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Hello fellow DIYers, My architects have finished creating the building control drawings for a renovation of my mid-terrace property. One of the details show the coping stone over the side parapet wall for a new single-storey rear extension will cross the boundary due to its drip edge. I have...

Yes without doing anything illegal.

I heard some sockets and switches are not earthed..

Currently each room only has one. We're looking for a quick re-wire to bring it up to standards, hence the trunking approach. In the distant future the property will be gutted out, then the fancy installation can take place.

Makes sense thanks

Hi all, We need to do a full re-wire of a 3 bed mid terrace, and are currently looking for quotes. One of the potential contractors has said our CU will need to be upgraded to make it compliant. I have attached a picture of this CU. Does it really need to be upgraded to make it compliant...

Forgot to mention I would like to stain and varnish the stairs. Still fill? Or shall I try and create a piece so the grain direction matches the post and slot in?

Thanks guys, what should I fill the eventual hole in the newel post with? Or shall I cut the string so as to leave some flush inside the post?

Hi all, My builder hired a staircase guy to install our loft staircase. It was done to a very poor standard. Now I'm having to go bit by bit to bring it to a decent standard. My question, can the first step of the loft stair case be changed in to a D-Step? I would like to change it as I hate...

Water does reach the loft (and decent) with the exception of when either Kitchen or 1st floor bath taps are open fully, that's when there's no water in loft. So in this scenario, does bigger incoming supply pipe diameter (upgrade to 22mm to suit what's inside property) mean there will still be...

So, increase in supply pipe diameter, will mean near enough same pressure as the static pressure will be less to start off with but with less resistance due to increase in pipe diameter?

Majority is piped with 22mm.

Majority is piped with 22mm pipe, and then branched out with 15mm real close to fixtures.

I was told we have smaller than 25mm. And as srhawksy states, "Bigger diameter mains = better flow, same pressure.", so does that mean we'll have water in loft while bath taps are running in 1st floor? Cos Thames Water state with bigger supply pipes, water flow will be higher and hence it'll be...

Also, what if we reduced the flow for kitchen and 1st floor bath taps, would that leave some for loft when kitchen or 1st floor bath taps are open fully?

This seems to suggest upgrading to 25mm supply pipe will help our situation... http://www.thameswater.co.uk/help-and-advice/16840.htm

Thanks for your input. No, I took it as a static reading. Oh so no point upgrading to bigger supply pipes then, specifically to solve our issue of no water in loft when other taps running downstairs. So I guess our only option is to install a boost setup. We hardly have much space in the Cellar...

Hi all, apologies for the delay, had to be a carpenter for the time being.. I've tested yesterday with kitchen taps fully open, and you're correct muggles, no water in loft! It's 7.15m from height of supply to height of top most taps in loft. I did ask the plumber to give me pressure reading...

Yes it's a problem, for example, if bath is being run, most likely both hot and cold open fully, then no supply in loft, just imagine someone using the loft toilet, no refill after first flush. Our pressure is above average, we were told this by water company. Would we really need this as our...

Hi, Background: We had a new Vaillant ecoTec Plus system boiler 37kW (ground floor utility), Megaflo 300L indirect - unvented hot water cylinder (cellar), all new plumbing pipes and rads installed recently due to recent loft conversion (2nd floor). Issue: While ONLY BOTH hot and cold 1st floor...