Recent content by Meeeeshell

Old floor is at the tip; new 18mm marine ply is down. Looks like it'll work a treat. I've put a tile down and hardly any step up - as Jason B says, it's cancelled out by the carpet and underlay. Thanks again, you've been a great help! It's so much better when you have confidence your plans...

Thanks guys! That's really helpful! This is an excellent forum, btw! Fascinating stuff.

Have read previous posts with interest but would appreciate clarification on the following: I intend to lay ceramic floor tiles in my bathroom. The floorboards are of the traditional kind (ie not chipboard sheets). If I was to cover the floorboards with 6mm ply, along with the depth of the...

Thanks guys. By gravity fed, I mean tank in roof and boiler on ground floor.

I'd appreciate it if someone could explain whether it's ok to fit TRVs to towel rail style radiators (plumbed into a gravity fed central heating system). I'm a bit confused as to why, when searching online for towel rails, towel rail valves are always listed separately to TRVs. IS it important...

You've probably already considered this, but the previous owner of my house did exactly that. I need to replace the tap's washers (and eventually the taps) but cannot do so without removing the tiling from the side of the bath. I don't have replacement tiles, so the whole look of the bathroom...

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Thanks for forwarding that link. Considering I'm fielding these comments in my own time, and therefore not as a representative of the IEE (even when at work I'm not responsible for setting pricing levels), I'll decline to comment on the opinions expressed. However, I'm forwarding the link to my...

I work for IEE - if you join as a student member (£12 I think) I'm sure you can get a 20% discount on all purchases. You'll probably benefit as the full Regs, plus Onsite Guide, Electrician's Guide to Part P and even one of the Guidance Notes titles will cost £100 for the lot - you'll save £20...

Ah. Well, I've a confession to make: I looked at gcol's reply and went ahead and patched it. Trouble is, I think it actually WAS distemper or lime wash judging by all the definitions I've seen. I should imagine it was first painted in 1955... I sealed first, but I know it's going to bug me now...

Thanks! :lol:

HELP!! (please!) I've been painting my ceiling this afternoon - it would seem that the new coat of paint has dampened the older coat (don't know how old it is) in one area. It started bubbling - but I didn't notice before running the roller over it. The roller lifted a 4inch strip of paint...