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Hi, Got home last night and i think i must have the worst plumbers in the world fitting my central heating system!!!! I have a couple of questions if any one would be so kind to give me an answer 1) With the Hep20 system can you join copper to it for visible area's as i have 2...

Hi, Just got in from work after having my new central heating started today to find rolls of plastic pipe and various fittings awaiting fitting the pipe is (HEP20 barrier pipe 15mm) and (HEP20 barrier pipe 10mm white). I just assumed all the pipe would be copper is this stuff any good or is...

Does anyone know if you can fit an SDS chuck to a standard 3 jaw chuck pistol drill to save the cost of buying and SDS drill just for a few holes Cheers

Hi, What do i need to be able to check the humidity of my room before i lay my oak floor. I'll be laying it in a few weeks as i need to repair my sagging floor and lay ply yet. So do i check just before i lay the oak or do i do it now? Thanks

Hi, As it was really cold during the night i've noticed this morning that on the walls below the bay window in our bedroom there is quite a lot of condensation. The wall was freezing to the touch and as this is an external wall in a Victorian house there is no cavity just a solid brick...

Hi, I'm looking to re-point my chimney inside and outside of house next year i have read quite a bit about pointing guns and most appear to just squeeze the water out and sound usless. However i did come across one post on this forum from a while back from someone who had tried a few...

Hi, Does anyone know the best way to build a hearth and a way of finishing it so it looks smart. It will be on a concrete floor in a brick inglenook chimney with a wood burning stove on top of it. Thanks

Hi, I have a Delonghi Dragon II oil filled radiator and when i plugged it in last night it tripped the electric after about a minute, tried again and it done the same thing. Is it knackered or is it a simple fix Cheers

Hi, Was just a couple of quick questions: i need to dot and dab some plasterboard to a brick wall 1) Do i need to PVA the wall first 2) What side of the board goes to the wall brown or white i will be skimming the other side. Thanks

Hi I have a wall which has had an opening knocked through and i will be tiding up the opening with dot and dabbed plasterboard. I dont want to strip all the good plaster that is already on the wall and replace with board so i have just trimmed to existing plaster back and given it straight...

Hi Was wondering if anyone could tell me if my plaster additive is still o.k to use, it's about 2 years old and has been opened as i used it 2 years ago. However i still have nearly a full bottle left and i need to use some more but it says 12 month shelf life on the bottle is the sell by...

Hi all, I’m looking for some help laying a solid oak tongue and groove floor over existing suspended wooden floor and concrete floor in the same fitting The situations is this: I have had the living and dining room opened up via a 2.1 meter square opening and need to lay solid oak floor...