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Hi. Can anyone give me a ballpark figure on what I should be paying to replace this 3.2m x 6.5m felt roof? The three quotes I received are all within pennies of each other which makes me think that two of the quotes have just sub contracted it to the local specialist who provided the third...

guys, I have removed a false glass ceiling in my hallway. The previous occupant had cut through the lath and plaster to allow cleaning of the glass from above. How do I go about making this good? 006 by berettaboy, on Flickr'][/URL] Thanks

hello, I am looking for some advice. I am looking to replace the rather decrepit 120 year old Cupola that sits on top of my house. It's single glazed and has trickle ventilation. The amount of heat lost through this means that that sometime in the 1950's someone as installed a nasty internal...

can anyone help me identify the plant below? it's about 5' high, pretty architectural and growing in a lane behind some houses. Just coming into flower now. my first thoughts are some type of peony? TIA

Hello, I have a bit of a problem with my neighbours new boiler. He just had a new 50kw (large houses) wall hung condenser installed onto a party wall. This wall joins my living room. The boiler vents out through the wall about 2m from out patio doors. The problem is that over the past couple of...

I am hoping that you can help me with a problem. I recently had a refurbished cast iron radiator installed (wife insisted) in our living room. The connection was teed off the flow and return from an existing cast iron radiator feed in the same room (so I am told by the plumber). I had fancy...

Hello, Hope someone can point me in the right direction with problems with my boiler. First the system; Boiler valiant Ecotec 428 System: open vented ‘S’ plan Number of radiators: 16 (all doubles) 15mm downstairs, microbore upstairs Recent History: I did a recent drain down and 2 port valve...

Hi, I need some advice. I am looking to install a shower in a basement flat. Currently there is only a toilet and sink in the ensuite and I will be extending this with a stud wall to include a shower. The problem I have is that current toilet waste pipe is only partially exposed. The majority of...

Literally! I live in a late Victorian villa where the roof of the building has a cupola lighting up the centre of the house. Sometime (probably in the 1950’s) a previous owner had a false ceiling installed, no doubt to save heat. I am looking to replace the Cupola with a modern double glazed...

Hello, I'm fitting a stuart turner 4.0 bar standard monsoon. When I have done this in the past I used an essex flange. looking at the instructions that came with the latest pump it seems I can just take the feed off the top of the vertical expansion pipe as per the middle image! Doesn't say i...

hello, I am experiencing problem with my hot water. I have measured it at 75 degrees C and cannot get it to be any cooler. I have a normal gravity fed (s-plan) system with the hot water cylinder in the loft. To check the operation of the cylinder thermostat I turned on the hot water demand and...

Hello, I am getting some chimneys repaired. When knocking in the quoins, the masons broke a 4" square section off an adjacent facing stone (sandstone). This left a hole in the chimney. He wants to glue the broken piece back in with 2 part epoxy. The alternative is to take down the chimney and...

Hello, I have a cracked cast iron soil vent pipe (3 1/8" i think). The cracked section is near the bottom of the stack. the very bottom section is concreted into some stairs so cannot come out. I have scaffolding up at the moment so the opportunity is there to replace the corroded section. The...

Hello, I found this tube lying on my drive some time ago and I cannot for the life of me figure out where it came from, it's about 6 inches long, made of plastic and has writing along the side stating ' Assemble the pipe with the mark on the desired number' The same statement is also written in...

and to think the last gov didn't want them in the uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/8406189/Gurkha-tells-of-lone-stand-against-Taliban.html

Hello, I have a flat secion on my roof wich is about 8m x 5m. In the centre of this there is a cupula. The flat section is currently covered in felt which is now needing replaced. I have had a quote to have the whole lot done in lead at £200 per square meter! I am looking for alternatives and...

I have three questions on my roof please. 1. I have installed a Ubbink tile vent and had to cut the felt to position it and allow the connection piece to access from the rear . Do I need to patch this felt. If so what with? Felt? Or something else? 2. Does anyone have experience with these...

Hi, I have bought a new external door and frame for my garage rear access. I sent my wife to jewsons to get a new frame kit and door (smashed the other one breaking into the garage) The pre assembled frame she came back with is 845mm wide across jambs. I measure the hole width to be around...

Not really a DIY disaster but one of the most mortifying experiences I have had….. In Wickes last weekend looking for a new shower for the en-suite. They have a sale on. Get a 900mm quad tray, the enclosure, the waste and a mixer shower for £229!!! The wife O.K.’s it and I send her back to the...

Hi, I am planning to install a power shower and have a Stuart turner 3 bar dual pump for this purpose. Currently there is a low pressure open vented system supplying a thermostatic mixer with 15mm pipe. I plan to upgrade this to 22m john guest speedfit. The trouble is that the only reasonable...