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I am buying a new house being built by a small building company at the moment. I saw that in the other houses he has built he lays the slabs just butting together. I asked him about it and he said that's what they always do! and they don't get any problems? I am worried about weeds growing in...

I am looking into adding a 12ft x 12 ft extension to a kitchen, the house which is 5 years old, has an air source heat pump . with all the rooms having a separate loop in the floor I assume, as each room has it's own thermostat. The heat pump is in the opposite side of the house and I can't...

I'm getting on a bit and thinking of starting to clear out my workshop . I don't like using eBay so was wondering where else I could try? thanks Mike

Hi I built a workshop 15 years ago and painted it with Sadolin Superdec. I have painted 1 side of it every year (it's a big shed) in rotation. and I have been pleased that most of the paint is nice and firm with no problems. But.. on the front and one side where it's much more exposed to driving...

Hi I built a workshop 15 years ago and painted it with Sadolin Superdec. I have painted 1 side of it every year (it's a big shed) and I have been pleased that most of the paint is nice and firm with no problems. But.. on the front and one side where it's much more exposed to driving rain etc I...

I was working under my kitchen sink this morning where my earth bonding to my incoming water main is and I noticed that when the mains water pipe goes through the bottom of the cabinet it chances from iron to MDPE pipe. That can't be right can it? I have a multimeter, can I use that to find...

I have been buying cheapish Hot water cylinder thermostats in the past but have had to change a couple recently as they just packed up! So I bought a Honeywell stat but that was so inaccurate I sent it back. Bought another one and it's the same. I have probes that i have calibrated with freezing...

Simple question really But would appreciate advice please. There is nothing wrong with the cylinder as far as I can tell; It's just 30 years old. We live in a hard water area and I imagine it's got lots of lime scale in it

Hi More accurately , What I really mean is should the underfloor heating pump run continuously while the zone valve is open? It seems to me that the pump should be on when the zone valve is open so the boiler can turn off and let the water keep pumping, as the normal water temperature is too...

My Kitchen is large and cold. The only place for a rad is under a work surface. I have a 600x1100 double rad there now. It's very old! I thought about replacing it with a triple rad but I think i need more output than that. There is literally no space for another rad so I thought as there is...

We have tried Zinsser 123 plus but it's horrible to use it really really thin and go's everywhere. we thought that Bedec Multi surface paint might be ok . They say it covers everything, including old Tar based paints but nowhere does it say it paints over Oil based? Has anyone used this on...

Hi all previously I found that the smell was coming from the bath trap after a full sink had been emptied. I know that this is caused by negative pressure in the waste pipes sucking the air from a trap so I had a poke round under the bath and found that the trap is one of those with an air...

I have a workshop that is completely clad in tannalised weatherboard. It was built 13 years ago and has always been painted with Superdec. It's well maintained but every time I come to paint it I get parts where the paint is cracked and loose near the bottoms of the boards. It's not everywhere...

Hi I have just had a very bad leak in utility room floor which was found by a very expensive leak detection service. They also repaired the pipe with a new 8inch section of copper. There was bad corrosion on the outside of the mains pipe even though it was wrapped in insulation. I couldn't work...

When I turn it on there is a very loud screeching noise coming from the valve. anyone had this before? is it a faulty valve? No idea what to do apart from replacing but not looking forward to that as it was very awkward. Thanks

I believe this is the third time I have had one of the screw type isolation valve leak from the screw. I'm not a plumber so this seems very bad to me! Are they just rubbish? can you buy really good ones? This latest one is one of those flexible tap fittings with integral isolation valve. I...

The Old saniflow has an air vent through the wall The new Saniaccess 3 has no vent as far as I can see! The instructions are basically non existent so I'm hesitant to chop of the old vent pipe through the wall without being certain that this is OK. Has any one fitted one of these things...

We Have very bad stains on our conservatory roof from the lead flashing. It's not the white stains that I have read about but a dark stain coming from the lead ridge and from the velux windows. They have been there a few years at least. Have tried a pressure washer but I think I'll need some...

hi I have a leak in the bottom of my loft water tank, I think it's a 50 gallon one but I'm not sure. The measurements are 45inches by 23inches wide,23inches deep It's going to be really hard to get it out and to replace it as it seems to have been built into place I might get it out if I remove...

is there any way apart from having a combi boiler fitted that I could do away with my large loft tank that supplies the hot water tank in the hall. I would have thought that someone would make a device that that could reduce the pressure enough to supply the hot water from the mains. I know...