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thanks for the responses I've got some of those 6inch stanley blades so i may try that first but i like the hacksaw idea-sounds potentially easier the missus might miss the bread knife although she always knows when i do diy cause tea towels and scissors go missing and come back with gunk...

My bathroom basin is held on with several inches of silicon (not screws) both at the floor end and against the wall. its the wall bit that i'm trying to figure out. i need to replace the floor. so i need to remove and replace the basin. how to get it off the wall? is there some 1 inch...

:D :D thanks gcol - i was sick with worry last night wondering if i could cut around the pipe even with it set on the floor today i kept thinking - if it expands it can still go somewhere as its not stopped from moving at all. i suppose it just would have been better if there was space...

Finished 85% tiling floor yesterday. In my manic rush to get it all done before the adhesive went off i forgot to check the position of the radiator pipe. I chopped out a big square If you think of a square and see the pipe in it, its touching (just i think) in the corner. So if it...

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8) 8) ok breezer i whipped up a seance and he said he should have used some proper equipment. he also said that emu was doing fine i guess i feel frustrated that i have managed most of the work. i feel a bit useless having to ask for assistance and wondered if i could finish the job...

im virtually there with the work and have a cable ready to come out the roof I just need to know if i can traverse the roof right at the top across to the aerial. how stupid would that be? should i have a proper ladder that flips over. it may seem like the most obvious thing in the world...

I intend replacing my old tv cable with good quality stuff. I have been on the roof and had an inspection. 2 cables come off the aerial down the chimney stack and then off to the right and left down the roof about three tiles down and into the loft from both sides. so :- 1 moving the cable...

thanks 333rocky333 this has given me some ideas to remove it

8) 8) nail punch sounds good but it is a large head so that it grips the back of the conduit box to the concrete a hss drill might be an answer though. perhaps just masacre it several times. worth a try unless there are any other thoughts. thanks Qedelec id dremel it but im not sure i...

8) Hello I am considering removing the old low loss coaxial aerial cable fed from the outside aerial through the loft down to the socket in my front room. At the moment the coaxial is tight and I think that is the conduit box jamming it slightly. I want to take the conduit box out or...

8) 8) From this I am going to try the following 1 stick in a vent into the room that will come from the hallway outside the toilet (not the loft or outside for the reasons stated which makes sense) 2 Get a better fan and see if that makes a difference. maybe one that detects the...

ok so a vent out into the hallway perhaps above the door. tricky to do and i will consider doing it. i am not entirely convinced though that will solve the problem. the door is often left slightly ajar anyway and i don't think the curent fan copes that well. i may still consider the extra...

there is a gap under the door-its not massive. otherwise no. so maybe a vent into the loft. is that what you are suggesting. perhaps with an additional extractor fan for super efficiency!

Electrician installed an extractor fan last year in our small bathroom which was needed cause of condensation mainly from the shower. condensation remains a problem and better extraction is needed. I'm thinking that an additional fan above the shower would probably do the job (or a better...

thanks for all your replies the fittings are v difficult to get to and they have held up fine for 24 hours now and look well fine i may stick a bit of silicone on for good luck next time i may spank those compression fittings that little bit more and show them who's boss. (if they...

well thats putting my mind at rest mgheating. you live and learn. next time i will be a bit more confident and i will try your tip thanks

i have just put back a toilet upstairs Before starting i had a pipe run for the toilet and an isolator valve attached to it from the other end of the valve i put a small piece of pipe. from the other end of that pipe i put a braided hose that leads to the inlet of the toilet. the...

:D tricky disco or what-the alternative is to have less than half a tile to the bath-so i will go with almost a full tile to the bath and have two halfs above the window- as ever thanks for your input. 8)