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Hi, I'm after some comments on my plan. I have had a retaining wall built in the garden, it is double skinned. Length is about 15m x 4m return with a depth of about 1m. It is there to level off a sloping garden. The spoil from the foundations has been levelled off and I've had a builder (he...

Hi, I am fitting a freestanding bath and because it is freestanding I need a flexible pipe at some point so I can connect it all before lowering the bath down. The bath I bought provided this waste pipe: Which screw nicely onto the bath waste, however what do I do with the other end? It...

Hi, I have a back garden which slopes away from the house, at most it is about 1.5m drop for every 6m away from the house. We have an existing patio which is a narrow (2.6m x 7m) platform. I'd like to make a larger patio are and have been thinking about getting a retaining wall built and then...

Hi, I'm tiling my shower area which is three sided two sides are internal block wall with a plaster bonding coat followed by a skim (no plasterboard. The other wall is a small partition I have put up and lined with 12mm aquapanel. I have some Travertine tiles 12mm x 305mm x 600mm which weigh...

Hi, I have an existing 32mm pushfit waste and I need to connect to that with 40mm solder weld. The pipework is going to be under a shower tray so not accesible in the future without a big effort. I'm keen to get a good joint that will last a long time. I know solvent weld is best but reusing...

Hi, I've got this patch on the inside of the house, on an external cavity wall. When we moved in the previous owner said it was down to lack of air circulation as they had a large bookcase in front of it. We don't have a bookcase there but we have a desk. The patch was previously more...

I am going to have cavity wall insulation (polystyrene beads) installed soon, my house has a suspended timber ground floor. The outer leaf is sandstone (on two sides) and rendered block on the gable ends. On the outside there are airbricks every 2m or so which I assumed was to vent the...

Hi, I Drained my rads a couple of days ago and replaced some valves. It is a gravity fed with a Worcester boiler in the garage (not a combi) since then the hot water has not worked. The central heating has been fine. I checked the timer and it still is timed to come on and says it comes on but...

Hi, I currently have a tiled kitchen floor, which is on a suspended cement floor. The floor itself is quite cold to the touch and the room is quite cold as a result and I'd like to improve that. Ideally I'd get under the floor and insulate from beneath but that isn't an option as there is...

Hi, I have a house built in 1989 in a sandstone with a cavity. The two gable ends are rendered over block brick. The front and back walls are strap pointed. Much of the pointing is fine however one end tends to get a lot of the weather and some of the strap pointing is either falling off or can...

What is the best way to remove old floor tiles? I've heard it is possible to use a blowtorch but I'm not sure what to do, or is it better just hammering and chiseling. Also I've read lots of old floor tiles may contain asbestos, how can I tell if mine do? Do I have to consult an expert...

I have a loft which I thought I would like strengthened. The reason for this is over the main bedroom there are a couple of cracks in the plaster where the ceiling has been flexed a little. The ceiling is perfectly flat though (i.e. no sag) What I want to use the loft for is storage...