs. Anyone cracked this nut ? I've done it using the drill lots of overlaping holes method; using a jisaw with metal blade on horizontal cut; and 4" angle grinder with carbarundum metal cutting disc (4 cutts). the latest job needed 4 holes cutting so...

cutting holes in an RSJ for pipe runs. Anyone cracked this nut ? I've done it using the drill lots of overlaping holes method; using a jisaw with metal blade on horizontal cut; and 4" angle grinder with carbarundum metal cutting disc (4 cutts). the latest job needed 4 holes cutting so...

Thorn apollo for contentional vented CH and HW cylinder, new gas valve, new thermocouple (yes the correct part not a universal). Not overheating, high and low stats working fine, pilot flame blows out in high wind conditions (yes even with overheat stat temporarily bridged). Horizontal...

This ground floor flat has concrete floor and ceilings. Open vented system, can't convert to sealed due to boiler instructions. Only realistic route for pipework is under 35mm floor screed. Chiselled out chase in screed with club hammer + electricians chisel. I would have prefered to cover...

hi 4 storey building, two 2 storey massonet's one built above the other. New boiler in top appartment, no suitable outside wall so Flue to go through atic and through tiled pitched roof, hence lead slate. Lader would have to be about 10-12 metres high, plus roof ladder. Any advice in...

I've just taken up the quarry tiles in the kitchen of my 20's semi. some of them had cracked and many were uneven. The floor under the tiles is like a soft concrete about 1/2 inch thick, (more or less in places). It's bedded on well compacted hardcore but, not suprisingly has broken up in a...

I want to build the corners of the wall first. But what about the DPC. is it ok to do this by using 2 lengths of DPC and join them in the middle with an overlap. I don't think I can lay bricks fast enough to build each corner up to cover the whole length of the DPC in on go. Any help please

What is the method of bricking a wall that is not a whole number of bricks long. For example if the wall is say 10 and 1/3 bricks long. (The wall will be 9 inches thick (english bond) in some places and a half brick thick (100mm, stretcher bond) in others) Is it to increase the width of...

hi, 600 wide foundation trench, 900 deep, three sided for extension. I want to mark 300mm from the base of the trench, to set the height for the concrete. I have tried driving in 50 x 50 wooden stakes but the ground is to hard. Any advice welcome Thanks

Rented property, apparently shower leaking. water dripping into kitchen located under the bathroom. Inspect over-bath shower, nothing other than a tiny dribble after I ran it and showered walls & bath rim for 3 mins. Bathroom Floor boards soaked and mouldy, kitchen cieling sagging. Drip...

AArrrrrrghh, customers stop tap not working, so I turned off supply using the boundary box stop tap, I turned it back on and the gland is leaking badly, the clay pipe 'box' is full of water. When I quoted for the job he showed me were the house stop tap was and told me it worked fine, I had...

minimum 24 KW Condensing Combi boiler to go in bedroom. can anyone sugget which make or models might be the quietest in operation :?: Also any tips on removing the condensate, current proposed solution would be to run a new 50mm waste pipe from an internal stand-pipe and trap, out...

Agreed to fit a new rad for friend with a rental property (at special price of course), wirings a bit taty but hell it all seems to work, landlords gas cert only 1 month old.....great,..... simple job. Arrived with rad, fixed it to wall ect. ran pipe work back drilled 2 big holes, went to...

used slim trim pipe cover and the appropriate clips on a job in a flat with concrete floor and ceilings. I spaced the clips at 1m, I wish I had made it 0.5m becuase the walls undulate a bit. I didn't bother using the fittings cos the client wanted to keep the price right down. The sparks have...

Why is plumbing such an enigma for so many house-holders ? example from the other day (I'm a sole trader, work alone): :) I draining hot distribution pipe alone in downstairs bathroom (I forgot to open upstairs taps). :idea: I shout upstairs "would you be so kind as to turn on your...

Can anyone tell me if these are any good? They seem to be simple valves, which I presume screw into the bleed valve and then alow the water in the rad to be forced back into the pipe work by pumping air into the rad using a bicycle pump. I spotted them on ebay, they sell for a few pounds.

I am removing a broken garbage disposal from a kitchen sink. While my training gave me the confidence to safely install a fused spur in a domestic property, without tracing the wiring back to and disconnecting at the ring main I am not confident to safely decommission one. Looking at the...

My first floor bathroom toilet fills to the brim when flushed then empties slowly. The other (ground floor) toilet seems to empty fine. The soil stack therefore I presume is blocked. It is cast iron with no access covers. I have removed the toilet pan and rodded down the stack while standing in...

has anyone else experienced failure of the threaded rod which retains the diaphragm inside this component. To me it seems like a weak design and I'm considering putting in a claim to Potterton. The unit is in my own home and is only 6 years old. Price of new part £85, and it was difficult to fit.