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If you are a keen DIY’er or have done any plumbing in the past then you should be fairly confident when it comes to changing a tap, but if You’ve never done any plumbing before and are new to DIY, this type of job may seem like a step too far. If you feel that you are closer to the latter, don’t fear, with a little guidance and thought, you should be able to easily complete a task such as this

If you have ever tried to fit a shelf, window sill, kitchen unit or other object to an odd shaped or uneven surface then you will know this is no easy task. Although you could just push it up as tight as you can to the surface in question, it never looks as good as it could if it was shaped to fit perfectly

Here is a table for the Floplast gutter systems compiled by gutteringsupplies.co.uk: As you can see with an effective area of 40m2 there will be no issue using any of these systems and configurations. However if our effective roof area were 50 m2 then we would not be able to use a level Half Round gutter with a stop end outlet (ie, the downpipe at one end of the gutter, rather than in the middle). To increase the capacity of the gutter, we would have to add a fall, which we would always recommend doing as a matter of course, or moving the outlet to the centre of the gutter but using a Running Outlet (which allows you to position the downpipe in the middle of the gutter). Move the outlet (downpipe) from the end of the gutter to the middle • Change the style of gutters to one with a greater capacity.

The subject of bath, basin, shower or appliance waste pipes may not be a hot one but if you are planning on a kitchen or bathroom renovation or on moving an appliance such as a washing machine, it’s important to know your options when it comes to what waste pipe system you should or shouldn’t use. Very similar to their larger cousins, the soil pipe, push fit waste pipes work in a similar manner in that the various couplings, joiners etc feature a rubber collar and when a pipe is push in, the seal compresses around the pipe forming a water tight seal. These fittings are a little similar to the push fit type in that they rely on a rubber seal to make them water tight, but where push fit simply push together, these work in the same manner as copper compression fittings. A compression cap is screwed down on to a rubber seal that forces it down in to the fitting or joint and creates a water tight seal around the pipe.