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Cheers. We used fly spray yesterday...it's really quick at killing those things, but we'll have to see if they come back.

Who said we can't afford it? I'm not CORGI registered so I can't take the fireplace out myself, but I want to work out the best way forward. In fact this tenant was in for 18 months and hadn't been paying the rent, so it could be that we have more than one house but be skint...it's called...

Thanks both. I'm certain it's the front room, because all the flies have been there, and even though the tenants broke the door off its hinges it was virtually shut. We've got to get a gas inspection before putting new tenants in, so I'll ask the CORGI man to check it out. Cheers.

We've recently evicted someone from one of our houses, and gone in to inspect the state of the place. The first time we went in there were about a hundred big flies in the front room, so we let them out of the window. The second time there were another twenty or thirty, and the longer we...

Some charge an hourly rate, e.g. so much for the first hour then a lesser amount for each hour after that. I charged my customer £40 for the job because he's a family friend (but he insisted I took £50).

Haha! No, I'm not hoping to cash in, it's for a friend (one that's just lost his wife of 50 years!), so I'll probably only charge £40 labour. I intend to change the pump valves too, but he said he wants to get the parts himself so we'll see how much they cost.

The pump I'm referring to isn't in the boiler itself and has nothing to do with gas. I've replaced one on a house I own, but wanted to be sure I could do it for paying customers. I've heard some CORGI plumbers quoting hundreds of pounds for replacing pumps, but I can't see why it should be...

I'm a recently qualified plumber, at level 2. I've tried to read some of the legal mumbo-jumbo about CORGI, but I can't find anything in plain English. I think I can... Replace Radiators Add Radiators Change central heating Pumps Replace Hot Water Tanks and Immersion Heaters I don't...

The hammer trick worked though, thanks!

Thanks gcol. It's a shame I haven't got a Dremel. I wonder if a pizza cutter would do the trick! ;-)

I'd appreciate the advice of someone more experienced so I can do the best job possible... Q1) I've got three walls over a bath that are only tiled half-way up. I need to tile to the ceiling with identical tiles, which I've got. The house is only a few months old, so obviously it has...

I'm sure I've put it on right. The water board have been out, but it took a few weeks. The cheap-looking, plasticky tap they put in doesn't seem to be working and I can't really wait another few weeks for them to come and look at it. Cheers.

Thanks undercover, I might do that for future use. I've tightened up this lead lock quite a lot. Is there any danger in 'nipping it up' too far, as there is with copper?

A bit of advice please... I've fitted a lead lock and a new internal stop tap in an old, empty shop. It was a pain because the outside stop tap doesn't work, so I had to freeze the lead pipe. The other problem was that the lead pipe only sticks out from the concrete floor/brick wall a few...

Thanks leaky! I believe timber has to be put down under bath legs (building reg.s?), so I guess it's the same principle.

I've got an Easy Plumb Shower Tray to fit in a day or two for a neighbour. I've never fitted one, but I'm aware they have adjustable legs so they're quicker and easier to fit. What should they be mounted on? Sand and cement? It might say in the packet but I'd like to be prepared before I...

Haha! You can't beat a bit of male posturing! The job was to replace the lead inside the property. I did suggest the customer speak to United Utilities about replacing the lead, but he wasn't interested. He's after a quick buck, from doing up the place just enough to rent it out.

Cheers Dan. I suggested saying he's worried it will flood the shops next door...that could be costly at least.

The leak is only like a pin-hole but it can't be left for 12 weeks. I've just been back and put some tape (the sort used on soil pipes) on it which seems okay as a temporary measure. The leak is inside, just before the stop-cock but it's an empty shop. The offending stop-cock is the one...

I've been at a property this morning where there's a leak before the stop tap. I tried to turn off the outside stop tap, but it's broken. I rang United Utilities and they said they'll fix the stop tap in the next 12 weeks! They recommended I cut the pipe at mains pressure and put a tap on...