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Hi guys, My chimney haunch is cracked and In need of replacing as well as some of the cement skews/fillets. Not sure if I have got the correct terminology. Access is good as it’s a flat roof so I can work quite easily so I would like to have a go myself. My questions are, what mix of mortar...

Hi everyone, I've got a problem with my floor tiles lifting I wonder if you could offer some advice on what I should do. Previous owner of my flat has tiled the ground floor where the door to the street is, for 4 years everything has been fine but recently the door has been getting stiff to...

Hi everyone. I just got my towel rail back from being powder coated and I've realized its leaking from a weld/brazing on the top corner, its a very small leak. I really don't want to go and scrap the towel rail after all this effort, is there anything else I can do to stop the leak? :(...

I am going to be tiling my shower room soon and I cant figure out how to do this external corner neatly. I plan on using flat aluminium edging strip which I have marked in yellow. Will it be possible if not how would you guys do it?

Hi, my boss has a hilmor pipe bender with the usual 20 and 25mm formers on it. I need to bend some 15mm copper water pipes for a diy project, can anyone tell me if I will be able to get relatively neat bends or will the pipe just kink? thanks..! :mrgreen:

This is the DNO supply to the common area of my building, under the stairs, it shows signs of having been on fire in the past and the neutral insulation looks crispy. There are a few drops of (pitch?) visible on the cutout itself and the cloth wrap looks shiny. The question is, would you...

Hi folks, we had some very heavy rain just before christmas and my flat has developed some leaks. I will get a slater to have a look in the new year but I wondered if anyone could advise me on what the problem is likely to be in the mean time? leak 1...

Hi, in order to get a job finished I need to source some internal and external 90 degree joint covers for the above style of trunking, unfortunately there is no manufacturers name on it. I realise its a very very long shot but does anybody recognise it? Thanks.

I have recently moved into a new flat which has a skylight in the hallway. The skylight is old cast iron with single glazing. The problem I have is the plaster surrounding the skylight has burst and is falling off in places, I think this is a condensation problem but i am not sure how to go...

I'm looking for a brand of flexi steel conduit that once bent to shape stays put, but can then be moved to hold another shape and so on. It's to make an adjustable head on a floor standing lamp, I have used some at work but it was too flexible and would just spring back out of shape, do any of...

Hi, I have just moved into a new flat with an electric shower which although it does the job doesn't have enough force. I would like to install a mixer shower but I am worried about there being enough pressure. From the shower head to the bottom of the cold water tank the distance is 2100...

I was called out today to look at a factory with no hot water. It was a large cylinder tank with three immersion elements, top middle and bottom. Top, stat OK, element was I think 2.00 ohms but i can't remember for sure, no short to earth. Can hear faint bubbling when on Middle, stat...

Was doing work on an old farm on monday extending overhead lines from to the farmhouse. The wire used for the earth was solidcore copper with a paperwrap and then a bright orange powdery coating. I never thought about it at the time but is it possible it was aspestos? :oops: The phase...

Hi, Im looking for some connection diagrams/pictures of 3phase and neutral motor start/stop connections, would anyone in here have any links I could have a look at? I have tried google with little avail. Thankyou!

As title really, Advanced competence assessment is booked in for later this month. Sat my FICA a few years ago I would like to know if there are any particular pitfalls to watch out for :lol: Google shows plenty of people asking the questions but nobody seems to be answering them ...