Recent content by andysayle

Hi folks. I drilled a few holes this weekend for a shelf to go in my daughters room, and I'm a bit confused as the the best wall fixing to use. I thought the walls were plasterboard on solid concrete blocks, so I was going to use a nylon fixing long enough to go well past the plasterboard...

That's exactly what I am trying to do :) That's why I quite like this forum, it seems like a good place to check whether what I am being told is correct, as I am not a time served plumber/heating engineer, and I could be paying for who knows what work to be done, when it really doesn't need to...

I think it is entirely fair. First of all, the quotes were not just for changing some "pesky" radiator valves, that was just a small part of the work. I also wanted a new radiator plumbing in to my workshop, a new towel radiator plumbing into a new en suite, I wanted five new radiators...

Afternoon all, I've moved into a house that has radiators with twin entry valves connected to 10mm diameter copper piping. I want to replace these valves with TRV's, so I called a few plumbers in to give me some quotes. three of the five plumbers said it should be a simple swap, just...

Hi Folks, Apologies for the balatant lack of knowledge in this post, but I am having trouble finding some information regarding concrete mix ratios. Does anyone have any good resources on the web that they would care to share, so i can read up on what mix ratios are use for what purpose...

Morning all, I've recently bought a house that was built around 1990. the upstairs floorboards (T&G chipboard) are rather squeaky and could do with a bit of extra support in a few places. I'm planning on lifting the floor in each room as I redecorate, and adding in support where needed...