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Can anyone tell me what filler to use to make good hairline cracks in concrete window cills.I know that this is an old topic but cant find previous answers. .Is there a way to go straight to an old topic answer without trolling through a million pages!!!!!!!

Have finally worked out that this is a top access trap as suggested.Now see that the water has to go down the central tube and then the basket fills until it overflows to the drain outlet and this space is always full of water so gases cannot get back>.Since the trap has been cleaned out with...

Hi ritchard There is no trap as i know them.The shower tray has a circular pocket underneath with the drain outlet hole about 25m.m from the bottom.Into this fits the removeable basket which has outlet holes around its circumference at the top.Into this fits a tube with a stainless top which...

Have recently had a new bathroom put in and noticed stale smell especially in the morning after being shut up all night.On checking the shower waste(the lift out filter type i notice that the outlet to drain hole is above the water level in the waste casing.What is to prevent the smell from the...

The house is 90 years old with 300 m.m solid walls rendered.All windows have conctete cills 800m.m wide by 100 m.m deep.Some of the cills have vertical cracks right through the cill.Have tried in the past veeing out cracks and filling with various types of morter and plastic fillers but...

Thanks gcol tool good idea

Why would it look any different if siliconed around the perimeter as usual.Its just a different way of holding the tiled board in place.Have you seen it done?

Has anyone any experience in using Velcro pads to secure plyboard to frame prior to tiling.Using 8mm plyboard 1770x475m.m tiles 330x330x7m.m.Will the weight of the tiles pull the board off the Velcro

Removed waste and rubber washer.Put the silicon seal as advised and replaced waste.Hurray the sink is now holding the water.Thanks for the good advice all

Yes between waste rim and basin

As before the pop up is well away from the actuating rod already.Its not the seating of the pop up in the waste,its the seal between the waste and the basin.Is there a seal here.

Think we are on same wave length,even when push up waste pushed down water still leaking away so must be getting between chrome seating and wash basin.If so would this leakage find its way to the drain pipe as no sign of any exterior leakage?Is there a seal between chrome seating ring and the...

Water draining past seat-rubber sealing ring in good condition but water getting past

Just upgraded a bathroom and wash basin will not hold water.Tried two different valves and made sure that bottom of valve is clear of the operating rod.Is it possible to distort the wash basin seat if over tightened during assembly.Never heard of this before,any advice appreciated as getting...

Hi Johnd I know that these surface mounted boxes were fitted by the previous owner in 1975(understand he was an electrician during RAF call up)Cable is grey , wires are solid copper.Reading previous posts about taking sockets out of use they talk about connection strips which are crimped...