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so I'm putting in a sink in my garage. I've attached the drain using a strap boss just need to T into the plastic pipe water inlet. I'm hoping I can use plastic pushfit fittings all the way to the tap or would some copper pipes also be required? Any advice on the fittings and pipe I should use...

top man, seems quite easy now. I'm thinking the plumbing for the water inlet should be straight forward. It's plastic pipe so just chop it and stick a T on it. (obviously turning the water off first) :wink:

I'm putting a sink in my garage. luckily the water and drain pipes go up through a boxout (vertically) right next to where I want the sink. So for the drain what would be the best way of doing this? should I get a T section with a reducer piece to the sink or is there other methods like just...

it's all going to be taken out when eventually sold.

something i've been thinking about is dial meter vs digital. I was wondering if the electricity went out or if i turned it off would i lose my electricity reading with the digital meter?

The landlords are my parents, they know whats going on. as for the plug in energy monitors I have over 20 sockets so it's not really practical. just seen one of these on ebay tho, I have room in the fuse box so might work...

Hi, I'm setting up a fishroom in my garage and as I'm living with other people I need to know what electricity usage I'm using to my garage so i can pay for that part of the electricity. so I've already installed a separate fuse box (rcd'd mcb, that goes to an mcb on the consumer unit) it feeds...

didn't realise the tape was sticky on both sides, i was thicking of using rubber tape that is just sticky on one side, so it would be the same concept as you mentioned below "A highly compressable material placed inside a thin rubber tube may work (like a bicycle inner tyre) if it could...

just had a possibly good idea, instead of doing a v with the rubber tape i could wrap the rubber over the foam strip? how well this works is going to depend on the quatity/type of rubber i surpose?

heres the rubber tape i was looking at. http://www.screwfix.com/p/self-amalgamating-rubber-tape-19mm-x-10m/61749?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Datafeed-_-Sealants%20and%20Adhesives-_-Self%20Amalgamating%20Rubber%20Tape%2019mm%20x%2010M

yea bought some brush stuff, thought i found the golden product which was advertised as woolpile draught excluder which had this rubber strip running down the middle. i rang up to make sure it had this rubber bit on it and they said yes it does. bought 12 meteres of it then after i receiveved a...

how do you draught proof sides of garage door, i got some foam draught sealer but doesn't work very well? it's a up and over garage door

I've been told i need planning permission to convert my garage into a business room (change of use) they said it won't cost anything though because the reason for the planning permission is because there was a covenant saying the garage had to be used for vehicles. there will be no structural...

thanks spongobongo, i might just go ahead with the planning permission it's a change of use one for the garage, no structural work to be done, how long do you think it will take.

i want to set up an aquarium business from home but i found this in my deeds, "not to keep or feed or permit to be kept or fed on the property any animals other than normal domestic pets and no pets shall be kept for breeding and rearing purposes and not at any time to keep on the property...

is there anyone that knows about this stuff?

Hi I let me fill you in on whats going on, I've been planning for at least 6 months on setting up an online aquarium shop which sells corals and fish ect. It'll be in my garage and i need some planning permmisiion for that but.... Checked the deeds on the house and it says i can't run a...