Recent content by SuffolkLad2017

I wanted to get The trench dug ready , And I have had to plumbers over both saying the others way was wrong, so came on here for some advise as I thought that is what this site was for, Sorry if I was wrong about that

hi Iam after some advise see below picture, Iam currently Switching my bathroom and kitchen around, in the new bathroom location I have a 4inch stack (where my kitchen sink used to be) so I am getting the plumber to connect the toilet to this, My main question is for the bath waste. I want to...

Hi there, i currently have this bodged in my kitchen Iam changing my kitchen in to a bathroom and want to connect a toilet to this, will be getting a plumber involved just want to get ahead first Is this some sort of ground trap? I think the black pipe connects to a man hole The two side...

Hi there as I have a very tiny house and a tiny bathroom and kitchen to match what you guys thoughts on having a gas combo boiler in bathroom? It would be in airing cupboard style See picture Also thinking of having the washing machine in the cupboard under the boiler fed via a fuse spur I...

Hi there I have a damp floor problem in a Victorian terrace, I've levelled the floor using a floor screed, and plan to use WT1 to tank the floor, rolling up the walls a couple of inches Can I then level again on top of WT1? Before laying wooden click floor, I know this is a reality new...

None of the rooms were made bigger the joist were replaced due to wood worm and the originals being over spaned

Hi there I've had some work done in my new house, by myself and various friends in all trades this includes replacing floor joists and installing a rsj to one room, a flitch plate and new joists to another. The calculations were done by a structural engineer and I have all the calcuations...

Cheers mate and what do they generally get set to?

Hi there connected up an underfloor heating manifold today, and it required a high limit pipe stat to control the circulation pump, would this go on the flow or return at the manifold Many thanks

Hi Iam replacing my current stairs as they are open and falling to bits, the wall they are fixed to is of flint construction, what fixings do most people use for flint walls, I've hung TVs on with rods and chemical fixing and got a decent hold would this do? Many thanks

Hi guys I have an old mis match wall, half nice flint pillars and the rest a mess of bodged bricks, I want the new plaster to "roll" (tapering off ) to the old flint work and roll around the chimney, is this possible with modern hardwall And pink skim? Hope this makes sense Thanks

There is 170mm to the bottom of floor joist

Thanks for replying would insulating be a bad idea Iam guesssing it's getting a small amount of air flow through the gaps between the floor boards? I Can't get another under door possibly could get another in the bay window Not sure how I could use the chimney to vent?

Hi first time post so please be kind Just moved in to my first house, its a Victorian house and the floors are shown as below In my drawing, Iam worried by the lack of air flow to the suspended floor, and is fairly mouldy under there now as I've just put central heating in. Joists are in a good...