Recent content by justin1970

  1. J

    Soil Pipe conundrum

    Right, the Mrs wanted the bathroom a certain way. It meant turning the toilet through 90 degrees. I've tried an s type configuration for the waste from the toilet but its ugly and takes up a lot of space, making the area look cramped, even if I boxed it in. The soil stack outside is cast iron...
  2. J

    Rewiring and plumbing

    Please please please if anyone knows anyone who actually wants this work and works in Worthing let me have their number or get them to mal me!! I need a rewire of a Victorian terrace and the bathroom in the same gutted and a new one installed. I;m having a nightmare finding anyone to even...
  3. J

    Huge double bath.......HELP

    so if i lay the marine ply under where the bath will sit is that seriosuly going to be strong enough? my missus is nuts. i would have been happy with a hose in the back yard!
  4. J

    Huge double bath.......HELP

    We've just bought a new hosue and my partner has always wanted a huge bath - one that looks like a swimming pool.... So she buys this double width whirpool bath before we move in because it's on sale.... We live in a 1891 terraced hosue and the bathroom is upstairs. What I'm interested...
  5. J

    Rendering cost

    Can someone give any ideas to the cost of rendering the back wall of a two story house, i'm only looking at a rough idea for a possible house purchase. it's a bog standard two story edwardian bay fronted house. The whole back wall looks like it could do with some render. there's some breeze...
  6. J

    bitumen coated roof?

    Thanks to all those that replied - re the reduced offer, we were already going to offer way under their valuation - private sale because of concerns over a few other things - ie the vendor would only say 'a mate looked at it and he said its in good condition for the year' when I asked about the...
  7. J

    bitumen coated roof?

    Thanks, managed to speak to a roofer who said don't touch it, once the bitumen starts to crack the water will get under and it'll need a new roof. I'm gonna give it a miss!
  8. J

    bitumen coated roof?

    We're looking at a hosue and thinking of making an offer. They have a pitched grey tile roof, but the whole thing seems to have been painted with a layer of bitumen? If we bought the house would we be leaving ourselves open to a world of horrors or is this actually a good thing? Never seen...
Back
Top