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yeah on closer inspection the external plate had the same inner circle indicating a screw thread and i managed to screw it off. but still struggling to get the thumbturn lock out. the lock is a bit dodgy with the key sometimes turning without engaging the lock so it might not be shifting the...

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is this guesswork? i really only want to do this as a last resort unless it's definitely the case that this needs to be removed

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I’m trying to replace the lock on my composite door. It has a multipoint mechanism with a euro cylinder and an internal thumbturn. I’ve run into a few issues: On the outside there’s a circular escutcheon. On the inside I can twist the matching escutcheon off, but the external one won’t budge...

oh ok, i thought it would have been against some regulations at least somewhere! i'll have a look at the joist stuff and do some measurements.....

hey guys, i'm currently renovating my bathroom and whilst lifting up the floorboards was surprised to see an electrical line running alongside my drainpipe, including near the pipe joints.......this surely can't be safe? and is there anything i can do, eg move the drainpipe or put some kind of...

hiya, i've removed some tiles and chased into the walls to lay some pipework for the shower, i plan on installing (plastic) wall panelling on the existing tiles, is it a good idea to cover up the pipework with some kind of waterproof material even though i plan on having wall panelling, and if...

eh? i know it'll fit, but i prefer not having a reduced bore size

actually, on reading the description more carefully, look like the bore size is 12.7mm........................so may look into oldbuffer's suggestion of 2 45deg turns.......will measure in the morning and see if it's doable....

thanks, i'm going to go for bernardgreen suggestion, i have flexibility on joining to the existing pipe lower down so can join the new copper at the bottom. i was worried about the bore sizes but forgot to bring it up in my initial post, some were as small as 8mm, although the majority were...

nah, prefer everything hidden...

sorry tried taking photos but it's hard to get a proper picture as the bathroom is quite small and i'm struggling to get everything in

brilliant, didn't even think of bendable copper pipe, thanks for the tip!

hey guys, i'm trying to tap into my bath pipes to create pipework for my shower. i am struggling to get a copper pipe to connect with the exisitng pipe and could do with using something more flexible. would there be an issue using something like...