Bonding in tiles.
Roofing
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Neighbour’s have just had a new roof and their roofer has bonded in the original very old tiles from when these houses were constructed 1950-60’s into my 5-6 year old roof. The old tiles have also been painted previously. They have used a bonding gutter in between but have put …
Exterior door bricked up?
Bricklaying & Repointing
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Is this an easy job or expensive job? We have a 1950s brick house that has a wooden framed door that needs to be filled preferably?
How isolate washing machine - don’t recognise this valve
Plumbing
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I am trying to disconnect my washing machine but the valve has no blue tap and no slot for a screwdriver to turn 90 degrees. The connector has a screw hole which is sticking out so it looks like I might need to screw it by hand? I have a …
gel particles in the hot water
Heating & Gas
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I am getting yellow gel particles about the size of a grain of sand in my hot water. I have a 4 yo Grant Combi. I'm sure the heat exchanger has started to block up because of it as the tap pressure has dropped. I filtered the bath water through …
IS: 9163-1972 guidelines
Carpets, Lino & Flooring
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What does an Abrasion Test Result of 0.7 mm Average wear under IS: 9163-1972 guidelines tell me about how long a floor tile will last on a Kitchen Floor. The tiles are flexable with a 0.40 mm stone surface layer.
Replacement Roofs
Roofing
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My next door neighbour terraced villa had to have a replacement roof due too leaks. That is when my troubles started. My roof started to leak from next door and because of the lock down it was nearly a year and a half before a roofer came to look at …
Toilet cistern pipe size?
Plumbing
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Hi what size of pipe should I get for the water inlet to the water cistern on my toilet?
replace garage lock
Building
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How much wound it cost to replace a lock on a garage
Bathroom refit price
Bathroom Fitting
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4 answers
Hello, I'm looking at possibly getting our bathroom redone. I've had loads of problems with poorly fitted tiles coming away from above the bath and considering getting one of these https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/aqualusso-alto-04-1200mm-x-800mm-offset-shower-cabin-polar-white or similar. Just need rough figure. I don't currently hae time to get people in to quote so just …
Emergency plumber pricing
Plumbing
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Hi, Got back from holiday to find ceiling cracked and water drenched. Called plumber at midnight. They came went through ceiling and checked upstairs flat. No cause found or remedial work carried out. Was charged £195, live in Manchester. Was overwhelmed as just moved in, back from being away and …