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Bit of a tricky one that, am I understanding corectly the existing pipe work is 32mm?depending on what's on the other side of the wall and how intricate the waste is I'd be tempted to rip a new 40mm hole in the wall central and go straight out (assuming it's a straight 90 into an outlet or...

Hard to imagine exactly what you mean without a picture. But yes you'll need to cut solvent welve pipes. You don't want any unneccessary bends and bearing in mind solvent weld pipe is about a quid a metre I'd replace the lot, or atleast as close to the exit out the house as possible. Don't be...

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No - other way round. I often put silicone on the seals, especially the bottom one, I don't generally leave any out of the assembly. IF i were to leave one out of the assembly it would be the top one and I'd use a lot of silicone on the top part of the waste/drainer instead of the seal. In...

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I use Plumbers Mait on sinks, I think against porcelain, especially a rounded surface it's better. On baths and showers where generally there is a flat mating surface (make sure it's suitably prepared and not rough - I've had to sand them down before) I put a bead of silicone around the seals...

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Protecting ends is a must, not just for scratches but you dont want to get flakes of wood etc in the pipe from joists as it'll never get back out. Personally I use plumbers gold or CT1, it pains me everytime as the seals are designed to do a job and I'm undermining that - but that's what I do...

That is a fair point and always my worry with plastic pipe - is the outer pristine enough for a good seal, worse to have in the back of your mind the actual fitting could be ruining it. Give it a go if you're having problems with it. I'll add, the house I noticed this on had poor/acceptable...

Ah, I was tempted by their no-name stop ends at the weekend but the reviews put me right off. I stick with Hep2O and it's been good to me..apart from the pricetag. I've been aware of angles reducing flow for a while but I recently redid a kitchen where the predecessor didn't own a pipe bender...

Push fit inserts, or at least hep20 ones ,are not the same diameter as Normal isolation valve bores. Full bore allows more flow.. They are about 2mm narrower in diameter , if not a little more-they are a surprising reduction though. However you’ll notice more flow rate reduction in all the...

Hi all Wondering if I could bounce an idea off you before submitting it to the BC officer and potentially ****ing him off early on? Doing a loft conversion and BC officer asked us to change all 2nd floor timber window lintels to concrete and reenforce all timber door lintels. I've done all of...

Alas, I'm finally having to get round to this job. I'm thinking airflow with putting timbers in will be impossible so I reckon I'm just going to build up some blockwork to internal floor level on the front wall, put down a dpm and pour concrete in until level

Sorry, I just re-read the original post . That is ridiculous - maybe try find a small company who don't sit on the approved panels (though I suppose that's most of them) who are a bit more honest/bothered about reputation? Or have the manufacturers jacked up the price?

That was my next question, I'm already dubious about bridging the cavity further up the wall where penetrating damp could occur - but how do they stop it slippng down between the dpc and bridging it there where you have the water table to contend with? It's actually one reason why I thought...