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Hi, I'm a bit of a noob so apologies if any of this is daft. I would like to plaster the inside of an 18 inch exterior stone wall and thought it would make sense to insulate at the same time. The celotex / yelofoam insulation boards seem like a good idea but from this and other...

Hi, I have a late 1800s maisonette in Edinburgh (Colony flat for info). The cellar has a soil floor and has about 6' between floor and the joists for the ground floor (I'm 6'2''). I've dug in one corner down to the footing and to do the same everywhere would give an additional 5 inches...

Yes sorry omitted to mention shower going in too. Above ceiling is a good idea. Vent will run parallel to joists so should work. Any thoughts on incline?

Hi, I bought an old (lower) victorian flat which has a toilet bang in the middle... with no venting. I can't move it as the soil vent is also bang in the middle. I got a building warrant to cover various bits and pieces and included in that was running a vent through the bedroom and to the...

Ha ha. Took me a while to understand what you meant. It was indeed. Managed to fix (fingers crossed) as follows: Turned off power Drained system (goosed prv meant this happened by itself) Removed cover (3 screws at base and tilt up and back) Pressure release was located at bottom left...

Hi, Not an expert so please be gentle! My combi boiler seems to refuse to fill up. The boiler works for water and heating, the only clue to a problem was a lot of noise coming from the pipes and I then noticed a pipe pouring water into my neighbour's garden! When I shut off the water...