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Hi all, We have 3 diamonds on the middle of our tarmac driveway to allow drainage into the soakaway. I'm fed up of putting the gravel back in when the cars are moved about, I'm thinking about putting gravel grids inside the diamonds to contain the gravel, to do so neatly I'd like to cut...

Hi all, We had 2 second hand fakro roof windows fitted last year by a roofer. they've both leaked slightly ever since they were fitted but I've not got around to dealing with it until now. I've been up there with some water, on the right window it seems to be getting in around the top of...

Hi all, We have a idea logic 30+ combi that is losing pressure over about a week. I'm not aware of any pipework leaks so as a first step I've decided to put the prv outlet into a sandwich bag, now both our condensate and prv pipes share the same waste pipe away to a small limestone soakaway...

Hi all, I've been fitting the new 110mm pipework for our upstairs bathroom. Our new toilet is going where the hatched orange bit is and it's outlet will follow the blue line into the 110mm pipework. It then goes through a 110mm 92.5 bend into a small section of 110mm pipe into another 92.5...

Hi all, I need to fit a new svp this week, it will run up the gable end wall and needs to finish above the roofline due to the gable window upstairs. I don't want to swan neck it around the fascia as I don't like the look. This means I need to drill a vertical hole through the soffit which...

Hi all, I'm finishing off a few bits of insulating on our extension roof and have a question about the following bit. So in the first picture you can see the original roof rafters running diagnolly from top left to bottom right, the new roof is the bit with the celotex in. In the first...

Afternoon all, Whilst repairing something below the roofline in our new extension I've managed to cut the grp valley board with a recip saw. Replacing the valley board isn't really an option, can I rub back around the cut probably an inch all around then fibreglass in new matting? How...

Hi all, As you an see above our builder decided to install the last few roof trusses where it meets the original roof without lay boards. I've managed to cut the trusses insitu so I can slide a layboard under the and resecure, should I pack the orange sections that will be under the...

Hi all, Need to paint the above wardrobe, she wants it painting in the same dulux buttermilk matt as the walls. I know the finished shade won't be exact, what's the best way to do it? What primer is best and I assume I apply both primer and paint with a small roller? Do I need to do any...

Afternoon, Why is the rectangular metal plate joining the two bits of rafter called? Need to order a few but don't know what to search for. Thanks Chris

Hi all, I need to install a new waste run for our upstairs bathroom. I've done a rough sketch above, there will be a svp ran externally vertical from the ic to above the roof line with an open cowl fitted (no other house on our run is vented they've all aav's) In the eaves behind the new...

Plasterer has made a pigs ear of plastering behind the door hinges below, I want to remove the door and then the hinges so I can sort it out. I can see 4 screws on the inside of the door jamb on each of the hinges which should get the door off but I then need to work out how to get the hinges...

Hi all, I've a couple of holes to fill like the above following a bit of an issue finding a cable I'd hidden behind the wall before plastering. I'm thinking the best way is to cut a piece of plasterboard to go in the hole that's wider, glue and screw it in place inside the hole. Then v down...

Hi all, In our new downstairs bedroom there are 2 seperate lights, one at each end of the room. I want to wire them with 2 2way switches so that you can operate both lights independently from the doorway switch and also from a bed side switch. Am I correct thinking you just wire them as 2 2...

Hi All, I'm getting ready for our plasterer coming on the 13th and have a question about one wall. In the above picture I only want to plaster upto the right hand edge of the left doorway, at a later date the right door will be removed and filled in so will require that part of the wall to...

Hi all, I need to run a soil pipe horizontally across the ceiling of my garage and need to know the required fall. The run will be just over 6m horizontally and serve a full bathroom upstairs, everything will drop from a short vertical stack upstairs in the top left of the garage ceiling...

Hi all, Got a couple of old socket holes and a new chase I need to fill. I was thinking of using thistle undercoat plaster for the job but have a couple of questions, First, would I be better of filling the socket holes with an off cut of timber to fill the bulk of the hole, then...

Hi all, Had my Multitool apart as it's full of dust from cutting plasterboard, the grease in there has now also become a clogged up goo, I want to remove the old grease but what type should I replace it with? Thanks Chris

Hi all, We knocked our downstairs bedroom through into the old single garage. As you'd expect the old garage floor is lower than the bedroom by 120mm. The garage floor is roughly 50mm thick. What floor make up will I need? I'm guessing the old floor will have to be dug up. Our building...

Hi all, As the title, I've finally fitted the lintels to replace the wall I've removed, currently the lintels are still propped while the mortar they will bed on goes off. Once the bedding mortar has gone off how long do I need to wait before removing the props that are supporting the weight...