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Hi, I have a small blowtorch that I bought from B&Q a few years ago, It has a Benzomatic propane cylinder. I have used it for some small plumbing jobs. I find it barely gives out enough heat, if there is a lot of pipework to dissipate the heat then it takes forever to get the copper hot...

Hi, I'm going to convert a brick built workshop into an office. Since it is an outbuilding I do not think i need building regs, but i will still try and do a job good enough to meet them if required :-) Currently the room has a concrete slab floor single brick walls. the roof is pitched...

Hi, I am going to have to replace my oil tank for my heating system soon. It is located next to a garage wall. Under the new regulations I cannot install a new tank in the same position without fireproofing the wall. I understand that it needs to have a 1 hour fire rating. I'm...

Hi, I'm going to be building a step from brick ands paving slabs to go outside the door of my new kitchen. The problem is that the DPC will be far less than 150mm from the top to the step, it might be as little as 50mm. So I think all I can do is have a gap (i'm thinking about 15mm)...

Hi, I need to build a retaining wall in our garden where we have dug into our sloping garden for an extension. The wall will be only about 2ft tall. The soil is clay, it has been unsupported for about 2 years and hasn't moved. I'm planning on building a wall from blocks, then cladding...

Hi, I just noticed yesterday that our oil tank has started to leak, just slightly, from a patch of rust on the underside. I'm worried that replacing it with a new one will be very expensive. The current one is more than 1800mm from the house, but it is next to the garage wall. so...

Hi, My heating engineer has installed a new heating system with underfloor heating, it basically consists of: grant condensing outdoor oil bolier. range unvented tank underfloor heating gundfos UPS pump existing Radiators in all rooms except kitchen. new kitchen has UFH, this is...

We are about to fit out a newly created en-suite and are considering a Kohler WC and basin. Does anyone have any experience of these? Are they easy to plumb in? Are they a good quality? Cheers Steve

We are about to buy sanitaryware for a newly created en-suite. Before going on holiday, our plumber advised us to avoid certain brands of sanitary ware as they are awkward to plumb in. We are considering a Kohler WC and basin and wonder if anyone has experience of these. Are they a good...