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I will be moving a radiator to a new position and will have to drain some of the water off.The combi system was installed about ayear ago,flushed and then inhibitor added.My question is can I re-use the water/inhibitor mixture that I will be draining off or should I start afresh and drain every...

I propose to build a hardstanding in the garden at the front of my property,can you tell me who is responsible for the services,gas ,water and electric which look as though they run from the boundary and then under the proposed hardstanding to my house. Regards

Would it be ok to put polysterene that I have left over from my conservatory floor into the dwarf wall cavity to give added insulation properties

I intend to have an electric shower installed for my mother in her council flat,do I need a plumber to install the pipework side of the shower and an electrician to connect up to the power supply or is it ok for the plumber to do all of the installation.

I intend to replace my facia and soffet boards.The facia is wood and in good condition the soffet is a cement/asbestos type of material.Would you replace the facia with 7mm plastic ,leaving the present wood in place and nailing the plastic on top or would you strip the lot out and replace with...

My bungalow that i recentley purchased has got cavity wall insulation,the blown in type also i have noticed that the air bricks have been blocked up on the outside of the property presumabley to stop the insulation escaping when it was being done is this in order.

I have a load of building sand left over,the type used for laying bricks.Can I use this sand to screed a floor or does it need to be grit sand.Also would it be ok to screed ontop of expanded polystyrene[jabfloor] .

Some ass**** has run a key down the side of my corrolla.The paintwork is silver metallic and the key has taken the top layer off.Is there anything I could use to blend the paintwork back in.Cheers.

Am in the process of completeing a conservatory floor and have constructed it following the good advice from this forum,thanks to all the lads ,I am at the stage where I now need to lay a screed having previously put down 100mm hardcore,30mm sand blinding,dpm,75mm concreteand 50mm polystyrene...

I have dug some foundations out in my garden and now have piles of good soil and piles of clay/shale.I propose to level parts of my garden using the soil I have dug out.Could I mix the two together and would this give a reasonable medium for growing plants in and laying turf on.

Do I sit a new plastic gulley on a bed of concrete or just use sand and cement mortar and then pack it with sand and then backfill.Help.

When building a conservatory dwarf wall,600mm high,is it ok to use aerated blocks on the inner wall ,with facing bricks on the outer wall.

Not sure wether this is the right forum but here goes.I have replaced some copper water pipe in my house with plastic pipe,do I have to bridge the section of plastic pipe with earth wire to keep the continuity of the earth or will the fact that the pipes carry water be good enough to preserve...

I have 6x50watt Halogen bulbs installed that I want to run off a dimmer switch,they are mains fed.Would a 400watt dimmer switch be ok to use for this.

When butting a dwarf wall up to an existing house wall do you need to tie the bricks in and also is any damproof needed between the existing house cavity wall and the new dwarf wall[600 mm high].