Shower bar adapter doesn't fit 15mm pipe
Plumbing
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About to put in a shower bar from concealed. I've extended the 15mm pipes, but they don't fit the adapters supplied with the shower bar. Surely they connect like a normal compression joint?
Stair lift repair price?
Electrical
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I had an engineer from stannah to look at my mums stairlift she is 93 years old he said it was an old chair probably couldn't get batteries was there 20 minutes charged £111 call out fee that's not right surely...
Thermal insulation needed to cover a cold ceramic floor
Carpets, Lino & Flooring
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A cold ceramic floor which will be covered with 50cm square carpet tiles. What thermal underlay should I use? I believe it should be a firm underlay material.
Load bearing or not?
Building
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hi i have a 1970s extension on the side of an old 1880 welsh cottage. I have a question about the 1970`s part. I want to take a wall out from down stairs there is no walls above. Its a concrete block wall that runs up to the joists but …
Sink basin crack
Plumbing
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There is a hairline crack in our sink basin and we are not sure whether to try and repair it ourselves or if the entire basin needs to be replaced. If we need a new basin, roughly how much would this cost?
Can’t find studs. Not sure on type of wall
Building
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I want to put a punch bag up but after using a stud finder and a magnet I can only find 1 potential stud and it goes from the middle of the wall to the ceiling (not sure if it’s a wire). After pulling a old wall plug out and …
Sensus m22 water meter issue
Plumbing
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Hi recieved letters from anglian water saying I'm using loads of water all time day and night and said have a leak however nothing leaking internally but on the sensus m22 water meter has a solid flag on it turned off the water inside my property and the solid flag …
Why are my radiators not working?
Heating & Gas
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Hello, I have recently moved into a house that hasn’t been used for near enough 12months so the heating hasn’t been on. I’ve bled the radiators and put pressure in the boiler and the heating still isn’t working.. The gas is working though..
cobble sets on a driveway?
Driveways
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Hi, I'm getting my driveway redone and I really like the cobble sets I've found. all the websites say they are good for driveways but the guy I have chosen to do it says that I shouldn't use them and they wont take the weight of a car. is he …
Are airbricks too big for my walls?
Bricklaying & Repointing
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I live in a bungalow with solid walls down the sides and cavity walls front and rear. I have to rooms on either front corner approx 12x12 ft. On the side walls of these rooms are 2 9x9inch airbricks and on the front rooms there are 2 6x9inch airbricks per …