Recent content by Tommygun85

Thank you very much, I think that has cleared everything up. Really appreciate your time. I think I will proceed with plastic all the way and use the chrome covers. Thanks NB. No Im not doing any electrics or gas.

Thanks for the response. Do all thermostatic valves have a compression joint that will accept plastic pipe (with a TSM insert)?

Hi all, I hope someone can shed some light on this subject, I've looked everywhere and can't find a definitive answer. I am installing a new central heating system in my home using plastic push-fit. Being a bungalow, my pipes are dropping down from above, in chases, then these will be...

Hi, I was hoping someone could shed some light on which blocks are best to use for a raised bed. I plan to construct a 12' x 2' raised bed. I am going to use blocks to construct it, and it will be 4 blocks high. Are 3.5N medium density blocks good enough to use, or should I use 7N blocks...

Hi, I hope someone can help. I wish to install new door linings on 1/2 brick walls. I am thinking of just using the Wickes softwood door linings. What is the best way to secure these to the walls? Do I need insert wall plugs into the masonry and then line up the screws to go through the...

I am going to remove the chimney completely, all the way down to ground level. Is it possible to leave the felt exposed and not to tile? This is only a temporary fix, the bungalow is unoccupied and it's pretty much a building site anyway! I just need a cheap, DIY solution that will keep the...

Attached are a couple of images. They should give help with size. Thanks for you help guys

Hi, I am all set to remove the chimney from my bungalow. Does any one have advice about how to seal the hole in the roof it will create? It only needs to be temporary as in a few months work will start on an extension which will extend the roofline over where the chimney hole will be. But I want...

Questions answered...thanks for you help guys

Thanks for replies. So it's a no go for me to remove. I had a suspicion I wouldn't be able to. Problem is the current boiler is in the way of ongoing renovation works and the new boiler can't be installed until my extension is finished. So it's getting in the way. Are gas reg guys happy to...

Hi, this is my first question on the forum, though I have read countless threads and learnt a lot, but I hope someone can help with this question. Basically I want to cut the gas pipe connecting the gas mains to the boiler so I can remove the boiler. The gas is turned off at the mains and it...