Search results

Is it classed as rubble / hardcore then? I can take that to the tip but thought tarmac would not be accepted (no mention of it on the council website).

How can I dispose of an old tarmac driveway? I don't think my local amenity centre (in Cumbria) will take it and am struggling to find out how to get rid of it. I'm sure last time I had a skip they told me no tarmac.

I have just spent the day scraping moss from a large area of block paving. There doesn't appear to be any sand left in the joints - just mud so I'm wondering what best to do with it to make it look nice and deter the weeds? My thoughts are : 1. I could try pressure washing the mud out then...

Thank you !

Does a copper hot water cylinder with an immersion need earth bonding? All pipes to and from it are plastic and there is a single immersion element. Appologies if the answer is on here somewhere, had a look but couldn’t find it. Thanks.

Thanks for your help everyone.

Thanks CW. I’m not a plumber but have no choice but to do a bit here and there as I live on an island where there aren’t any plumbers (so bodge jobs are common). I am replacing the cylinder and noticed this, thought it was wrong but wanted to check before rectifying it. I understand about the...

Thanks Dan, I thought it shouldn’t be there. CWHEATING - no, no wind up. Why do you say that?

Can any plumbers please help me? What is this component (see pic) on the vent pipe of my vented hot water system? It is a very simple system, just an immersion with hot water cylinder on the ground floor and cold tank in the loft. This piece is just before the hot water pipe (from the top of...

Thanks Roy. I've got a lot to learn. Will be ripping it all off tomorrow and starting again :-(

Roy, just out of interest, why did you scratch coat the bricks before dot and dabbing? Just to level?

Thanks Ken and Roy. The chimney was capped and vented and I thought dry as it was back to brick for a few months and I have been monitoring it. It's also the same on the external walls either side of the chimney so I don't think the issue is penetrating damp but more condensation forming on...

I use dryline pro. Hung all my kitchen units and rads to D&D walls perfectly. They are quite expensive (about £32 for 50 plugs with screws and drill bit) but well worth it in my opinion.

I have dot and dabbed an external wall and chimney that I thought was dry but it is showing some damp patches where the dabs are. I think it's probably due to condensation as I covered the wall with 2 coats of SBR slurry mix before dabbing as a precaution against penetrating damp. I realise...

Thanks again. Yes done quite a bit of taping. I am learning to skim but this is the living room so want it to look ok. Will go back to my self teaching skimming on a smaller room that nobody sees. Probably ought to get some lessons really.

Thanks vinn. What about the sides of the boards ? Will joists at 38cm centres be sufficient to avoid cracks ?

I need to plasterboard this ceiling (see pic) which was once lath and plaster. I did one before and put wooden noggins at the joins of every board but it took ages. Is this really necessary? The only unsupported joins would be at the ends of the boards where joist spacing is every 38cm. I...

Thanks vinn, I think the hit&miss vent sounds like the best plan in that case. Burnerman, I looked into how to physically do it and I think a 90 degree pipe would be possible (down then through the front of the stack under floor level. Bit of a faff to do it but not too bad. I have plenty...

I just typed that without thinking - really I mean without it sucking out all the heating. Will put a vent cap on the pot but even so we are in a very exposed coastal location and when the wind gets up you can really feel the chimney's sucking all the heating out on other chimneys that have...

Yes thanks vinn. Was just trying to avoid a draughty vent when it's windy but doesn't look like I have a choice (can't go through external wall as the exterior is hidden behind a porch wall).