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You would re-use the existing bricks? I was thinking to use new bricks as there doesn’t seem to be enough. Also what is the best way to stabilise the party wall its connected to?

Hi all, Hope you are well. I have a rental property where there was an exterior toilet and storage room. This has been knocked down and the relevant pipe work capped off. What’s left is part a single skin wall and part a double skin wall. I was thinking to have it knocked down and re-built...

Hi all, Hope you are well. About 3 years ago we had our combi system converted to un-vented cylinder, I requested a new stop tap along with the renewal of the cold feed to 22mm to assist with flow. They installed the stop tap below, I believe its 25mm to 22mm. The feed in is black plastic...

Hi, Hope you are well. I am renovating a property, they are keeping their freestanding fridge freezer. It is in good condition apart from the wheels and feet. Floor is level but cant get the fridge to level out, it rocks, have adjusted the feet, there are only two adjustable on the front...

Thanks for the responses, I manged to get most of it up using some spot cleaner from world of clean, few faint patches remain but I guess they just need to be worked a little harder. I had multi-solve to hand, tried that on the filler it didn't do much. Did find some silicone and used spot...

Hi all, Finishing off renovation and managed to get some matt emulsion, satin wood and wall filler on the carpet. It isn't loads, just spots here and there, whats the best method to get rid of these? Carpet is polypropylene. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Have been told that Acropol wouldn't form a good bond to the plastic of the twinplas. Have decided to re- do the runs of gutter in new twinplas, I would re-use the exisiting stuff and re-do the joins but we've got additional joins that new runs of 6m lengths would get rid of. Have also been...

Spoke to local supplier of guttering, fascias etc and they also suggested there are no suitable products to convert from twinplas to any other shape. They re-itterated the faults as they are so common, the joins fail with heat and movement over time and the cavity carries water which leaks out...

Got the following reply from Osma: Firstly, we do not have any adaptors from our systems to TwinPlas, or any other manufacturers products. In this situation, mid terrace house, there is no easy way to install an alternative system in the middle of a gutter run. Matching up to a standard...

Hi all, Hope you are well. Currently have the twinplas guttering on my Victorian terraced house. The neighbours have the same twinplas system. As always, its leaking, I believe this is due to the joins (because of expansion) and the centre cavity carrying water. I have had enough, it...

Hi all, hope everyone is well. Just planning a bathroom renovation and doing some research. Found a thermostatic shower kit from Rak Ceramic, not had any experience with a Rak one myself so just wondering if anyone else has. Only asking as it seems well priced. Link below. I know Rak's...

Responses below, apologies for my lack of knowledge on this, I'm not in the trade and have never had this type of work done before. 1. A previous DPC has been injected - not much use in a cavity wall unless no original DPC exists? Yes no original DPC, the injected DPC was done way before we...

See attached pictures. First 8 pictures are of the rear of the house, south facing. Last 2 pictures are the front. Wouldn't allow me attach more but the front is in better condition than the rear. I have had a quote from a local reputable building company, I've not used them before but they...

I'll get some pictures this weekend. There is some air bricks low down and somebody has used some clear silcone sealant to block it off. Maybe if somebody has had the cavity wall insulation done. The idea with the additional air bricks is to ventialte the cavity and allow it to breathe and...

Hi all, Hope everyone is well. I have a property which needs some re-pointing. The south-side of the property has had its re-pointing done before but it has not been done well. This was before my ownership. It is now in a poor state, so I am organizing to have this done as the weather is...

Hi all, Hope you are well. Got a small job on a rental, looking to get an idea of what the lab our should be. I just need an approximate so I can plan for the job. Its 4.5m2 of concrete slabs need laying, some digging and leveling needed before hand to match existing slabs. 5m of aco...

Looking to replace the external wooden door of my brother's property. Would like to stick with wooden. Ideally looking for something with no glass, mortice and tenon construction. Struggling to find the right size, anyone idea of where I can find one. I have emailed a few manufacturers but no...

Hi All, Hope you are well. Its come time to have my roof renewed. It’s a small terraced house with slate roof, no membrane. One neighbour has original roof the other has renewed their roof with clay tiles and no valley. The front of the house has a chimney. The front of the roof is in...

I Thank you for your response. I was taking pictures when it was raining and didn't notice any leak on to the wall, from the down pipe or gutter above, but will keep an eye out for this. It may have been historical. downstairs is all solid floor, no wood or suspended floor. This maybe a...

Hi, Hope you and your loved ones are well. See pictures below. This is a family rental property. The tenants are complaining of rising damp, which there is clear signs of inside the property. In the front room downstairs there is damp along part of the walls which has ruined about 6-7 meters...