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Cut away 150mm and then fill with gravel?

Bloody hell...I am panicking now! I was really pleased with how the patio was looking until this

This is what my friend mentioned However I can't see how to achieve this if I want the patio almost (about 30mm lower) level with my tiled kitchen? I am guessing this is to do with raid splash, is there anything I can do to negate this? Guessing I could of installed a thin aco drain but its too late for that now too Will Building Control have some concerns over this? As its not been signed off yet Many Thanks

Hi All I am 90% of the way through getting my patio laid and a friend popped round and mentioned about the level of my patio and how close it is up to my house. I have a large bi fold and wanted the patio to flow out the door straight onto it. I mentioned about having aco and the installer mentioned that wouldn’t be needed as we would have a fall on it (60mm over 4m away from the house) The slabs are almost tight upto the house/bi fold and level with the top of the blues. Is there any issue with this? Even though mine was an extension with BC look at this? Its too late anyway as like I said it’s almost finished but I would just like to get this clarified Many Thanks

Good Evening I have an ASHP and 300L DHW tanks, I was just looking at a few things tonight regarding energy and realised the weekly sterilisation cycle on my tank uses around 48kwh of electricity The current sterilisation set up is 1am Monday morning, the sterilisation temperature is 60 degrees for 1 hour is this normal? Can the duration be reduced to say 30 minutes? My normal set point of the water tank is 52 degrees Any advice/suggestions welcome, many thanks

Good Morning all I am now looking to clean up my blue bricks round the bottom of the house, they have quite a bit of mortar and some render paint (see attached photos) Could anyone recommend the best way (cleaning stuff/tools/brushes) to get these cleaned up the best I can Many Thanks

I am almost at the stage of getting the BCO round for the final sign off, as mine was only an extension I only need to have the structural calcs, EICR, Fensa Cert After looking into the FENSA certs I can't get them as all my windows and doors are new openings and not replacement units, I am just clarifying that they will be happy with that and I don't need any other certification regarding windows and doors? Also I had a visit from a BCO months ago (he has now left) and he instructed me that i needed a smoke alarm on landing, hallway and heat in the kitchen which i did. However when completing my EICR the electrician said he has not sure if it meets current regs. Please see attached photo showing the locations of them, they are mains wired and interlinked. Can someone confirm if these will satisfy BC or will I have an issue? Obviously this is frustrating as I installed following previous BCO comments. There is no wall/door between kitchen/diner and hallway. The oven & hob is now on the back wall too

Hi We have installed honed marble worktop in our kitchen which we love, it was sealed by the installers around 6 weeks ago. We had oak worktop in our old house so we are very conscious to be careful which marking etc.. Naively we didn't think water marks off the bottom of glasses would leave dull rings that you can see in certain light, I have tried 'method' cleaner that was recommended but didn't touch it at all Has anyone experienced this before? Has anybody got any proven methods to hopefully clean these marks up? Many Thanks

Now I feel stupid…but relieved haha This makes complete sense Many Thanks for the replies!

Hi All I have vaulted ceilings in 2 of our bedrooms. The rafters are 175mm, I have 100mm PIR between rafters and then 100mm PIR under the rafters, 25mm battens and then PB. we are having some heavy ish rain tonight and when I went to check on my daughter I could what sounded like water dripping on top of PIR insulation. My only thoughts were that this could be condensation? I have never noticed this at all before I haven’t got any soffit vents, would these be worth installing? I have attached a couple of photos of my roof. The red arrow is where the dripping sound is coming from and the light blue light denotes the room inside. As you can see I have mushroom vents on my flat roof but no soffit vents Is there anything else this noise could possibly be? Why has it only just started now? any comments would be greatly appreciated as I am a little worried about this. Many Thanks

Hi All I have a Vent Axia Sentinel MVHR and have only just moved in to my house so it’s my first interaction with one. During this hot patch I forgot I needed to change the internal temperature to help with cooling. When its summer/ warm out do I need to change to indoor temperature to 16 degrees (lowest) and then also the outdoot temperature to 5 degress (lowest) Then in autumn do i change the temps back? Indoor temp to 22 (2 above our thermostats) and then outdoor temps to 14 (default)? What do you recommend for these settings? Also on the summer bypass, do I just leave this on 'Normal' and it will control itself using the indoor/outdoor temp etc? Also is it best to leave all windows/doors closed or to open them to aid with cooling etc.. Apologies for the basic questions but any help appreciated

