Recent content by Salik

Thanks. It probably is simpler to dismantle and put a compression fitting on the pipe and connect the hose to that as I have no small pieces of copper about. I have plenty of stiffeners. It can be sometimes cheaper to buy a connector and just use the parts within it. I have done it a couple...

With polypipe it's permanent. The only way to demount is to cut. The nut at the bottom? I think that a brass spigot which is pushed in to the connector. It would have been better had they use a polypipe isolator .. but we get what we get in housing. Thanks for responding.

I have this stack of connectors under my bathroom sink and I'd like to put an isolator there. I'm replacing the tap so may as well add in isolator. Main issue is ... is it even possible now. this PVC fitting type is permanent. So I can't remove that fitting from the PVC. One wonder why the...

Hey all, What's the process to paint on floor tiles. I was going to sand the tiles (it's only a small porch that I'm doing.) and then paint. I'm not sure what paint to use since I've googled around and some have used normal emulsion, someone used chalk paint and other's used tile paint. For...

Hello all I have a enclosed porch which has some tiles already. In fact the ceramic tiles are on top quarry tiles - I think they are bull nose quarry tiles from what I could see from the neighbours houses. It looks like they did lay some self-leveling compound and then put the tiles on top...

Any recommended suppliers. I've seen a couple of suppliers, Castle and Permaroof. They don't have any retailers near me unfortunately.

I think he means the asphalt type of material not the felt. Showed me some photos and it was like the material used on roads.

Hello all, This year we are having our balcony refurbished. Currently it is a fiberglass balcony and is need of a refurb. along with the balustrade. It's not leaking as far as we know but we're not sure if there is rot going on underneath of course. We've contacted a builder and his preference...

Thanks. I found those. Look very good. Should be able to make the wife smile now. :)

Our current fiberglass balconey is in need of a slight repair. There are no leaks apparent but one support of the glass balustrade is gone so the balustrrade is wonky. Clearly maybe some rot underneath. The fiberglass does make a cracking sound in a couple of places. So perhaps the boarding...

Wife bought a few of these turkish wall lamps. Been looking at how to mount them Going to use screws with a washer to hold the lamp to the wall. As typical with turkish stuff, no ground wire. There really is no place to put in a screw anywhere so I was thinking of using a loop with crimp (see...

Thanks, Now that you mention it, a close look at the chips does seem to indicate a veneer. I'll examine it more. Your idea about a re-polish is a good one. Salik.

I have this dineing table which we've had for about 30 years. It has a significant amount of damage to it. Mainly clouding from hot items being placed on the surface, some small chips - probably from being moved a couple of times - and tape residue. The table is expandable so to keep it from...

Not all. It is not hanging over the landing or the top section of stairs at all. But you can still play with the lights as much as you like! :giggle:

Managed to get this on. Added a board into the loft beside the one already there. Used 60mm screws and washers for the bracket. This ain't going anywhere. Two ladders with a board in between with the son and wife help to hold it up. It was 10kg! each of those shades is solid cast aluminium...