Recent content by nickponty

Thanks very much. Does that mean that, with the right fittings, I could fit any toilet seat?

Hi, Hope this is the right forum to ask this, apologies if not. I need to replace my toilet seat but I don't recognise the type of hinge it uses. I've been told it's an Ideal Standard Kyomi seat, but they are quite expensive and I'd rather replace it with a cheaper one, but I don't know if I...

The leak was just due to a missing bit of solder on one of the joints, no sign of corrosion (so far). Thanks for the advice on how to protect the pipes before I fill the hole, will look to tape them up with something suitable. Any thoughts on how I might fill the hole itself? Would simply...

Yes, I'm afraid they are. We're on tight budget as we've just bought our first home. Insurance has covered getting a leak fixed due to an unsoldered joint, but won't cover getting new pipes throughout or digging the whole lot up and starting again, at least not for a couple of years. I was...

Hi, Some repair work to a leaky pipe under my floor has left with with a hole in the concrete floor around the pipework. What's the best way to fill it in quickly and easily so I can replace the slate tiles on top? You should be able to see a picture here...

Hi, Apologies in advance if this is in the wrong sub-forum, I wasn't sure if this counted as building, flooring or tiling...it's a bit of all three I suppose. As you can see from the attached picture, I've had a reasonably sized hole dug out of my slate tile/concrete floor to repair a...

A pendant light. Seems all there is available is 3" and 3.5" diameter bases, were we need something more like 6". It's one of those rooms where a ceiling mounted light wouldn't look good, which is very annoying!

Repairing the hole is the backup plan, but I'd be happier fixing it into the original ceiling than anything I use to fill the hole.

Hi, Previous occupants of our flat installed some strange ceiling lights, which required a larger than normal hole in the plaster on the ceiling for the wires. They took the fitting with them, leaving us with an ugly metal plate fixed across the hole and a bare bulb. Ideally I'd simply...

Hi, We've just bought our first house and this forum has been extremely useful for DIY tips in the first few weeks, so thanks! However, have come up against a problem that I haven't seen an answer to so far. We have our boiler at the front of the property. We're in the lower ground flat...