Recent content by jerrythemole

Hi I would like to fit a pair of upvc french doors between my kitchen and my conservatory but I don't want to have the bottom part of the door frame. This would enable me to continue the flooring straight through from kitchen to conservatory and would mean that I don't have to step over the...

No I don't have a vent valve. On my system the pipe goes up to the loft and vents into the top up tank through an open ended pipe.

Hi I fitted a three port valve to my central heating system some time ago and it all works great. The only problem I have is that when I select hot water only, a lot of noise (gurgling) comes from the system. If I select heating or heating and water together the noise goes away, it's just when...

Thanks for your reply, I will give the emulsion a try and hope for the best.

An elderly neighbour of mine has recently had a water leak and the wallpaper in the lounge has come down in one area. This is an old terraced house with the original plaster probably about 100 years old. the plaster is in very poor condition, sounds hollow when you tap it and is crumbling in...

Hi I am looking for bath valves but don't know which pressure to go for. I have a hot water storage tank in the airing cupboard and a cold water header in the loft. the bath hot water if fed by a 22mm pipe with the last 2 ft 15mm and a flexible hose to the tap. Would a bath valve rated for 0.5...

Thanks for your answer, I will get one tomorrow

I have a problem with a gurgling bath plug hole. My bath is fitted with a shallow trap ( no room for anything else) which then runs for about 6 feet to a sweeping T where my wash basin with a 32mm bottle trap, connects. The pipe then runs for about 2 feet into the soil stack. All the pipe is 40...

Thanks for that Dave, I'll do that.

I am fitting a towel radiator and the original pipes on the old radiator are 10mm. Can someone please tell me if it is ok to use chrome 15mm pipe from the towel rad and connect to the old pipes under the floor with a reducer. Thanks

Thanks for that, grout it is then.

Thanks for your answer but if the floor does move will it not loosen the grout or am I being over cautious.

Hi, I am just about to re tile my bathroom and hope someone could give me some advice please. I am putting down Laminate flooring and I want to tile all the way down the wall to the flooring with no skirting board. As the floor will move a little what is the best way to finish off the joint, a...

Hi. I would like to resite my bathroom fan isolator, it is now beside the bathroom light switch. The trapdoor to the loft is directly overhead, would it be ok to fit the isolator in the loft? thanks

Thanks for your answers, I didn't know there was so much to think about with a vent pipe.