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I've also got a thermostatic shower that has gone cold. It's only a couple of months old. As per bashersmith's post...new worcester bosch 30CDi has water temp at max and all other taps are roasting. I did a bucket fill test for the bath taps - cold water supply 8.0 litres in 30 secs. Hot...

OK, if it's not dry will try bufffing a small test area. Thanks,

WYL, thanks for the advice. I'll give it 48hrs until Tuesday morning. As this then takes me past the 36hrs recommend for applying the final coat I assume a light sand would be needed - 120 grit do or something a finer? Do you think working the final oil in with a cloth during application...

On the home straight but I seem to be having a slight problem with the osmo wax. 1) T&G boards down 2) 120 grit sand with orbital sander 3) Osmo wood protector applied and dried in 24 hrs 4) 1st coat of "Wood wax extra thin" (very thin layer) applied with a brush 11am sunday. I didn't work...

Sounds like a lot less hassle compared to nailing. Any particular depth of adhesive - though I assume the tin it comes in will have instructions?! Cheers

Wood you like, just to double check... I've lifted the chip and put down 18mm ply would the B92 or Lecol5500 still be suitable for glueing? From looking on the web it looks like to goes down like tile adhesive and you place boards on top and push them into place? What happens if the board...

What is the difference between an inline fan and a normal extractor fan and which would be best suited for a bathroom with a non powershower shower? I'm planning on getting one in the upstairs bathroom. Bathroom has two external walls, but I think putting the fan (inline/external) in the...

Neil, I seem to have a similar problem with my newly installed showervalve (don't have the model/make at hand). Did you get anywhere chasing up the manufacturer? Was the unit faulty or was something else required? EDIT: Does anyone know what the root cause of these problems tend to be...

great, thanks for the advice really appreciated.

Gcol, No prob re the confusing post, you should hear me on the phone! Right I've drawn a picture looking at at the corner from above for one row of tiles - I've no idea how to embed it so.... here is the link http://picasaweb.google.com/elliottfjones (click on the image a couple of...

gcol, thanks for advice...just want to clarify... once I put the short run of tiles up the gap between the faces of the corner tiles would be a normal spacer and thus, I thought, groutable... I was looking to fill the space behind the tiles at the corner - which won't show... and won't be...

Tiling the bathroom - just around the bath, so one complete wall and two short runs the width of the bath. Back wall done (on a tea break) and was supposed to be tiles right into each corner and then the short runs would be tiled ontop of the back wall tiles. Unfortunately, due to wonkey...

Woodyoulike, In trying to find where to buy the product I contacted Osmos UK and their technical advice for iroko in the bathroom was to try the following on sample pieces of wood first to see how it absorbs and looks: Coat of Wood Protector some sort of waterproofing agent followed by...

WoodYouLike, Aplogoies this response is a couple weeks later! I notice from some other posts that Osmo Hardwax Oil Polyx is recommended as a durable, waterproof finish. Would this be suitable for our bathroom iroko floor rather than the Danish or Tung oil as mentioned above? efj.

WoodYouLike, Thanks for all the advice. For anyone following the thread or as matter of interest, found the following guide re how to glue boards.... http://www.hardwoodflooringimports.com/Downloads/GlueDownInstallationGuide.pdf EDIT: Can secret nailing into 18mm ply (i know it's...

Right.. got it... So my current options are: 1) Glueing - can this be done onto the chipboard? 2) Secret Nailing - but has to be into the existing joists, as chipboard is too thin at only 18mm. Wish I asked here before starting this... with only a bucket flush pan at the minute not the...

To show my ignorance here... what is the difference between glueing, secret nailing and floating? and how does the width of the board effect the method you use? Is there any particulag glue I should be using? Remembering chipboard is the current sub surface. Though I hope to get ply down if...

Guys, thanks for the responses. Mattyspurra - I'll try and get a thin layer of plywood down on top of the chipboard. WoodYouLike - the Iroko boards are not very wide 60mm I think off the top of my head. 4 packs of mixed lenghths 600 to 900mm - again off the top of my head. We were...

I'm in the middle of our bathroom renovation and having read some previous posts on the use of green chipboard think I might have made a mistake with using it and wanted to double check ... 1940's semi with 5 m sq. bathroom floor. Lifted old T&G floorboards, as many were split, broken or...

Scoon, As a matter of interest, how easy was the refit?