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Hi, I have a new pipe for a downstairs toilet (where it has moved over) joining a manhole. The height of where the soil pipe emerges from the house cannot be lowered because of pipes and other obstructions on the inside. In the picture you can see the orange circles indicate where the pipes...

We have a Better bathrooms Duo Airspa Bath which has 12 'airspa' jets at the bottom. Unfortunately a couple of these jets have started to leak. The bath is wedged in and tiled in so it would be a very big job to replace which would be the optimal solution. While the jets are not easily...

Someone mentioned in passing using jet swets to block off the water in a pipe for soldering, changing valves etc Seemed like a handy tool, I've had a look and they seem quite expensive, just wondering if any has experience of them and has an opinion either way...

Random question about building materials, does anyone know how much the wickes ballast bags like this weigh: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Tarmac-Ballast---Major-Bag/p/131880# The local merchants seem more expensive for single bags like these but they list them as 25kg. just wondered whether it...

I'm about to replace my old 5 bar gate with a pair of aluminium gates. The posts need to be bolted down. As the current surface is soil I need to lay a slab either side for the posts to go on. Any ideas how big the slab should be? or how to go about sizing them? The gates are about 2m...

Hi, moved into a fairly old house 1910-ish. Being curious about these things, I was wondering which earthing system I have? The earth wires are on the left hand side. They are as follows: Light green/yellow upwards to electric digital meter Light green/yellow down to the garage consumer...

I have an old summer house I'm in the process of renewing the roof. I need to put membrane on the roof before the tiles. What is the best way to place the membrane over an octagonal roof? especially at the peak Thanks!

Greetings, I need to match these bricks to brick up a door. Any ideas what they are? The original building they're matching goes back to 1903, the bricks are quite soft you can groove ridge with your fingernail if you do it hard enough. Unfortunately I don't have a loose one to get a proper...

Hi there, My heating pump has stopped working. I'm not 100% sure what to replace it with as the model is discontinued, I'm looking here: https://www.screwfix.com/c/heating-plumbing/pumps/cat5170016 Any suggestions as to best replacement? Here is a pic of the current model:

Hello, I have an Elite 48 setup with working PIR zones which are wired EOL. I have 2 zones which are Fire zones connected each to a Texecom 4W smoke detector. My current wiring is: Panel Smoke detector Zone A (N/C) Zone B Com. The...

Hi there, I have a Baxi Solo 18HE, it is leaking water, upon case removal it is dripping from the end of the venturi. Is this likely to be the heat exchanger? It was installed Jan 2012. Just wondering about the fixed price repair from baxi, but would be a waste if it's something simple...