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Yes its white, do you know what the filler is called? Thanks

Hi All I chipped my shower tray this morning and a lump the size of a 10p came of the top edge, which I think it is acrylic. Luckily its pretty much in one piece so i think i can get away with sticking it back on. Its on the outside edge away from the door so will not ever get too wet...

Is there anything i can do to make sure it doesn't leak in the future?? I have seen online that some people have suggested L-SX in the thread with the PTFE, or even using Gas PTFE. Is this worth considering?? Thanks for your help so far.

Hi All I have a new radiator that is leaking where the tail screws into the body of the radiator. It is only a slow drip but is very annoying!! I have tightened it as much as possible and smeard a bit of LS-X around the joint but it still drips. When I fitted the tail I made sure it had...

Hi All I am in a position where I need to drain down my central hearing system twice in the coming months. Basically I need to replace a radiator downstairs and also move the pipe work before we have new carpets fitted. The carpet fitter is booked now and due to having a baby on the way I...

Hi All I am looking to extend the piping from my current shower pump installation into a new en-suite on the other side of the house. I have looked into all the possibilities and have no choice but to run the pipes "up and over" through the loft. I know the pump is up to it as I purchased...

Hi All I have an extension built on my property which was built by the previous owner. I would like to put an en-suite in the extension but need some advice on any potential planning applications i may need to make. Essentially i will need to put in a new soil pipe into the sewer as this...

Hi All I'm building myself an en-suite and just need a bit of advice on how to finish the area behind the shower. I was planning to have standard 12.5 plaster board, plastered and then tiled. Is this OK as I have been told by a friend I should user waterproof boards instead of plasterboard...

Hi All I am having a shower pump fitted next week, and I have some pipes leading to the shower where the soldering on the joints looks suspect. It doesn't leak at all, but I am concerned that once the water is at a higher pressure due to the shower pump that it might start to leak. Is there...

Hi I have recently moved into a new house. i'm no expert when it comes to electrics, but i know the basics. There is an outside light which i need some advice on. It is fed from the garage by a standard 1.5 T&E through some round black PVC trunking to what looks like a weather proof box...

I've just moved into the house so not sure why they did it like this but this is how i found it. There is a strip light in the loft but it plugs directly into one of the sockets, i'm just trying to make it a bit easier to use with a pull cord switch. There is also an aerial booster in the...

The sockets are in the loft already so looks like its the best option for me. Thanks everyone for all your help, its been very useful!!

Would this be along the lines of this diagram //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting:single_way_lighting, with the loop from the FCU providing the "supply" I know the ring is new and the socket in question is not a spur, so is this my best plan as the lighting circuit is under quite a...

Hi I'm pretty new to all this electrics lark but i can do the basics, i'm looking for the best way to fit a light in the loft. I have a seperate ring main running round the loft and was wondering what was the best/safest way to add lights to the loft with a pull cord switch near the hatch...