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Hello I've done plumbing in my house with copper water pipes before. 15mm is 15mm and 22mm is 22mm. I now need to re-do the waste pipes in my bathroom due to a change in layout. I'm a bit confused with the standard sizing for waste pipes. I've got the excellent Collins DIY reference...

Hello I have a solid oak floor and it's got some gouges in it. Looks like somebody had glass in their shoe when I had a party last year. Has anyone used anything to repair gouges and deep lines in solid floors? Thanks

Hello The area above my new fire is getting very hot. The area includes steel supports I installed which will expand with heat then contract again as they cool. This area has been increased in height by 1 block from the original fireplace to fit the fire. The previous level also had a...

Cut in breeze blocks, chiselled out by gas fire fitters to remove existing steel support (before deciding that the flue needs moving up, but that's a different story): Cut is around 60mm deep in the breeze blocks. What should I fill it in with? I was planning to use a cement mix that...

LOL I cut a flap in it and it just had dried soil in it. Must be a drainage pipe for the block paving patio.

Hello I will be doing a lot of landscaping work in the garden next spring. I want to spend a few months over winter playing with designs on the PC before starting the work. Has anyone tried any of the landscape / garden design software packages? If so which ones and are they any good?

I was thinking about this last night. Surely it must be a draining pipe (there will probably be a few running across the garden). It will probably run under the patio because it is block paved and will be porous. I'm going to inpect it this afternoon, clean it and look for perforations. It's...

I dug up a small tree this morning. When digging it up, I found this: I only moved into the house a few months ago and I don't know what work the previous owner may have done. For the time being I'm covering the hole with top soil then turfing it. However, in spring next year...

Hello fellas Very much doubted it would work. Can't hold it entirely indoors, nearly 70 people coming and I can't fit em all in! I reckon a space heater in the region of 10KW will do. Gonna try that.

Hello I want to heat a 6m x 4m marquee at the end of this month. Has anyone done it with the propane patio heaters available? Is it safe to use in a marquee? The roof would be around 1 metre above the patio heater.

Hello I'm currently installing a solid oak floor in my living and dining room. It's the solid oak stuff from B&Q which is 150mm wide and 18mm thick. I wanted to install the same stuff (but 83mm wide instead) into my conservatory. However I'm concerned about the difference in temperature...