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Hi, I've just moved into a new property recently and my old boiler didnt have this... Does anyone know what this tap is for that drops from inside the bottom of the boiler? Caught my wife about to connect a hose to it as she thought it was just a water tap and didn't realise it connected to the...

Hi does anyone know what the current u values are that must be met for a new build house in England regarding insulation thicknesses. Walls will be cavity and floors will be block and beam. i've googled it but keep getting conflicting values...is it 0.16 for walls and 0.15 for floors? cheers...

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me with a few queries. I want to remove the conservatory roof and small side windows that run on top of the high wall on the left back to the house (you cant see them on the photo) leaving the doors and adjacent windows in place see attached photos then...

Hi i was wondering if any one could help me. I'm looking at converting my loft but only upgrading floor to take additional weight. Removing an existing Velux and installing 1 velux cabrio balcony style with the side windows. The current floor timbers are 125mmx50mm and the rafters are...

I wondered if anyone here could help. See photo......The red brick bungalow is coming up for sale and owns the land in the photo right up to red line (boundary line). I have asked the owner of the red bricked bungalow how the neighbour was able to build right up to her boundary line and roof...

Does anyone one know what this type of render style /pattern is called please?

Hi i was hoping someone could assist me, we are looking to extend out home and i'm trying to put together some building regs drawings. The building is single storey mainly brick with curtain wall style glazing to the front which goes follows roof slope. Now with the glazing going so high i dont...

Hi all please forgive my lack of knowledge, but my wife has just bought and had delivered a cooker that she thought was all gas but turns out the ovens are electric (see photo) Our old cooker which was all gas simply plugged in behind the cooker into a 3 pin socket for running the clock and...

Hi there, I'm in the process of installing a raised deck area in my back yard, from what i have seen on the internet after you fit ledger timber to the perimeter you support the decking joists on metal hangers into the ledgers. Does anyone know what type of hanger to use? the deck joists are...

Hi I was wondering if anyone can tell me how to get neat sharp corners when rendering a 22.5 degree bay windows corners. It's the brick portion that's painted white that needs tidying up. Also with the air bricks that have been installed at some point to help with damp despite there being no...

Hi, I have an old Victorian house and outside we have the old sandstone style copings with the little stubs of railings after they were cut out many years ago. What is the best way to prep these for painting as I've tried several times using Sandex paint over the last few years and every year...

Hi, Hopefully someone could tell me how to sort this problem out or if i need to call out a service engineer. Basically i came home from work 2 days ago to a cold house so i checked the boiler as a starting point and noticed that the pressure was at zero and the cupboard was soaking. I...

Anyone know how i go about stopping my shower from dripping all night? i assume its just a washer needs replacing but does anyone know where its located and what size i would need. Not the best photo, but there are little caps that can be removed on the knobs to reveal a screw as the bottom...

I know macerators are generally frowned upon but I need to buy a new one coz mine just keeps breaking all the time. The one I have at the minute is a saniflo and wss sold by Wickes. Is there a particular make and model anyone would recommend as mine is just not reliable and its less thsn 2 years...

I currently have one of these outdoor double sockets in my garden http://www.screwfix.com/p/bg-nexus-13a-2g-dp-switched-socket/67928 on the information for the double socket it says its IP66 water and dust protection. Now i have a UVC 5W pond uv light that cleans the water and this...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me. I have this damp patch about 1200mm up from floor, as you can see i scrapped the blistered paint off which basically just came off in a sheet. My question is does anyone know where this is coming from? i suspect next door as i live in a Victorian...

Hi, I was hoping for some advice as I can't seem to fathom this out. The problem is I'm turning a small back room into a utility room / small kitchen. All the sockets in the room a double 3 pin plug sockets and there are six in total 2no sockets on 3 of the walls and they are close together...

Hi, I was hoping some feedback from a plumbing expert. I'm basically looking at connecting my washing machine and dishwasher to the sink waste with a Universal Dishwasher and Washing Machine Trap - 40mm This would be heaps quicker as the waste pipe is already installed and all i...

Hi I know macerators are hated by most plumbers but i have a problem with mine again and was after some assistance if possible. Last night when i got in from work the toilet seemed quite full of water as if the macerator had not pumped away the toilet water when it was last flushed. I...

Looking for assistance please I nipped home for my lunch and just received a letter from my builder asking for 50% of the money for works done so far, now i'm no idiot and know that there has no way been 50%of the works carried out and other than some concrete and re-bar for underpinning...