Recent content by Mrxman

I know what you mean. I would like to feel like I am handing it over in good nick to the best of my abilities. Luckily it's not artex, just simple toupret interior filler on top of the tape. I'll give it a go. Probably better than keep on trying to fix it. Thanks btw.

Yes maybe that's the way to do it. My main concern is that I am beginning to get a bit fed up plus I guess I am wondering how difficult it will be to take the tape off and repair but it may be the best option not to cut corners. I suppose I could test one end. May be simpler than I thought.

That looks like lime to me. I've done a similar project although a lot fewer cracks. Our house is also lime and I filled holes with regular modern plaster mostly out of ignorance. One thing I'll say is that some of the cracks slowly reappeared after 2 years probably because of slight movement...

Hi there I made a really dumb mistake when fixing a crack in a ceiling 5 years ago (victorian house). In my defense I was a bit checked out due to various circumstances. Anyway, I used ultra strong packing tape instead of plastering tape. It has actually held up fine and I put toupret...

Apologies, got terminology mixed up. It's the flush valve where the bump comes from. It seems to have decreased slightly but I may still clean it out as you suggested. Btw, one other question. The back to wall toilet is stable and firm but when I put my hand on the silicone seal behind the...

Both flushes. It's a bit less now though. As far as I can tell it's the flush pipe, there's a bit in there that hits the bottom when flushing but haven't actually taken it apart yet and cleaned. Had a thought that maybe it's because it's a cheap cistern.

Thank you. Much appreciated

Great, will have a look. So is this bump I notice in flush valve a common occurance? I am asking because the manufacturer had never heard of it before. Maybe a predictable response from a manufacturer.

Isn't the restrictor that comes with the cistern adequate?

I tried backing the stop tap back which didn't make any difference. Will have a look at a water hammer arrestor. Weird though that it was all fine to begin with. Thanks

Hi There I've had a new back to wall toilet installed with a new cistern. I switched mains water off for a few days while away and since I've come back and switched water back on the cistern makes a little bump at the end of the flush. It seems like it comes from inside the flush valve. Any...

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Hi There I've just installed a new back to wall toilet. I fitted 3.2 mm thick cushioned vinyl sheet flooring first, then toilet. I still haven't put silicone around the toilet. The issue is that there's slight movement to the side and also slight movement forward even after putting a few shims...

I've given up on the plinth idea. Tested it and it didn't look great so that idea is out. I am putting down 6 mm plywood plus some vinyl flooring which is 3.2 mm thick. There's a reason why I didn't use 9 mm ply which is to do with the steps into the bathroom and concern for potential trip...

In case anyone is interested. I looked up building regulations part h1 table 2 covers soil pipes.