Recent content by jamie87

Could be a few things, all easy enough to fix/replace. Could be washer on bottom of flush valve not seating correctly or prongs on bottom of push button too long and holding valve open. Most likely though will be that vvank armitage float valve, just replace that with a fluidmaster and alter...

Are you sure you need a 3/4" extension? usually the 1/2" extension will go into the rad, then the old tail into the female end of the extension so that the 3/4 nut then meets back on the old valve. Like Petit Pablo said, a picture speaks a thousand words

Water Boards have to supply a minimum 9 l/min at your boundary, i'd be checking your neighbours flow rate, if thats greater than yours then you know the problem lies after where it splits off to feed your property.

Who's the manufacterer of the stoptap? Plasson do adapters for their poly stoptaps, but doubt they'd fit other manufacterers. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plasson-MDPE-Copper-Pipe-Adaptor-25mm-x-15mm-7438016-/170492222915

What are you wanting to mount one to the wall for? Have a look at a surestop valve, fits after your stoptap and then can wall mount it like a socket or hide it away in a cupboard

Great stuff thanks for the help, will give this a try

Thanks. So what size timber should i use? And how often should i put them in it etc? Room is approx 3m x 3m

They run in line with the hearth and this seems to be the bounciest part where the hearth was resting on this joist although it does it slightly in other places

By noggins or struts do you mean wood that go between the joists? If so then there is none that i can see throughout the room

Thanks. The joist are 2.5 inch x 7 inch and spaced around 18 inch. The length they run is approx 3.5 metres

Hi all just looking for some opinions on my problem. I have late 1800's end terraced house. The floor in the bedroom is quite bouncy and as im decorating the room i thought i'd investigate why. I was hoping that it would be the end of the joists needed supporting or the mortar had crumbled...