They look good! Love the raised kerbs/edging stones

Hi All We are just deciding what to go with our driveway, with the driveway and couple of paths we want round the house its about 225m2 and majority of the driveway has an incline so we ruled out gravel This left us with tarmac, resin and block paving. With block paving coming out on top due to looks and price Firstly am I barmy having that much block paving due to the maintenance of it? Any body that has it what are the best maintenance tasks for it? Weed killer and jet wash? What is the best build up /best way to lay the blocks to try and reduce any risk in sinkage/movement? We haven't got any firm quotes but I want to know the best make up before approaching companies Many Thanks

Could i also put a Hepvo waste in the washing machine waste too? Just for ease as would mean very little pipe mods and it might be a pain to get a traditional waste in there

The tundish has a spring return valve in the middle of it, is this suffice? Or would it a Hepvo straight trap be better on the straight run of pipe on the tank? https://www.screwfix.com/p/wavin-hepvo-waste-trap-white-40mm-x-40mm/3962K?tc=GA7&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI26r-wuLQhgMVpDUGAB2tPwHkEAQYAiABEgLIBPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Hi All I need to install a temporary (at least a year) fence around 1.2m high and no longer than 8m in length just to keep a small down in my garden I have been scouring the internet but i wanted to avoid concreting any posts in as this will be moved this time next year when we landscape the garden etc.. I was thinking just some knock in posts and wire mesh pinning on...would this be suitable? Could anyone recommend any other ideas at all? Even knock in fences as a whole but the there is a slight fall on the ground Apologies for the random question but hopefully one of you guys would of been in the same position and have some insight

Hi All Due to some changes in our kitchen design I have now moved our washing machine into the plant room. The plumber has put a waste pipe in for it but as you can see from the picture it needs extending to make it work In my previous house it was just stuck down the pipe, however would it be better to install a proper adaptor for it to be jubilee clipped on? Also all my waste goes in the foul drainage so will it need a trap putting on it? As you can tell by these questions I am not a plumber so any suggestions/ best ways to do it very much appreciated as the mrs is now on my back!

Hi All I am just in the process of clearing my garage out so I can move some of my stuff in. I have a sheet of 2.4m x 1.2m of 25mm celotex, 2.4m x 0.6m of 50mm & builders bag full of off cuts - mainly 100mm (see attached pic) I am in the LE12 area, free for collection. I thought I would offer it out on here before putting it on Facebook or the skip!

Hi All I have asked many questions on here but this definitely the most random one I have asked. I have flush casement windows and the internals of the windows are quite thin I have ordered 1 perfect fit blind from Blinds2go and my suspicions were correct as in they stand off the window, we have looked at many blind options but still prefer the perfect fit look I have attached a couple of pictures that show what I mean, has anybody else had this issue at all? Any ideas what we could do to help this look better or even recommend a place where we could get alternatives that work but all the places i have looked all need the deeper internal profile on the windows

Yes its a waterproof type paint, Dulux trade diamond matt, it was sold to me as better than kitchen/bathroom paint - (was more expensive too!) Yes I thought the same regarding not adhering to the mist coat, this is why I am annoyed as I should have cleaned the walls down properly before emulsion I am planning to use a very thin layer of filler and sand back Will it just randomly start peeling now all over? I know it's impossible to know

The whole house was mist coated, my only concern is that i didn't fully clean down the surface before painting so i panicking that it may all start peeling!

Hi All I have painted all my walls and ceilings in Dulux trade diamond Matt emulsion, I went for this as it saids more durable and can be wiped etc However I am concerned that it will start to peel, the worktop guys slightly chipped the paint in places (tight fit) and it has started the peel with lifted up edges. I have also noticed this when fixing/drilling into the walls Has anyone come across this before with diamond matt emulsion? I am just panicking now that in a unknown period of time all my paint is going to start to peel off!

Hi all I have a very random question, I have a sky lantern on a flat roof area. Today when it was quite warm out, it was making a lot of cracking/clunking noises quite regularly. I am pretty certain it is due to the heat but is there anything at all I could do to try and alleviate this? Cheers

No problem 👍 I popped a hole in the bottom of the trunking and bought all the actuator cables up centrally and tie wrapped together

My buffer doesn’t have an immersion