Recent content by steveb1964

I currently have an Accenta G4 alarm that has 2 door sensors, 1 motion sensor and the outside alarm box, all hard wired. I’d like an alarm system that can be remotely managed on your smart phone, getting notified when it goes off, being able to switch it on/off. I’m assuming that I can’t do...

Ok thanks. I’ll try giving the nut a slight nip, otherwise I think I’ll have to get someone out. edit to say I gave the nut a slight tightening, it didn’t take any pressure at all to give it a slight turn, and fingers crossed the drip appears to have stopped.

Have a slight drip coming from my radiator. I do have cover on my house insurance for these types of call outs, but in the current climate I’d rather not have to make people come out. Im not great with plumbing, but if it’s a simple fix I’d have a go. There’s a slight drip coming the nut...

I can’t see the bottom of the panel as it’s that close to the shower tray. I need to somehow get the showertray out and then I’ll be able to see the bottom of the panel. The tray isn’t screwed I to the floor, but it’s not shifting! I think the panel on the wall where the mixer tap is needs to...

I've taken all of the sealent out now, initially I was just resealing it as the seleant had gone mouldy. This is when I found the issue as the back of the sealent was all wet which I thought was strange, that was when I took the shower trim off the tray and saw how wet it was under the tray. I...

No, they're on opposite walls. Drawn a rough plan of the bathroom. As I said the floor was very wet and lino was very mouly on the backing, floor still seems solid though. I need to pull the showerboard off thats on the wall with the shower mixer to see the damage behind that and to properly...

I thought as much! Thankfully the floor seems to be solid, I've stabbed it quite hard with a screwdriver and it barely makes a dent into it. I'll strip everything back and cut out any damaged plasterboard. I'll see if the showerboards can be cleaned up, but I'm almost resigned to replacing...

It seems as though I've had a slow leak in my shower cubical, over a long period of time, more than likely from around the tray and sealent. The insurerance won't pay because it does't look like the water has escaped from a pipe - the only true way to tell is to rip all of the shower board off...

I can see the issue with it now. There are 2 small rubber washers on the arm that moves up and down to raise and lower the plug. These have worn down over time and are no longer water tight. I think it's a bit of a design flaw with this system as the bath is only 2 years old, or maybe I've...

You are correct, it is an overflow twist button. I'm presuming that the seal round the plug hole and waste is just with a rubber washer and not sealed with silicone?

Came down the other morning to find water coming through the ceiling which is coming from the bath. I have the click clack type waste and it's dripping/flowing out of there. I've uploaded a couple of images. In IMG_6171 I have highlight where the water is coming from. When I remove that...

Avoid places like B&Q where they can have turf lying out for days. You must have some local building centres/garden places nearby that sell turf and store it properly. When buying it try to get it on the day they get deliveries of turf and lay it all in a day. Lay it all at once, have you...

Hello, I'm going to be putting some timber sleepers down as some garden edging between a fake lawn and flower beds. They're not real reclaimed timber sleepers..... They haven't been pressure treated so I need to apply some form of treatment to them before laying. What is the best type of...

Qualified no, competent i'd say I was fairly competent but know when to ask questions if i'm not sure about something hence posting in here for some expert advice. I seem to have opened a tin of worms with some of you though! To clarify things then - If I put a sealed unit in above the...

OK guys, thanks for all the replies! For the light over the shower should I put something like this in Housing http://www.ledhut.co.uk/drivers-fittings-switches/led-spotlight-fittings/gu10-bathroom-rated-downlight-fitting-ip-65-2-options-available.html Then can I put in a 4.5W LED GU10...