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Hi All. We’re about to have our garden relaid and I can choose porcelain or sandstone. My heart says sandstone the sawn and honed type, because of the multi colour choices, my head, in terms of maintenance, says porcelain, but there’s not so many choices of colours. . So my question is how...

Two thirds of the total cost of the materials? Seems quite low to demolish and dig out foundations and put up fencing ??

We’ll be having some one to do the work so wondered about cost of labour for the job.

I’m calling it a retaining wall but basically it’sa garden wall. It’s not retaining anything. It’s just my misunderstanding having seen the word used and seemed to apply to garden walls. Sorry.

Thanks Drillbit. Yes presumed that fencing would be the cheapest option. Don’t suppose you’d be able to hazard a guess as to price would you ? And presumably that would include digging out the foundations first?

Hi All. I realise there will be various factors that may alter price etc. I have a 7x1.8m brick retaining garden wall. It has gaps made to look decorative but actually function to allow wind through as we’re on a corner. It is starting to lean and brickwork is becoming loose as a result...

Great. Thanks once again Madrab.

Well both answers very greatly appreciated creative or not and Dilalio whilst it’s a bit technical, that’s a brilliant explanation and actually makes sense to me. I have always preferred knowing “why”. I actually enjoyed Physics but girls weren’t really encouraged to do it when I was at...

Just one more thing. If the gurgling is coming from the bath when the basin empties, should an anti syphon trap (AST) be fitted to the basin to stop that or is there an anti syphon for bath waste ? I guess there’s not much room for a bath AST. So, while the water is draining quickly now from...

Didn’t take it as anything other than what it was. To be fair I probably should have added a warning note when I mentioned using it. Better to be warned again, for everyone’s sake.

Oh goodness

Thanks for the advice. Cos of other things I use with crafts etc. I’m in the habit of wearing all my gear that I wear while using resin, when using One Shot. Looks a bit silly but I’d rather be safe than sorry. My nephew is a plumber and I remember he suggested it as a very last resort a...

Thanks for the warning, I know.

I’m presuming you’re wondering because of the restrictions? I got this at least a year ago if not more hence why I can’t remember where.

Honestly don’t remember how I got hold of the One shot Dilalio ?

Thanks. Yes I can probably change the drawer shape to fit in the anti-syphon.

So thought I’d update so thought I might as well try some more drain unblocker (One Shot again) I put some of that down the basin, not the bath this time. After thoroughly flushing the sink, the bath backed up as before, then I remembered reading somewhere about plunge down softly, then draw...

No,no other sinks and toilet’s ok. If there’s a restriction (I presume you mean blockage), do you have any thoughts on why the initial water from the basin was able to run freely for 20 seconds or so, before it started backing up in the bath?

Not sure I can answer all that but Bathroom on second floor of house. Going from left to right Bath Basin Toilet. There’s a soil stack running internally to the right of the toilet and I believe this vents out through the roof. Not sure what you mean by water runs but presuming you mean can I...

Thanks. Could that cause poor draining or do you think that’s a separate issue? Have had a quick check of the trap under the basin and it’s very short. It is short because it’s within a unit so avoids a drawer. At present I’m finding it difficult to find an anti siphon trap the same height...