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- Plastic Drain Pipes - Old D shaped clay gutter drain is blocked by roots. Need to connect a new pvc drain section to this Drain. Either a flex seal connector D to round or a 90mm pvc pipe pushed up ith sealant as an...
- Balcony Glazing - Can you advise if there is a body or company that can give real expert advice regarding external glass balcony screens AND the various supporting systems. We live in a 3 year old apartment in a very...
- Versalam Beams - I would like to know the lbs/ft carrying load of a 5x5 vers lam beam 8 ft long placed vertically to support a horizontal I-beam in a basement . The concrete foundation wall supporting the I-beam has...
- External Finishes - I am having a front and side single storey extension built. My existing property has a pebble dash finishing that is painted white and the builder wants to use a white pebble dash cladding. Will they...
- Hot Water Storage Tanks - What is the average life expectancy of a copper storage tank? We are thinking of replacing our central heating boiler and wonder if it is necessary to also replace the hot water tank as we do not...
- Fire Doors - What is the easiest/cheapest way to achieve FD30 certification for an external, half-glazed cottage style kitchen door, please? Could I buy an ordinary door and paint it with fire-proof paint, or...
- Epoxy Floor Coatings - I have an internal wall where water is coming in. The reason I assume is because the external level is 6 inches higher than the internal level. I obviously want to prevent the water coming in and...
- Fibre Cement Cladding - Hi. Our house is a 1920s lath and plaster cold house! We are considering weatherboarding and have found these cement fibre planks. Are they any good at insulating? Do they have to have a sort of...
- Rainwater Systems - Good Day. I recently was asked to survey a Victorian drainage system on a house in Guildford. One finding has puzzled us that we cant answer and i was hoping you might be able to shed some light....
- Stainless Steel Cladding - What length of warranty is typically offered with stainless steel roof and wall cladding? Warranty aside, what would be the anticipated lifespan for a well installed stainless steel roof?
- Underfloor Insulation - I want to insulate a costomers flat from sound traveling up through the wooden floor from the flat below. B&Q sell an acoustic partition roll at £35 for 15 sq m. Can you advise me as to...
- Wall Cladding - Hi, We are trying to sell out house but half of it is sandstone and the other half is a really ugly extension made from blocks. It is difficult to see that the house is all one due to the...
- Balcony Waterproofing - We are in a block of flats and are having a problem with the top floor balcony. Water is seeping through and falling onto the balcony below. As the building is 35 years old we need to re tile this...
- Fire Vents - Hi, I require to put a ventilator in a georgian wire cast glass window without loss of fire proofing. Is there a neat possibly not expensive solution? Many thanks Philip
- Geotextile Matting - I have a reservoir bank that has suffered some erosion due to water washing over the top in the past, Which geotextile would be ideal for stabilising the bank when it is patched up with new soil. The...
- Beam And Block Flooring - When laying a block and beam floor, what height should the cavity fill be below the DPC under the beams?
- Floor Insulation - Is there a product which can be blown into a supended wooden floor of my flat? There is a shop below which also has a wooden ceiling.
- Heat Recovery Ventilation - Have just bought 1950s ex council flat in london and discovered it suffers heavy interstitial condensation (identified by a surveyor) in one bedroom particularly. Would a single room HR ventilator be...
- Air Handling Unit Manufacturers - I live in a converted barn with a large lounge area with vaulted ceiling up to roof level. Height to Ridge 4mtrs room area approx 33sq mtrs. I am looking for fans to put in the apex to reduce heat...
- Window Sills - I like the look of Decstone for internal window cills. Are there any alternatives to this product but which are less expensive?