Recent content by Lynnos

This sounds a little 'make shift' are you sure this would be sufficient? I hate botch jobs. Lynn

[You say the walls are plaster then brick??....quote] Hi there, thanks for that. I just dont think a screw will grip now that the holes is the size it is. I can't go any higher or lower with it. What do you think about attaching wooden batons to the wall first and securing 6 points on each to...

Hi, I have been renovating a 1900 victorian tenement flat. I removed a very old radiator from the wall and purchased a nice new one. The walls are brick and plaster (the old type with horse hair!). It is horrible stuff and crumbles away very easily. I had all the walls skimmed to give them an...

It's definately not coming from the taps, like I said I've got good access to underneath the bath and can see where the leak is coming form, which is behind the tile or through the silicone and soaking the gyproc. I will try the insulating tape tonight to see if that works. I have considered...

I am pointing it directly at the taps. The tap itself doesn't leak, if I run a bath then I don't have a problem with a leak it's only when I put the shower on which is a thermostatic shower so it isn't connected to the taps. I didn't fill the bath when I prepared the last strip of silicone (...

Do you think this would really help? I have a steel bath and I have been told they don't really move. How can the water penetrate the silicone? lynn

Hi, I have recently had a very nice bathroom fitted in my very old tenemant flat. However, ever since the bath(with shower overhead) have been fitted we have had a leak underneath. We have had the plumber back out and tested it in all areas. The leak is coming from behind the taps. It is not...