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Hi all, I have a concrete garage floor. There are quite a few areas of damage and it’s uneven, so I’m hoping to put some self-leveling compound down to give it a cleaner look, which I can then paint and turn the place into a man cave. Question is, what is the best product to use? My local b&q...

Hi all, We’re having some work done but the plumber is working elsewhere, and we have a partially finished bathroom that we want to use. Everything is plumbed in apart from the toilet, so I just want to put a stop cap on that pipe so we can use the bath. It’s all plastic/uPVC speedfit piping...

Hi all! We’re going through a major refit of our home, and converting from an old gravity water system with aga hot water to a direct pressure electric system. I’ve bought a Dimplex Edel heat pump hot water cylinder that is going into the loft. It’s a cold loft with pitched slate roof. I’m...

Hi all, We have a private reservoir with a pump system in the garage that draws water out and up to a loft header tank. This uses the older 1” black plastic pipes. we’re getting mains water installed at the reservoir site, so I can connect the pipe in the reservoir to send mains pressure water...

Hi all! so, current setup is this: -oil fired central heating. Boiler is still serviceable and ok. - gravity fed water system. Insulated copper hot water tank, with immersion heater and boiler in Aga in kitchen. - water comes from borehole, pumped up to tank in loft. -Nest controlling central...

Hi all, So, I have 6x2 beams in my loft, spanning a little over 20ft. assuming no supports part way along the span, what is the safe loading per beam midway along the span? I’ve got a water tank up there already, but looking to change it out to a direct pressure. Just wondering how big I can...

Hi all, Current water system is a borehole going to a gravity system. Cold water tank in the loft, a vented hot water cylinder on the first floor, and an Aga on the ground floor. The Aga has a water heat exchanger, and passively heats the hot water tank (i.e. no pumps - just by convection). In...

hi all, I have well water which is quite hard and often has particulates in the water. My kitchen tap is less than a year old and has started dripping really badly. I was hoping I could at least clean it out before fitting a whole house filter. Snag is, I’ve got to this stage and can’t figure...

Hi all, I'm looking to replace the insulation in my loft which has compacted and become old and nasty. There was maybe 100mm, but appears to have packed down to half that in areas. So, nice and easy, I'm aiming to put 100mm in between the ceiling joists, then add some loft stilts, and stick...

Hi all, I needed to move a radiator to a different wall in the room. I needed to go through the joists, so used PEX pipe to get it in there. All seems well, though the PEX bends a little when up to temperature. Just wanted to check there’s nothing else I should have done (maybe solder or bend...

Hi all, I'm looking to build an AV cupboard to build a stealthy AV setup in a new house. Lots of hidden cables under floors and behind walls, etc. Ideally, a 10m cable would be what I'm after in order to route things neatly, and not have to take shortcuts/chase walls, but I'm getting mixed...

Hi all, I'm about to buy a house which has some very old sections, with walls as old as 1590. These are probably the best part of 900mm thick, granite walls. There's a little damp on a couple of the corners of the property with these external walls, so I'm looking to find a decent solution for...