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i live in a first floor flat with the main bathroom directly above the front entrance to the building. recently, there has been a leak into the close beneath the bathroom, a couple of feet back from the entrance door. i first tried to establish where the leak was coming from, so stopped using...

going to be helping a friend lay some EW flooring. he has been told (by the guy in the shop) that it is not click/lock type stuff and will require gluing the joints in the tongue and groove. should we take this as gospel, or if it transpires that we need to apply a reasonable amount of force...

thanks for your replies! i never realised that B&Q sold rolls of edging - only noticed the aluminium screw in ones....i suppose it does help to ask :roll: as i said, it will not be very visible so i'm sure one of their finishes would be fine or else i can try one of the other places...

the worktop manufacturer is Pragel, used by Ikea. had already asked in Ikea if they sold them separately, but apparently they don't. a quick search on the web does not throw up too much. the correct pattern is not essential - it's a black, stone finish, but the edges i need to cover will...

does anyone know if it's possible to buy formica (or similar) worktop edging (without obviously buying a worktop as well)? only edging i can seem to find in the usual places is the aluminium stuff which is screwed on. had to cut up some worktops and would prefer to use the formica stuff.

thought it may have been a blockage. water seems to drain away ok from sink but i suppose when the deluge arrives from washing machine it's enough to back it right up.

trying to install a washing machine. ran a t piece off the cold and into washing machine inlet. waste pipe from washine machine is connected into sink trap. everything seemed fine, no leaking joints, however, when the washing machine drains, the water is filling back up through the sink. this...

thanks. yes, was planning on using some PTFE tape.

looking to use compression joints on some flexible plastic piping. is there a 'best practice' on the following: type of insert to use - copper or plastic? type of compression ring/olive - plastic, brass or copper? thanks in advance

hi, looking for a spot of advice here. recently moved into a flat which has laminate flooring, however they did not bother to remove skirting before laying it, so there are expansion gaps which i am going to hide with beading. curious as to the best method for fixing the beading to the...