Shut off valve access
Plumbing
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6 answers
My shut off valve is behind panels on a floating toilet about halfway down, how do I access it without butchering the panels?
Kitchen sink unit leak
Plumbing
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10 answers
A plumber was invited to my property to repair a leakage under my kitchen sink unit. He resealed the seal connector, replaced the hot water pipe which had frayed and thought job was completed. However on testing the taps on high pressure, a further leak still was continues. I tested …
Horizontal cracks above doorway
Building
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Hi all, I have a newbuild ish (7 years old) and there are 2 cracks (max 1cm wide) horizontally covering the top of the front entrance doorframe. I can provide images, but my general question is, is this likely to be structural? I filled this in previously (last year) and …
Kitchen Ceiling Drip
Plumbing
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Just bought a house. Turned on mains water supply and we've a drip from the kitchen ceiling. Directly above the kitchen is a separate toilet and bathroom with toilet, sink, bath and shower. Is this the source of the problem ?
Toilet fitting with vertical waste
Plumbing
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5 answers
My toilet waste is in the floor Can I buy any close coupled toilet and use flexible s trap connector
Cold water supply to kitchen
Plumbing
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20 answers
I was hoping to install a dishwasher next to the kitchen sink unit by removing the adjacent kitchen base unit. However today I removed the base board and looked underneath the cupboard I need to remove and found that the cold water supply comes up from the concrete floor then …
Hanging weight (clock) on dot and dab wall
Carpentry & Joinery
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Hi, have a dot and dab (i think) wall in an extension that covers the previous brick corner of the original house. Trying to hang a clock on this wall. I want to get a plug into the brickwork but when drilled in, there was no hollow gap as expected. …
toilet tank replacement
Bathroom Fitting
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13 answers
I need to replace and outdated American Standard 4012 tank. What tank can be substituted
No string or hockey sticks in electrical ducting
Electrical
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4 answers
The electrical piping that runs from the street to the house has no string/rope going through it and the drive is already laid. What’s the best way of getting a string through the pipe so the electrical cable can be pulled through it?
Water Hammer
Plumbing
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Hello, I’m looking for advice regarding a very loud water hammer issue in my home, which so far no one has been able to explain. I’ve lived in a 3-bedroom mid-terraced house for the past 15 years. Shortly after moving in, I had a combi boiler installed in the loft …