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Me again! Can anyone enlighten me as to why the existing cold water feed was not used for the sink and electric shower but instead this copper-in-to-plastic-pipe setup instead? Sorry, I’ve cut most of the plastic pipe off in this photo, but the copper pipe with the plastic elbows runs all the...

Evening all. Just wondering if anyone can give me an idea what these pipes may be, please: House built c1905. Concrete floor (rest of the house has floorboards). These are within a kitchen cupboard that is against the party wall, roughly opposite the original kitchen back-door. The...

Hello again, On changing the bathroom suite, I have found the bath drains in to this hole, with the sink draining into a similar hole beside it that leads to the same drain. The bath waste pipe came out with ease, which leads me to worry that the bathroom floor could flood in the event the...

Hello all, I’ve had a good search but can’t seem to find an answer (apologies if this is infact a duplicate thread). Can anyone advise the best way of removing this inset (I think that’s what they’re called) manhole cover? The four screws are out but I don’t want to damage the screw holes by...

Hello all, Is there anything I can do myself to stop draughts coming in around the flue of my boiler, as pictured? Aside from covering the cupboard in silt and occasionally blowing the door open, the draught hasn’t caused any major problems. It’s more of an annoyance. If it’s best left as...

Hello all, We have recently fitted a new kitchen and have decided to have the extractor fan remove air rather than recirculate it. The party wall of our extension is right up against the boundary, and the position of the cooker is around three feet from the rear wall and windows of this...

Hello everyone, Firstly apologies if this is posted in the wrong forum section! I have a single storey extension to a bungalow over an old WC, which sat just outside the boundary of the original building. The toilet has been removed (it was opposite the bathroom and therefore a second...

Hi there, I am looking to build a frame to house a glass pane, indoors, from floor to ceiling. 1) What type of wood do I want to use, which will do the job and look nice? 2) Regarding wood type, I have stained a few items in the room I'm building it in and they've come out looking like...

Hello everyone, I'm looking to replace a stud wall in the loft room (and build up another one) with glass instead of plaster, adding a door to make it a proper room. I'm thinking of doing one side at a time, starting with the closest side; is it simply a case of taking out the stud...