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Hi, realise lots of info on this but still cannot decide on using concrete or post Crete. Issue is I live in Scotland and have to replace a fence with the broken rotted posts set in clay type wet soil. The replacement posts are 150,mm x 150mm x 3m with a 3rdof post in ground. I really am not...

Hi Thanks for the replies spoke to Hetas person and they suggested that as chimney still OK to carry on using fire to dry chimney then he will install liner in a month. Thanks for advise though

Hi, We have just had our chimney replaced as though in use with log burner it was all soaking wet and even running down chimney The contractor was 100% fantastic at lead work and as we need a liner due to the state of the brick chimney I have the following question. As the scaffolding is still...

Whoops should of said that I realise that the lintel will support the brickwork its just what is in the space behind

Phew thanks so so much as I have been worried so much about this and glad I stopped and asked before carrying on. The bricks to the side of the the shabby bricked up duct are fine but and sorry to be a pain I have just one more question. When I remove the shabby bricks will their be be the house...

Hi, Thanks for your reply it really helps. The lintel I removed was not really part of the original chimmey and was only loosely cemented over the firesurround they had built in front of the older original chimney. That's a good idea regarding screwing the wood to act as a support. So basically...

Hi, I am in the process of removing an open fire and opening fireplace up to original builders opening for a log burner The chimney is concrete lined and the original fire was protruding out of opening. The protruding fireplace was removed and the one side removed easily but the other side...

Hi Thanks for reply I so wish would of changed to a draiin valve when last drained it but hindsight is a wonderful thing The joint is in middle of downstairs bathroom floor about 1m to 1.5m from outside wall. May have to use leak sealer as just cannot bring myself to wreck the bathroom. I have...

Hi Thanks for reply. Cannot take bricks out as cavity and to far into house to joint. The other place I have touched is visible and not leaking. May try camera idea as I have one so may see if can look through near air vent brick. No way to bypass as the downstairs new bathroom runs off...

Probably 1 to 1.5 metres

Hi, Had a new downstairs bathroom fitted with new floor a few months ago which has a central heating drain pipe terminating outside(see photo) I have opened the compression drain nut to drain a few times previously when changing radiators etc by using two spanners to avoid twisting pipe however...

Hi Recently had a smart meter installed in my part renovated 1950s house and noted that the fitter has left connected up the old live 1950s cable to the second main fuse by the smart meter but changed the negative cable. The cable comes from a 1950s fuse connector which is connected to the...

Many thanks for your replies. Although you have said the boiler is fitted Ok could they not put some sort of sleeve around the flu pipe to make it look better or would this not be possible. Also is it normal that the top of the boiler wood of been bent and dented when fitted. Thanks again for...

Hi, I have recently had my old oil boiler replaced with a new Worcester Bosch Greenstar Heat Slave 18/25 Oil combi boiler. It works fine however as you will see from the attached photos the flu pipe does not appear to be fitted correctly to the top of the boiler housing. This leaves a gap...

Hi, I have issues with damp and water which is coming into wall under top bedroom window. When i bought the house I had roofers do some other work and they all said roof ok around chimmney however I am now unconvinced. It appears water is running down roof then off chimmey flashing down side of...

Hi, Recently moved into a 1950s detached house which is a renovation project. All of the windows were replaced by the previous occupant with UPVC ones. The issue is that the upstairs upvc window appeared to be not sealed and all the plaster below the window had blown. I have removed the plaster...

HI, It is the end of the blue pipe that connects to the white plastic fitting shown on the photo, I have just checked and it appears the blue pipe is glued into the white fitting but leaking through the glue.

Hi, Thanks for all the replies, what solvent would I use to fix the flexible blue pipe to the inside of the female coupling as I have looked at the Loctite but that appears to be for the shower head threaded side

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Hi, My partner has a dog grooming hydrobath which has started leaking where the blue flexible pipe connects to the plastic white fitting. The Shower head has a female fiting which is screwed to the plastic fitting with PFTE tape but as its leaking from the other side I cannnot seem to remove...