Recent content by disidicky

Hi, I had this issue with my shower drain. It was fitted by me a few years back and I had limited depth to fit a proper trap below the drain. All shop bought shower drains at the time had deep traps or looked ugly, so I modified one. Over time the smell gradually got worse. I checked the dergo...

No mate not an issue at all. I've known guys that have used wire wool or abrasive on pipes after fitting, and some where pipes show on a new boiler say, actually 'polish' the pipes to mirror finish. lol. Cant tell if they are ripples in your fist pic, (crappy bend ) but as not kinked it looks...

Hi, if they do it properly, once in you should end up with a new blue water pipe (sometimes black, not sure why) and a new isolation valve. They should also 'disinfect it' overnight before fitting back up. Really what you want to do is rip out ALL the rusty steel work inside upto decent copper...

That's fine, i'm not here for advice atm, maybe one day as I'm always doing something. I have worked on many new build sites off n on, not something I enjoyed. edit. Plus I've done a few jobs for myself. Like kitchen bathroom refits, I'll post some pics maybe. I still have a cscs card just in...

Hi, interesting subject. I had same dilemma few years back. I tried several types. Bacho join in the back, bit uncomfortable but OK. Wide-ones with carpentry print - look cool. Skinny elastic ones stretch & snap lol. All of them have pretty useless alligator type grips, that eventually tear the...

Hi all, not sure if this is the right place for intro's. please move if not. Just wanted to say hi, and pleased to have found this forum. I've had many projects over the years both professionally and private. But none on the go right now :giggle: I'm assuming from the topics that like me, most...