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Hi, Do slim plugs exisit ? I need something slimmer than standard in terms of depth as the plug needs to go into a socket which will be covered by a chest of draws. I've had a look online and can't find anything. ta

Hi, I live in a semi, the front windows are curved bays that come out from the front of the house. My neighbour who is the other part of my semi had there bay windows replaced, it was 'a much cheapness' job and they didnt support the bays correctly, net result for my neighbours were the bays...

Hi, On a semi detached house circa 1930 is there any obvious way on the actual property itself to see at what point the house splits, so the boundary of the house itself not the land ? My neighbour have built a rear extension and it appears they have stepped the bricks out slightly...

Hi, I live in semi my neighbours Im attached to are having a single level rear extension built with pitched roof, there side wall of the extension has been built right upto the boundary fence. There builder have just put the roof tiles on, they are using the type of ties in the picture...

Does the maximum depth include the over hang for the eves, so for example the extension from wall might be 3m in depth but the evens overhand approx 20cm over the front wall of the extension taking it to 3.2m ? ta

I'm looking for a new quadrant shower enclosures 900 x 900, I've looked at usual websites online and noticed that the quadrants all tend to look the same (silver frame, door etc) but the prices seem to vary a lot across the brands. I assume the cheap ones are cheap because the fittings etc are...

Thanks, when you say highest existing it that the the total plot of land the house is on ?

I know for a rear single level extension if its within 2m of the boundary, the max height at the eves can be 3 meters and then overall height no more than 4 meters (assume thats max height were extension roof meets house, and the 3 meters the lowest point if roof is pitched ?). My question...

I have to jet wash my drive generally once or twice a year as I'm on busy road and it gets dirty. The drive is big paving slabs, not the grey concrete ones but a kind of mixed yellow / orange colour with a texture. After jet washing and drying they look clean but a bit washed out, when...

Hi, I found a label on my current enclosure and now know its of a 900 x 900 mm size. I also identified that the old enclosure has a radius of 540mm, where the enclosure meets the tray there is about 1.5cm depth left to the outside edge of tray. I've been looking at new 900 x 900mm...

I found this on the web, this is the shower cubicle I currently have it doesn't list 700, 800 and 900 size though but it does list 3 sizes, can anyone tell me which one is a 700, 800 or 900 or does it not apply in this case ? Would ring the maker but not sure they are still in business latest...

Hi, My bathroom already has an quadrant shower enclosure but the door is now broken so I need to replace the enclosure it, the brand of existing one is Ocesana, I'm not replacing the tray. I looked online and the quadrants seem to come in standards sizes of 800, 900 and 1000mm. I measured...

Thanks Woody :mrgreen: when you say 'nothing backed into the face' do you mean not the drag face ones with the indents in the facing and to choose a smooth faced brick instead ? cheers :D

Sorry to bring up old thread, but my neighbour is building a large garden room at the end of the garden, it approx 1.5m from the boundary. I noticed yesterday that they are going to put a window in the garden room on the side that runs parallel to my garden so it will be directly over looking my...

Hi, Replacing top course of bricks on front garden wall that are london bricks and have broken from frost / rain, I dont want coping and not to keen on engineered bricks so Im trying to find a strong brick that is good in the frost etc, any recommendations ? I have been looking at the...

Hi, I have a concrete drive ( concrete has smalls stone in it), drive has picked up some damage from a skip, over time its got worse and now needs filling, it's small area I would say approx 25cm length, 20cm width, 4cm depth that needs filling. I've seen this in Wickes would this do the...

Thanks for the advice, generally what would you expect to pay to have around 22m length of top course bricks removed and replaced with engineering bricks, London prices ?

Thanks for the advice, generally what would you expect to pay to have around 22m length of top course bricks removed and replaced with engineering bricks, London prices ?

Hi, I have a wall about a meter high that runs around my front drive around 17 meter in length total it’s a double brick thick wall about 22cm in width, over time the top course of soldier bricks have started in to crumble in places and it now looks a mess and needs to be sorted. I spoke...