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Hi there I want to fit a rad in my kitchen dinner as it is quite large and does get a bit chilly in there, I want to fit a radiator I know the size and output required, the problem is there are no pipes within easy acces from either the downstairs or upstairs existing pipework, the boiler is in...

Hi Folks, I am having a conservatory built, but the guy supplying and fitting the plastic and roof wanted £2000 just for the base and dwarf wall, I have a bricky to do the wall, and I will dig footings and do the base, what are the dimensions for a the footings ? and hardcore and concrete for...

I have just fiited a en suite and need to connect to the existing underground ceramic brown pipe, the thing is I am restricted to room and I have only a couple of feet to work in, I have exposed the pipe and want to know please the best way to make the coonection, the down pipe is directly over...

I am building a wall for a friend at his factory, he mentioned that in the office some of the rads are cold, I just thought they would just need bleeding, I bled them but they still remain cold does not equate as one works and the next one does not, any ideas where or what o check next, not...

Hi everyone, my girlfriends parents have a combi boiler, they have rad valves on all rads, I go in there at night and the place is always boiling, the boiler is on the go 24/7 they do not have a room stat, can anyone in PLAIN English explain why they need a room stat as I am blue in the teeth...

Hi ok my plasterer I had in has removed the heating control unit and just left the wires taped up in the wall, There are 2 blues 3 browns (1 which is a thinner one) 1 black 1 grey I think the 2 larger browns and blues are the live and neutral the others go to stat and to the stuff in the loft...

I am going to replace my old rotted out facia and soffit board, does anyone know of a site with a detailed description on how to carry out this job ? many thanks Steve

Just had bathroom skimmed, about a week ago do I need to pva the walls before putting tiles on the walls ? Cheers Steve

Hi all, I am about to remove the back boiler from the dinning room, the imersion tank and pump are all in the loft, it was installed about 3 years ago and was only used for a few months, the house was empty for 2 years, what I want to do is put a new boiler in the loft it will be easy to plumb...

I got a so called plasterer in to do 3 ceilings, and a couple of plasterboard walls, he done the bathroom ceiling not to bad, then he started the little bedroom, the ceilng was artexed, I scrapped as many of the bobbles of and pv ade it, he started to plaster the 2 walls first then put a coat on...

Hi to all the sparkys out there, I am doing a house up, I have re wired it as per instruction from an aquantance, but he has let me down I have got someone to wire the consumer unit, I am competant to do the second fix on the sockets and lighting, all I need to know is if I need it to get it...

I am about to take out my dividing wall its lenth is 3.300 cm (130 inches) can anyone give me an idea of the size of RSJ required or steel that Travis Perks can supply I have an account with them, also any tips would be most welcome Cheers Steve

Hi I have a couple of questions, I have removed all the wall paper from my bedrooms, the walls are not to bad but not bad enough to justify a skim, there is a couple of layers of paint and the top layer is flakey, what I was going to do is rub down to remove all the loose flakes is there a nice...

Just stripping a bedroom out the plaster just fell from the walls exposing the bricks, what plaster is recommended to go striaght onto the bricks ? and does it need a finish coat ? Cheers

I am just going to put a new ceiling up in the bedroom, can anyone tell me the dry linning procedure please, also the type of joint filler and tools to do the job ? Many thanks Steve

Hi I am just about to replace my boiler, I have been recomended to get a vaillant, I have a 3 bed house, with in all it will have 10 rads a couple of them will be small ones in downstairs loo and little bedroom, can anyone recomend a model and a supplier who will not rip me off Regards Steve