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Hi, I am replacing the decking in my garden as the old one has rotted away. I plan to reuse the paving slabs that were used as the base, and use adjustable risers to mount the decking on to. However the previous homeowners also used a lot of gravel for landscaping in the garden, which I am not...

Hi, I had a new circuit put in by an electrician as part of a CU relocation job. The circuit is on a 32A RCBO and has a 6mm2 TE cable wired into it. The work was done a year ago and at the time it was feeding my oven and everything worked well. As part of some renovation work, we've taken out...

Hi, I'm installing my new AEG Hob and have it on a dedicated 32A RCBO and 6mm2 T+E cable. However the manual is asking for H03v2v2-f cable that is rated upto 90c? I'm temporarily installing the hob for now whilst we wait for our counter top templating and installation, so in the meantime...

Hi, I'm after a new waste pipe connector that has a boss and toilet waste on opposing ends. I plan to fit the sink waste inside the wall on the left and soil pipe itself will be in a concealed toilet frame but I've not found a connector that has a boss and toilet waste connector on opposite...

Hi, I'm trying to conceal a basin waste instead a stud wall but naturally the metal studs are in the way. Anyone have any suggestions for how I can solve this? Thanks in advance

Hi, I had some work done a while back to convert a window to a set of patio doors and the floor was left like this. The rest of the substrate is a concrete subfloor and looks like it was previously screeded, so it won't need screeding again. The grey top layer on the right is flaking off, so it...

I want to get the frame as close as possible to the wall but I have a few mm sticking out at the moment which will then make tiling an issue, so I'm wondering if I can cut the bolt to the size I need? As shown in the picture, it'll only be a few mm and the nuts go on the inside of the bolt, so...

Hi, I'm fitting my first toilet in my own house but reasonably competent at DIY. I understand concealed toilet frames are secured at the back against a block or stud wall. However in this understair w/c the wall behind the toilet is a aluminium/metal stud and I am certain it cannot take any...

Hi all, I am about to redo a cloakroom WC and discovered this small soil stack that the toilet and sink waste drains into. It looks like it has concrete on the top and I wanted to ask if this was normal? Should I be fitting a durgo valve on top? It's going to be permanently boxed in for a wall...

Hi, I have my washing machine draining to a pvc pipe that subsequently drains into a soil stack. All works well, however I'm looking to see if theres a way for me to put a more secure fitting on the top to connect my washing machine drain hose to? So that's it's not just resting inside the...

Do 24v led strips need to be earthed? My led driver only has Live and Neutral terminals. Thanks in advance!

Hi, My shower drain has been smelling for about a week. It happens periodically as its an en-suite shower and not always used and we normally sort it by running some water through it as we understand the trap may have dried out. However this time I have run water through it for 5 minutes, tried...

Hi all, Can anyone advise how I can fix my noisy stairs without replacing the whole lot? I have access to the underside (as shown in the photo). I also saw a video where a guy screwed in block of timber into the risers and then tapped in wedges to support the treads. Would this work or anything...

Hi, I'm removing a second sink I had in my utility room that connects to a soil stack (see attached photo). I want to get it as close to the stack as possible as the whole thing needs to be boxed in. The uPVC waste pipe looks like it's been glued on with solvent. Any advice on how I can get it...

Hi all, I'd really appreciate some help with boxing in these unsightly pipes in my kitchen that run through the worktop. I'm planning to box it down to worktop height and then have quartz countertop and splashback. I'm assuming I affix a batten against the wall, then noggins at short intervals...

Hi all, In the process of ripping out my old kitchen splashback tiles, I found out the house builders had botched the interior breeze block wall. Firstly it wasnt built upto the right height and then they stacked it with two layers of plasterboard sandwiched together with dot & dab to raise the...

Hi, I've been investigated a leak under my bathtub. It wasn't the cause of the leak but I accidentally knocked it out and it's now completely detached. I'm struggling to reattach it. Could anyone advise urgently? The family bath/shower is completely out of action due to this.

Hi, Should bathroom mirror lights come straight of the lighting circuit or be powered via the isolation switch that extractor fans are connected to? I'm wondering how else they can be isolated without going to the CU everytime. Thanks in advance!

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice regarding the fitting of armoured coaxial cable for virgin media. Unfortunately I live in a dodgy area where the youths go round and cut the BT or Virgin cables outside your house for fun. My virgin Fibre cable comes is very close to my door and it disappears...

Hi all, Is it advisable to use a 1+1 knock out box to install my 32a switch and cooker outlet plate side by side? Also I can't find a 32a outlet plate so could I use a 45a outlet plate instead?