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Thanks ChrisR. :D Before I reach for the pickaxe does "flood level" = the overtopping level of the highest attached item (in this case, the hand basin)?

I'm putting in a new groundfloor bathroom (toilet, shower and basin) in the middle of the house. I'm planning to run in a new 100mm waste pipe from an existing manhole by chopping a trench across one of the bedroom floors. :roll: I have some questions I'm hoping someone can help me with...

I'm just about to start work converting my integral garage into a habitable room. The house is a 1960's bungalow, built with solid concrete floors. The garage has the same concrete floor at the same level as in the rest of the house. Those nice chaps at Building Control want me to put down...

So I may not be barking out of my backside then? I'll discuss with my man with the plan and see what he thinks.

I'm going to be making a building regs submission in the near future for removing various internal walls in the bungalow I own. As one of these walls is carrying a load from the joists it will need a lintel/beam inserting to span the 2.7m gap that will be created. Inserting this beam into the...

I assume it's a concrete screed. The floors are fairly cold and I'm after a bit more thermal insulation. I've seen the chipboard with insulation on the back - the problem is the thickness of it, a minimum of 43mm which puts me into head banging territory. The top finish will vary - tiled...

I want to add some additional insulation to the concrete floors throughout the house. I need to use something which is pretty much incompressible and fairly thin (max 20mm), as I don't want to end up banging my head on the tops of the door frames when I've finished. A quick skim round on the web...

Oilman, Thanks for the advice on the sagging. Presumably there's no reason why I can't mix and match though - use copper in the loft and plastic to bring the runs down to the radiators?

Hi all. I'm about to embark on a complete replumb of my house, hot & cold supplies and central heating. The house is a bungalow, so the easiest place to route everything is in the loft, then drop down the radiator feeds, hot & cold water etc in conduits into the various rooms. I'm planning on...

I've recently bought a 1960's bungalow which is in need of some serious refurbishment - electrics inadequate (1 socket per room), central heating pipes leaking in the concrete floor, leaking copper waste pipes etc etc etc. I'm planning on abandoning the existing central heating system, and...