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Hi there Looking for some help with the following - hoping to replace my mum's old Ideal Mexico boiler - I intend to contact a chap I know who is Gas Safe registered to do the gas/flue but would value some advice on the pipe work. Over the years I have dealt with a number of issues...

Hi I would be really obliged if someone could help with the following problem with my mums central heating - she was having problems with air getting into the system but this has now been solved, the problem now is that when HW is selected (and heating), the HW works but the CH stops. I have...

Hi I would REALLY appreciate help with the following. My mum has a vented system with an old Ideal Mexico floor standing boiler which seems to be drawing in air. She is 74 so will be eligible for a new boiler next year so we are trying to keep this one going until then. I replaced a faulty...

Hi I am plumbing in a sink unit next to our bath - the 40mm waste pipework for the bath is a couple of inches above the floor level and this height can't be easily altered. This means the pipe runs out of the bath panel along the wall - the problem is that the sink unit has drawers and I...

Hi I would be grateful for some advice on the following - I have been building my own house (in scotland) and have recently had the BCO out for the completion certificate. Everything was fine, although he now wants to witness a drain test. When I installed the drainage (a year ago)...

Hi there I would be really grateful for some advice on the following - I am about to do the solum on my new build house (it has joists rather than a concrete floor). Anyway, there are a number of support walls and was wondering how best to lay the dpm - I will struggle to get it down in one...

Hi Just a quick question - I am specifying a timber frame kit at the moment and the kit manufacturers want to know if I want moulded mdf or redwood - any advice would be grateful on what is best cheers tim

Hi Just a quick question - I have recently bought a flat which has no central heating and an immersion tank for the HW. This worked fine up until today - i have checked the continuity of the cable from the timer and for some reason there is a break - the cable is buried in the wall. Any...

Hi Just a quick question - I have just replaced the water damaged platerboard in my shower with aquapanel and am about to retill it - I would be really grateful for some advice on the best adhesive - bag or premixed and whcih make? many thanks tim

Hi all Would be really grateful for some advice on the following - I am about to tile my mums bathroom - the walls are plasterboard which have been taped rather than skimmed but has been papered with lining paper and painted at some point. Do i need to strip the paper or can i just key...

Hi All I would be grateful for some advice on the following - I have replaced my pumped shower today with a triton pumped thermostatic unit fed from the hot and cold water tanks. Everthing went well until I tried to commission it - the pump is running but there is no water flow/very very...

Hi Everyone I am looking for some advice/comments on the best way forward - We bought a new build flat in Scotland and moved in about 3 months ago. We have had endless snagging problems and the company (which is quite big) have been pretty useless in fixing them. Most worryingly, I...

Hi I am ready to lay a floor screed on top of underfloor heating pipes which is to be 75mm thick - a bit confused (re mixture) becuase i have searched the forum and some posts say that you should be able to roll a ball of the screed and it should retain its shape but have seen other pictures...

hi I would be really grateful for some advice on the following - I am finishing off my mums lean-to conservatory and was wondering if I can dot and dab boards directly onto the back wall which is harled/pebbledashed without stripping it back to the brickwork. I had considered chipping it...

Hi I would be really grateful if somebody could help with the following question. I have nearly finished my extension which is built over the main sewer. I need to connect two downpipes which are at either side of the clay sewer. At the moment the sewer has a 45 degree oblique junction -...

Hi, I am building a timber frame extension with a suspended floor. The builder (no longer on the job) placed the vents in the wrong place - I have been cutting out the blockwork today for the new vents and have found a nail which has pierced the dpc - he has a dpc with mortar and then 4x2 -...

Hi All Just a quick question - the joiners have just finished the walls of my timber frame extension and I have to attched the membrane to the outside - should I staple it to the frame or use tacks (if so what type?) The other question is that the cowboys who did the solum did not link the...

Hi there I have a small terraced cottage and have just removed the old guttering which was rusty and broken - it is 130mm in a semi crescent - any ideas where I could find similar plastic guttering or adapters as it joins a neighbouring property? Many Thanks Tim