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Hi all I am looking to fit my own flat roof skylight windows. The supplier does not provide any fixings so I need to source them myself I’m planning to go with aluminium profile with a side raised frame of 36mm. The 28mm double glazed glass will sit lower than the profile by 8mm. I am...

Hi all Been to see an outhouse that was built 6 years ago. The floor is of concrete construction (makeup is unknown at this stage) which for some reason has 2x4 timbers followed by flooring boards and finished with carpet The timber floor was completely replaced 3 years ago due to excessive...

Hi All, I am considering to building a 6 meter deep single storey rear extension but would like to have a tiled mono pitched roof. From what i understand a structural RSJ will need to be used to ensure the span does not exceed that of the allowed tolerances as set out by building regulation...

Hi all A friends electric meter has been arcing and the board changed some partially burnt out wires in their side of the meter. He has received a very high bill, compared with the year before he has used an ADDITIONAL 2700kw over a three month period I’m thinking has the arcing used that...

Hi, I have a ford focus 1.6 Zetec petrol, mk1 2001. It has 112k on the clock. I have an intermittent problem with the driver’s side braking system. Approximately once a week, when I reverse I get a grinding noise from the driver’s side wheel area. It sounds like the brake pad wear indicator...

Hi all, I went to survey a house for general disrepair (I work as a housing officer) and found that the house had been fully rewired using surface mounted trunking. The trunking has been secured to the wall and floor surfaces using the double sided sticky that has already been fixed to the...

Hi I am due to replace my kitchen sink. To do this I will need to increase the existing cutout by approximately 15mm. I am working with a laminated worktop So my problem is The current cutout is the exact same width of the cabinet below. If I try and use a jigsaw I presume the blade will...

Hi, I am building a 2m X 1.8m garden wall (with 1m opening for gate) between the side elevation of my house and the side elevation of my neighbours elevations. I am planning to use wall ties on both elevations to ensure the new wall if firmly secured to neighbouring buildings. Is there any...

Hi All, I recently had a concrete driveway laid, the concrete truck arrived very late and for a reason unknown to me the contractors decided to accept delivery and started to lay the driveway and rear garden slab and path. Long storey short, they were unable to manage the work and before long...

Hi Amongst a refurbishment project I am considering the removal of a single chimney breast from the ground floor lounge through the first floor bedroom and into the loft area. The stack will stay as the neighbour is still using the chimney breast. The property was built in 1950 and the...

Hi Amongst a refurbishment project I am considering the removal of a single chimney breast from the ground floor lounge through the first floor bedroom and into the loft area. The stack will stay as the neighbour is still using the chimney breast. The property was built in 1950 and the...

Hi I am looking into having solid wall insulation fitted externally to my property. The property details are as follows Mid terraced 1930’s Link terrace/wind tunnel at ground floor level between me and my neighbour Insulating the front and rear elevation is not a problem (with...

Hi I have a bosch classixx 1200 express washing machine. I have found that the soap tray started leaking intermittently approximately 2 months ago. I have also noticed that the tray builds up with mould frequently. Does anyone know why this is happening and know how to fix it Thanks in...

Hi All, I recently had a single storey rear extension built. Outside the extension is a concrete slab. Since it was laid last year it seems to be flaking alot of concrete in powder form, it seems like the mix did not have enough concrete. There is two and a half bricks between the slab and...

Hi I am having a problem with mould on my ceiling eaves (as in the picture). This is affecting my first floor bathroom at the rear of the property and my first floor rear bedroom. The property details are as follows Built in 1930s Solid brick construction Pitched roof The property does...

I work at the Council as a Housing Enforcement Officer and part time gas engineer (when I get the time) I am looking into radiator output and its relation to buildings characteristics. In doing so I have used various online calculators and have always come out with a different output. The...

What is the build cost of two semi detached houses? I am looking to buy a plot of land with space to build a pair of semi detached house, the plot of land has houses either side so I guess it is safe to assume that services are available. Before buying the land I want to get an approximate...

Hi, I visited a customer who’s flat was flooded (and two flats beneath) as the copper pipe from a ball valve had completely come away. This ball valve was being used as the isolation for the mains supply of water to the flat (job of a stopcock). Upon investigation it turns out these flats...

I have just had a single storey rear extension built, the kitchen was fitted this weekend and we are ready for the wall and floor tiles. I checked the internal floor level (floor board) and it is 45mm higher than the extension floor level. The kitchen base cabinets and worktop are at 920mm...

A leading kitchen designer and supplier designed a kitchen for my customer, in doing so they misinformed me about the service void behind the base units. They have accepted their error and sent out some replacement units, however the customer is not happy as the initial design had two corner...