Recent content by TedK

Richard Thanks again for your help.

Hi Richard, Thank you for your reply. You’re right, I am concerned about the possibility of asbestos in the artex, and that does worry me. Judging by the décor in the bathroom, I’d have to say that the artex must be dating back to at least the 80’s. I won’t be building a wet room, but I...

Hi all, This is a bit of a novel, so you might want to grab a cuppa!!! I am thinking about tiling and renewing my dated bathroom. However, I have several issues that I would appreciate some advice / guidance on. Around the bath I have walls that are partially tiled and partially...

Guys, thanks for all the helpful advice. I did think about relacing the stack, but, I think initailly ill have a go at fitting in a new rest bend and connecting it to the old salt glaze. If that fails or goes horribly wrong i'll go for the new stack option. No doubt i'll be back for more of...

Hugh and Noseall, thanks for your advice. Just have a couple of questions, can I use the Fernco fittings underground, as I will be back-filling then probably concreting on top? Also, am I right in thinking that I’ll need a single socket long radius bend / rest bend, to which I attach the...

I think my old cast iron soil pipe may be damaged at the point at which it goes underground. The reason I say this, is because I had the floorboards up recently and I noticed that the base of my external wall and the floor are damp also, the section of wall closest to where the soil pipe is...

I think my old cast iron soil pipe may be damaged at the point at which it goes underground. The reason I say this, is because I had the floorboards up recently and I noticed that the base of my external wall and the floor are damp also, the section of wall closest to where the soil pipe is...

We have recently had a new Worcester combi-boiler installed. However, we have now decided to update our prehistoric citrus yellow bathroom with a new bathroom suite, which will include removing the existing radiator to fit a towel radiator. I will be carrying out the installation and renovation...