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Hi all, happy Easter! I am embarking on a sort of self-build extension. I've dug the footings and had them filled with concrete but the surface isn't quite level - one corner is about 90mm lower than the other. My builder had suggested I put some shuttering around and fill with more concrete...

Hi, I have brought a concealed shower for a bathroom refit. I have installed showers before but this is the first time installed a concealed system. It's a dual head one and I'm struggling to understand how I secure the shower head. It seems the bracket is supposed to clamp from behind, but I...

Hi All, I'm installing some new soil pipes as part of a new extension. I've attached my plans and I'm just wondering if I should change anything before I start installing it all and then arrange for my BCO to come and inspect. Fall will be 1:70 but this isn't really shown in the pictures. The...

Morning all, I'm putting in a new soil stack and had planned to have the rest bend at a depth of about 750mm, however the foundations themselves are only 450mm deep, so this would put the bend below (and next to) the foundations of the building. Is this a problem? Will the new pipes be at any...

Not sure if this is a building question or a plumbing one, so apologies is this is the wrong place. I've damaged my mains water pipe (15mm copper) with an excavator whilst trenching for a new fowl sewer. Through sheer luck only, I've not ruptured the pipe. I had planned to replace it with...

Hi all, I'm building an extension, and one of the requirements for the rainwater is to go to a soak away. Rather than an underground soakaway, could I leave it open and create a sort of 'pond like' soak away with some reeds and similar plants? Would something like that be allowed? If I did...

Hi, I started digging down against the front corner of the house wall today to install a fence/gate post... and found the gas pipe just a few cm below the surface of the hardcore under the gravel driveway. I checked where I expected the pipe to enter the house, and sure enough, there it was...

Hi, I'm fitting a new utility room worktop and brought a Trend KWJ700 to ensure the good joints. Its my first time using a jig and so I tried to follow the instructions to the letter. Something has gone wrong though, and the recessed bolt holes are not aligned (the joint itself is snug)...

I had a room skimmed (part re-skimmed onto old plaster, part boarded and skimmed) and I'm having trouble with painting. It's been 4 weeks and I'm convinced the plaster is completely dry. I did a mist coat of approx 60/40 using Leyland white matt emulsion. It dried to the touch almost...

I am currently redecorating my living room which will involve the whole room being skimmed. I'm considering putting insulated plasterboard on the two external walls. It's a 60's bungalow with a cavity wall that's been insulated at a later date (loose fill fiberglass type insulation.) Last...

Morning. I want to brick up the only window in my kitchen. Between the kitchen and the external door is a small internal porch, so I'm unsure if bricking up the window would actually turn the kitchen into an 'inner room' or not. If it's relevant, the porch would have a gas meter in it, so...

Morning All, So I'm going to be completely replumbing my house in the very near future due to a rearrangement of the internal layout (with the addition of an extra bathroom.) I just wondered if there was any benefit at all in doing it in all 22mm pipe rather than 15mm? The mains supply...

Morning all. I'm refubing my 60s property and was going to replace all the internal hardboard panel doors with some nice oak doors. However, three of the internal doors are solid wood glass panel doors. Can anyone help me identify the type of wood? If it's just a plain old pine door then...

Evening all, I'm after some advice/guidance. I'm refurbing my 2 bed bungalow and will be extending it in the near future. I need to replace my heating system but I'd like to understand my options and requirements before I engage with an engineer. I've tried to do some research but I'm...

I took the skirting board off in my living room the other day to find a colony of woodlice behind it in one corner, which makes me think it might be damp. The other side of this wall is an external cupboard. I've attached a plan to explain, and the X is the corner I think is damp. The...

Can I run a soil pipe under a new concrete floor with a few 30 degree bends, without needing an inspection chamber? I want to build a 6m rear extension, but the main/public sewer is only 7m from the rear of my property (parallel to the rear wall). I know I need to notify my water provider if I...

Hi everyone, I've started on removing the open fire in my 60s bungalow. The plan at the moment is to just open up the chimney breast. I may have a wood burner fitted at a later date, I don't know yet. I've removed the bricks up to the concrete lintel and I want to make the opening wider, but...