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Hi there, I'm almost up to the stage of tiling my new bathroom which i've totally gutted and refurbished. There will be a wetroom shower in one corner of the bathroom. I've used an impey wetdec and have the impey tilesafe kit etc. Walls - Most are covered in 10mm wediboard, some in...

Hi, I'm considering getting a Mira Combiforce 415 mixer valve to work with my Vaillant 831 ecotec plus Combination Boiler. Ideally we want a fixed shower head coming down from the ceiling and are considering getting an 8" fixed shower head. I've been recommended that i should not use...

Hi there, I've recently had a combi system installed and i'm totally re doing the bathroom. The combi i have is a Vaillant Ecotec Plus Combi 831, 31kw, 105,800 BTU, Flow @ 35 degress 12.7. Can anyone recommend a decent built in shower mixer, that powerful and reliable? Also do you...

Hi, I've never used plastic pipes for plumbing before, but i'm just about to redo the whole bathroom so i bought some 15mm speedfit pipes and connectors. After trying them to test the connections i noticed after inserting the pipe inserts into the plastic pipe the actual pipe diameter is...

Hi. I've recently taken out a 1930's fireplace in the lounge. Behind it is an old original baxi boiler. It has two lead pipes going into a solid water heater container, (i'll try to get some pics). I undid one of the lead pipes and was shocked to see that water was still running through...

Hi guys, Can anyone recommed a Sliding Compound Mitre Saw for under £200?? I'm not in the trade but do a lot of DIY, so it will be mainly used for stud work, skirting boards, arcitrave, picture rails, coving etc etc.. Ok i've had a quick look around screwfix with my untrained eye and...

Have a look at this chaps.... The other weekend i was pulling up floor boards in our new (old) house to install alarm cables etc and look what i found... Some bright "spark" has layed these cables ontop of the hot central heating pipes. The floor boards have been squashing these...

Hi, I'm trying to work out how much depth to allow for 10mm slate floor tiles placed on 3mm Electric heating mat and floor tile adhesive. I'm thinking:- Tiles - 10mm Adhesive - 12mm???? Heating mat - 3mm So 25mm depth in total, does this sound right or is the adhesive too thick or...

Hi, I'm going to be putting some 40MM THERMAL LAMINATE WALLBOARD 2400X1200 (9.5) on the bare brick walls in my kitchen, can you still dot & dab this onto the walls?? Thanks,

Hello! I'm just in the process of renovating our kitchen as it now spans a coal shed and a morning room I need to get all the floor levels the same, so that when it’s tiled it will be level with the hall floorboards. Just to throw a spanner in the works I’d also like electric under floor...

Hi, Eventually i'd like to replace the old back boiler in the dining room with a combi boiler in the loft. What regs are there for having it in the loft? Loft ladder, light etc? Any tips or advice would be great, cheers.

Hi, I need to level the floor in my kitchen. At the moment the floor is a mixture of orginal 1930's small floor tiles and other things. Is it possible to just pour self leveling compound all over this? Do you need to pva the floor first? Anyhelp would be great, Cheers.

Hi, I'm just about to start trying to source 2 x (203x102x23) Grade 43. Length = 2.75m universal beams that will be bolted together at 600c/c with M16 bolts. Where do most people get them from? I'm based in the northwest. Cheers,

Hi, I'm just going through the horrible job of ripping down the old lathe & plaster bedroom ceilings as they sagging pretty bad not to mention the cracks and damage to them. Anyway, i thought i'd start on bedroom 3 (the smallest) to practice on, i've got the ceiling off so just i'm just...

Hi, We've almost exchanged / completed on our new home (1935 semi) now, the surveyor picked up that there is not much if any of a party wall in the loft between us and our neighbour, which is obviously a fire hazard and no good for security. I've done a quick search on the site (not...

Hi, I'm looking to buy a drill soon, just to use around the house for general DIY. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=100372&ts=17312&id=46526 What do you all think of this? This is about the very most i can to spend, does anything come close or is a better choice than...

Hi, I'm hoping some of you experts can tell me your opinions on the condition of the electrics in the new house (1935 it was built) i'm hoping to buy. Heres some piccys... Here's a pic of the back of a socket. As you can see the wiring is "fairly" new as...

Hi, I'm in the process of buying a new house and in the homebuyers survey it mentions that he couldnt find a stop cock for the water supply. Now for the silly questions... Obviously one needs to be installed so how easy is it to do?! How the heck to you install it when the water is...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/MitsiBill/Hotwater.jpg At last, we've got hot water!!

At last, we've got hot water!!