Recent content by Christhescott

Hi guys, My chimney haunch is cracked and In need of replacing as well as some of the cement skews/fillets. Not sure if I have got the correct terminology. Access is good as it’s a flat roof so I can work quite easily so I would like to have a go myself. My questions are, what mix of mortar...

Hi everyone, I've got a problem with my floor tiles lifting I wonder if you could offer some advice on what I should do. Previous owner of my flat has tiled the ground floor where the door to the street is, for 4 years everything has been fine but recently the door has been getting stiff to...

Yeah XR, I thought it was the nut at first so I kept nipping it up to stop the leak but then I had a closer look and noticed it was coming from the rad boss itself. :( Thanks Ian I will have a look for some of that stuff at homebase after work tomorrow and give it a try. cheers -Chris

Hi everyone. I just got my towel rail back from being powder coated and I've realized its leaking from a weld/brazing on the top corner, its a very small leak. I really don't want to go and scrap the towel rail after all this effort, is there anything else I can do to stop the leak? :(...

Thanks tictic, I'm not sure what you mean by butt out but I will have a look on youtube!

I am going to be tiling my shower room soon and I cant figure out how to do this external corner neatly. I plan on using flat aluminium edging strip which I have marked in yellow. Will it be possible if not how would you guys do it?

Hah, well I thought I would ask, might still give it a go with a bit of scrap first to see if it works. Pretty sure the formers are 20 and 25, the bender is for electrical conduit.

Hi, my boss has a hilmor pipe bender with the usual 20 and 25mm formers on it. I need to bend some 15mm copper water pipes for a diy project, can anyone tell me if I will be able to get relatively neat bends or will the pipe just kink? thanks..! :mrgreen:

johnson tiles PRG6 don't seem to have a beveled edge and are 200x100, gloss black seems to be twice the price of white though

Gave SSE a call and they sent two lads out to take a look, it is indeed old damage and nothing to worry about. Very impressive service!

I prodded the leaked pitch with a screwdriver and it is hard, but I will contact the DNO tomorrow, or tonight if the lines are open. Thanks. Keep finding things wrong with the flat, what is the point of the home buyers survey if they don't notice things like this?

This is the DNO supply to the common area of my building, under the stairs, it shows signs of having been on fire in the past and the neutral insulation looks crispy. There are a few drops of (pitch?) visible on the cutout itself and the cloth wrap looks shiny. The question is, would you...