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Hi - would appreciate your advice. Is it permitted to install the washing machine/dryer in a cupboard within a shower room. I appreciate this has been asked before but I cannot find quite the same scenario or a recent reply. The washer/dryer would be in zone 2 with the exception that it’ll be...

Hi - after some advice on a new shower tray i want to fit a Mira flight square tray. The instructions say bed on 5:1 cement bed - which is fine. it’s to be installed on ground floor, concrete but I’ll need to rise it up to install waste. I also need to run a waste pipe under the tray to pick...

Hi - i have a bungalow with concrete floor. In one room, the floor has sunken and looks like it on a old issue and hasn't changed in the last 10 years. the floor has sunken around 30mm evenly across the whole room, except for around the perimeter walls, where the floor rises to meet the...

Hi - i am collecting materials for my new shed (about which I have posted before), but i am now looking for advice/reassurance on the design. basically, I intend to use basic interlocking tiles on a 45* pitched roof but I am un-sure whether the design will take the weight of the roof. the...

Hi can anyone confirm whether the floplast Boss pipe fitting sp581 can accept a 50mm waste pipe with appropriate gasket? linky to the item on screwfix -- http://www.screwfix.com/p/black-boss-pipe-sp581/97309 Screwfix don't state that this can accept 50mm connection but I am sure i have...

I was moving my stereo amplifier and needed to unplug it. It was unplugged for a few seconds after which I picked the plug from the floor with the prongs pointing into the palm of my of hand. It gave me a shock-much more than a static shock, left my arm tingling for a few minutes. How could...

Hi - question relating to my driveway. Just had drains repaired and extended. The contractor has left the surface below the finished level, using scalpings and wacked them down. It's more or less ready for me to lay the surfaces. At the top end of the drive, I will be putting a shed -...

Hi - I am about to tile our new bathroom... there are three walls to tile, each a different background. I intend to tile around the bath area (with shower over). one wall is just plasterboarded, the second is plastered but not painted and the third is an old bedroom wall which has layers of...

I am building a shed from re-claimed timber. I have 4”x2” and 8”x2” I intend to use for the floor and 3”x2” I intend to use for the pitched roof. The shed will be 12ft by 8ft. The timber is from my house roof – removed to build a loft conversion. The wood is around 45 yrs old and seems...

Hi - we're at the gathering quotes stage for our loft conversion. so far 5 firms have pitched up and provided quotes. 3 out of the 5 firms state they use independent building control companies, rather than the LA. How common is this?

Hi - we have had plans approved by the LA for a loft conversion and dormer. The plans are fine at the guy i used provided structural calcs and a detailed specification - this was all completed a little while ago. We are now in the process on requesting quotes and some builders we have spoken...

Hi - i have a Belle 150 minimix that is around 10 years old but in good nick - its a 240 volt jobbie. Anyway - was mixing concrete yesterday when will a full load the drum stops and a loud pop came from the motor... :o Took it for repair today and the bloke has replaced the starter...

Hi We're in the process of gathering quotes for our loft conversion and I am now working on the party wall notice I intend to serve on my neighbour. i'm not anticipating problems as he seemed fine with the proposals when we spoke earlier. However, i want to get the wording correct. I...

Hi - i am waiting on some advice from local planning department (they offer free written advice on permitted development but they are slow) so I hoped someone here may be able to offer some advice based on past experience. I wish to build a garage in my garden in the future. The garden is...

Hi - would appreciated any advice. we recently purchased a house (mid 60s build) and I have uncovered some problems with the drains. To describe the site: there is no inspection chambers on my property, we share an IC with our neighbours. The main connection to the IC runs from our...