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Howdy, I've searched online suppliers but cannot find anyone who sells the blanking plate that you remove from the control panel when fitting the TimeSwitch 130 timer (the dial type one with teeth). The boiler was fitted with the TimeSwich 130 but now I intend to use a wireless control...

Good morning, I have 3 projects coming up: - laying a real wood floor (30sqm) - build a decking platform - install new skirting to 3 rooms I am wondering which type of power saw would see me right for all of these jobs. Cutting a straight line with a hand saw or jigsaw has never been my...

Hello y'all, Looking for a little advice..... Neighbour built single storey extension last year astride the boundary line, which I am more than happy with as we agreed I would use the new wall for the extension I am planning too. However, neighbour's extension roof is leaking and making...

I can't seem to find any clear guidelines to tell me what type of drawings I need to accompany planning application for a single storey extension. I have read and spoken to folks who recommend all sorts of options: Draftsman, Architect, Structural Engineer and even DIY. The extension is to...

Has anyone had experience of challenging Building Regs Completion? I bought a house (repossession) last year which, planning records would indicate, had a loft conversion done in 1995. Before going ahead with the purchase I asked the local (Bromley) Building Control dept to advise whether a...

Hello there and merry christmas to you all I dropped a clanger by cutting the inner clear tube/pipe of a bottle trap too short and now the trap leaks a foul stench! Can anyone advise me what the name of this tube is and whether they are freely available from a plumbers merchants, please...

Hello I (kind of) know what I need but am looking for help from folks here to advise me whether such flexi's exist. Bath mixer: I need a 2 flexi's - 1 monobloc end and the other end needs to screw on to a 22mm isolating ball valve. Shower thermostatic mixer: 2 flexi's needed. 1 end...

Hello everyone I've just bought a few different sized Acova Multi Column rads - all have 4 columns (the ones B&Q sell) from ebay, however I'm expecting that some wall brackets will be missing. My dilema.... I have just downloaded the fitting instructions from acova's website. These show...

Hello everyone Do folks have a preference whether to mount a toilet pan on tiles or to install the pan to the floorboards (plus the WBP layer on top of the boards) and then tile around it? I'm guessing there's a strong chance of cracking prelaid tiles if you mount the pan on it, not just...

Hello everybody, I have recently bought a Victorian 3 bed (+ loft conv) house and have just started investigations in to the plumbing. Here is the set up: - Lead pipe supply from mains. - The main supply T's off: 1 branch heads straight up to the loft conv to a small plastic...

Hello all, I've had no luck searching this subject so had to start this new thread, I'm afraid. I'm about to hire a skip but concerned about it being used by every man and his dog in the local area. None of the skip hire companies I called provided a heavy duty cover but did suggest I...

Hello I've recently bought a house that has had a loft conversion done over 15 years ago. The en suite in the loft contains a shower, sink and loo. Currently the waste pipes for the sink and shower link together and then drop through the floor into the bathroom on the 1st floor. The waste...

Hello guys and gals I'm decorating a victorian house that I've recently bought. Just noticed that one of the ceilings is cracked and sags due to a leak (due to be repaired). The ceiling has the original coving - will I have to kiss it goodbye if the ceiling is being replaced or can it be...

Hello all, Just stripped back 4 layers of wallpaper and a layer of woodchip (hhmm nice!) to find a thick layer of green oil based paint on the interior plaster walls. Half of it came away when steaming and scraping the wallpaper but the other half is proving much more stubborn. I've...

Hello there I've just moved into a 1920's house that has been unloved! EDF have been in today to replace the card meter with a normal one. It appears that the house has 2 fuse boxes - 1 new that for recent(ish) additions like hob and shower, plus an old fuse box(the type that has the 2 pin...

Hello there I'm planningon ripping out the current internal bathroom walls in a house that I've just moved in to. The reason...... they are tiled top to toe in out dated tiles and I would like fresh walls to start again with. (I'll also take out the existing suite and replace). However...

Hello there I've just moved into a house that had the water shut off by a repo company. I called Thames Water who told me to turn it on using the tap out on the pavement along side the water meter. I located the pavement cover - a round disc about 6 inches in diameter - opened it, noted that...

Hello y'all *Novice alert question!* I'm just wondering what tips folks can offer to build white walls for the garden. I presume it's just an ordinary brick wall, platered over and then painted white......but DIY never seems to be that straightforward. What I want to do is build a few...

Hello guys. This is, potentially, a hypothetical question but I find everyone on here so helpful anyway. I am looking at buying a house that has had a a loft conversion - there is a chance that the owner didn't obtain PP for this and maybe didn't follow regulations. I intend to contact...

Hello guys and gals, Can folks offer me advice on what preparation I can do to keep the cost, effort and time down for a qualified spark to perform a complete rewire of a 3 bed house with 2 receps and a kitchen? I have just made an offer on the house in question, which is a victorian build...