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Hello, The wife has bought a RAK Chameleon basin for a cloakroom. The overflow leads to a plastic piece which connects with the waste from under the sink. The issue I have is that the slotted part of the waste sits within the ceramic part of the basin, this means that the overflow water leads...

I’m currently fitting an Abacus WC wall hung frame. Not experienced with fitting toilets so some advice would be helpful. The toilet frame comes with a 110mm elbow waste connector, I was assuming it would fit into the existing white pipe part but it is loose. Is there any adapter or should the...

We have a 70's house, the walls are solid but the internal block work is terrible. I've struggled getting decent fixings into the walls due to the walls being very crumbly. I had some of these screws supplied with Fischer UX 8 plugs for a piece of furniture to be installed. These screws &...

Just moved into a new house and found out that under the carpets in the original house that parquet was laid. The house was extended and it appears that screed was poured into the extension and partly over the original parquet in the original house. we want to tile the whole downstairs with...

I appreciate it’s hard to know without looking at my house but I’ve had a quote and I just want to get a sense as to whether it sounds correct or not. I have a four bed detached house in the Surrey / Hampshire area. The work quoted for is; - Removal of old potterton boiler from downstairs wc...

Hi, we’re close to completing on a new house. We think we have a vented system. There is a Potterton Profile 50e boiler downstairs. There is a cold water tank in the loft and a cylinder in an airing cupboard in the first floor. Our home buyer survey suggested that the system is old and needs...

Hi, I have an upstairs hallway which we have decided to lay Natura engineered wood flooring. Normally I would start in the corner but I'm not sure that I can do that in this room. We have matching stair nosing which locks to the click profile of the wood floor. I am thinking that I will need...

Hi, We had a leak with the boiler and it caused some damage. I have had to remove some plasterboard and plan on putting not plasterboard back. I have since discovered a damp patch on the lower level of brick work. What should I do before I re plasterboard the wall? It's a single brick...

Hi, We bought our house 6 years ago and have had no issues with any drainage, until now. Outside my utility room the ground has started to flood. I called an emergency drainage company out who have given me some very bad news. They believe that the utility room, which is a small extension, has...

Apologies if this is not the correct forum, please feel free to move it to plastering (I wasn't sure which). I had a plasterer do some work for me and due to walls being out he decided to 'dot and dab' then skim. This was fine but due to the increased depth from the plasterboard around my...

I need help trying to adjust a wall unit. All the other units have the normal hanging brackets which I have used a long reach pozi2 screwdriver to adjust. However this last unit works differently, perhaps because it is a display unit. As you can see from the pictures there are two holes to...

Hi, I have 12 spot lights in my kitchen, having new kitchen fitted next month. Wife has just suggested she might want more spotlights. I have a 6amp mcb for downstairs lighting circuit. I have 17th edition CU, downstairs lighting with upstairs ring on RCD and visa versa. I have changed all...

Hi, I am due to have my new kitchen fitted next month. I had a fitter come and give me a quote and I said to him that I am having a Neff Induction hob which has a rating of 10.8kw (47amp). I am also having a Siemens oven (3.65kw / 16amp) and combi microwave (3.6kw / 15amp). When I had...

Hi, I am looking to install a solid bamboo floor in my living room and hallway, I have ripped up part of the old floor and was going to use a latex self levelling compound as the floor is not completely level. I was then going to glue the bamboo onto the newly levelled floor. However.... I...