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The fitting is just a flat rectangular plate with a hole in the middle for the bolt which you can see on the right hand side of this: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hardware/Door+Chains+Bolts/Brass+Flush+Bolt+150mm/d170/sd3185/p38855 Thanks....

How should I fix the brass plate for a flush bolt in the middle of a carpeted floor? I’m using flush bolts to keep the outer doors of a 4 door room partition closed. Bolts in the top of the doors fasten into the door frame, whereas those in the bottom need to fasten into the soon to be...

Thanks for the info :D

I have a MacAlpine top access shower trap to fit to a stone resin tray. The instructions say to use "Dow Corning 794 or equivalent" as a seal. I already have some DC 785 sanitary silicone, would this be ok to use? Thanks...

Thanks - I'll give that a go.

I have a small dormer with hanging tiles on the triangular bit above the window. Flashing tape runs along the top 2 edges of the tiles, however part of this has come away together with 2 triangular shaped half tiles from the top edge which had been held in place by the tape. Should I be...

Yes - is that a problem? The manufacturers instructions (if I remember correctly!) said to ensure the floor was securely fixed, seal it and then lay the tray on a minimum of 6mm weak mortar - so I screwed it down, sealed it with the dreaded PVA and then layed the tray on mortar.

Well having searched around for the best preparation for tiling a bathroom floor over electric UFH I did the following: - screwed down the existing chipboard floor to the joists - bedded the heavy resin shower tray on mortar - glued & screwed aquapanel round the tray to the rest of the...

Is it ok to fit standard loft insulation between the joists of a warm roof construction? I want to improve the insulation of the room below and it seems daft to me to be heating up the loft space every time I heat up the room! Thanks…..