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Hi all just after some advice please. We have had a side extension and now what was the landing window is to become the door way/hall way. Unfortunately the window is off centre to the required hall way so I've got to put a new lintel in above the window which means it has to be wider. The...

Hi all, we are knocking through from old kitchen to extension soon. I have had calcs done and they spec a 178x102x19 RSJ I want it to sit high enough so the ceiling is flush from old to new. I cant quite decided or figure out the best/optimum way to attach the new joists. Do I bolt a timber to...

Hi all, just after a bit of clarification/knowledge before I contact my BI (ha's not very approachable) I need to lay new waste through the extension floor slab. I am not sure how is best to do this. Do I lay the pipes at correct fall rate on 100mm bed or pea gravel, box it all in, do the rest...

Hi, I am having gable to gable side extension. Traditional built-in place roof system with top ridge and rafters on this would be easiest (going as DIY as possible) but the span is 8m, i've been advised you put a lower tie beam support beam in from gable to gable. Has anyone got any pictures of...

Hi all. We are going to get a log burner installed. The chimney is a pre fab concrete pipes system with 7inch diametertje drive requires 5inch. We've been advised that we don't need a 5inch Flexi liner as there's not much point as long as the smoke test is okay. What's anyone's thoughts? Thanks...

Hi all. I've a sectional garage that is leaking from.under the sections that touch the base. I cannot put drainage in around the whole building I thought maybe I could just raise the floor by say 100mm though how would I stop the water coming in under the sections and not the new floor? Any...

Hi all, not sure if electric or plumbing, but my best guess is electric :D Our Mira Sport showers is playing up. In the high setting, its bloody hot all the way down to the last 2 cold settings. In Medium setting, the temp control works as normal. The flow is normal in every setting. Any quick...

Hi all, new house, new joys! I've got a primatic central heating system. From what I can see there are 4 pipes coming out of the back boiler, 2 on the left, 2 on the right. 2 on the left go upto the primatic cylinder. the two on the right - 1 goes through a pump and up the other just goes up...

Hi all, sorry if this is a daft question but most of google just answers for wood sub floors. Downstairs living room is a concrete floor with horrible 1970s brown tiles which about about 3mm thick, not sure that they are but all the edges have broken and crumbled up. We are gettin carpet...

Hi all. I put some system cleaner in a few months back, left it in for a week as per instruction then flushed the system and added an inhibitor. The boiler has been making ghostly whirling noises lately. I've bled every value and the pump but no air. Checked the header tank and found it to...

Hi all, Having google'd it to death I thought I'd put my circumstances across and get a general opinion. Right, from what I have read there seem's to be no absolute requirement for a isolation switch for an electric shower. Having said that, its considered good practice and I am not...

Hi all. I was looking into what size cable needed for a 9.5kwh shower and the general consensus is to use 10.0 Having read why with regards to voltage drop, is it mainly down to if the cable is insulated anywhere? (and the length of run) My set up will be from CU, under floorboard...

Hi all, I wanted to replace my RWB2 with a horstmann s27r programmer. I am reasonably clever when it come to diagrams but I can not figure this out at all!. Currently on the RWB2 I have On the back of the RWB2 it shows the internals like this as per the...

Hi all, I'm sure they must exists but I'm dammed if I can find one to buy anywhere. I need to connect my bath waste to rainwater down pipe which is to a combined foul and surface water system. Where the waste exits the wall there is no rooom for a hopper head and need a strap boss or any...

Hi all, After a couple of leaks on my lead supply mains I currently have 2 holes open on my property, 1. at end of my supply and 1 on the corner of my house. I have lead to plastic to lead to plastic (from a leak I presume before I moved in)back to lead and onto next house. (there is a new...

Hi all, I've had another mains water leak at the back corner of my property. I say another because it was fixed once whilst I have lived here, and there were several 'dig' holes along the back which I always suspected where for leaks. Anyway, the problem is the water is running into a near...

Hi all, i've recently moved to EE from virgin, so they had to re-activate my BT line. Was told to wait in all day for Eng. to come they never showed up, turns out they just needed to switch the line back on at the exchange or something (not happy) Anyway, I was going to ask the Eng. to move my...

Bit hard to explain this one but I've tried a diagram. Its a sort of perspective drawing from outside. Roof is end terrace half hipped I think. Brown lines are the edges or roof. Blue dashed are - I think - hangers? on the 'floor' and run from gable end to party wall. Green...

Hi all, Recently had tri-fold sliding do dar what's it door and on the inside there is a step from the brickwork to the floor level. I want to lay wood across the length so I can paint etc. The brick/block is uneven and there are brackets as well, so can i lay the wood on to a bed of mortar...

Hi all, I added a new rad to our kitchen and I can't get any hot water to it. Sorry for the poor diagram but the length of pipe to kitchen rad is about 9 metres. I have tried to balance the best I can with no thermometer. room 1 is red hot and the LS is open but about 1/8th of a...