Recent content by Captain5691

HI I was asked today whilst installing a gas cooker if I would install the clients Bidet, I have never seen one of these before, it fits on to the WC seat and has a hot and cold feed that go on the basin pipework. My concern is that I thought a Bidet had to have check valves or a separate...

Hi Today the client had a faulty stopcock so I turned the water off in the road. I then had to drain his header tank etc to change several sets of taps, the problem I have is that after turning on the water at the road nothing came on, he has a kitchen tap on mains pressure which is dead and...

I am about to install a 1200 x 800 quadrant tray on to an 18mm marine ply base, the tray instructions say to use a sand and cement mix, then add some PVA to the mix, this is all well and good but no where does it give the ratios. Does anyone know, it can't be a secret even though I have spent...

Hi I am doing a cloakroom, there is an existing waste coming through from the kitchen, it runs behind lots of cupboards so I am unable to replace the lot, it sticks out the wall about 4" which I need to get on to! Oh and it's gold plastic? I have cleaned the old paint off and tried a...

I used a Fernco and it was a great job, I cut the lead down to a level below the proposed boxing height, so you can't see anything apart from 32mm white plastic.... Job done....

Great video very DIY :) Pity i can't strip out the old lead as their budget does not allow for this

Thanks guy's The pipe goes straight down under the floor and they don't want the floor taken up so i have to deal with what is there....

Hi I am re-doing a bathroom in a 1940's house, the Basin waste falls in to a lead pipe which is 1 1/2" in diameter, this is the first time i have come across lead when doing bathroom renovations. Is there a standard method of connecting plastic to lead? I have brought a 1 1/2" rubber...

1 1/2" lead pipe with some sort of fitting inside?

Guy's and Gals What's the concensus for painting woodwork, when i quote for a job i quote for one coat primer/undercoat and two coats gloss or satinwood, the problem is depending on how much wood work there is its going to be at least 2 days for glossing as its 16-18 hours drying time. do...

Thanks for feedback, Jake thats the sort of thing i am thinking of, as its a wood floor going down I need something to cut off the water at floor level, my ground floor pipes run under the screed so its impossible to drain completely, in the past i have found even after draining, when the...

Has anyone used these Radmate connectors before? http://www.radmate.com/

Hi I fitted a bench Radiator a while ago in the hall, its now time for me to put the new flooring down, the problem i have is there is so little room between the Rad and the floor that there is not any room for an isolation valve. I tried to upload image but not working today... Does...

Thanks for that Surrey Roofing Estimator, it just looks a little untidy, but i guess i can live with that.... :)