Recent content by tomsavage

Thanks very much for the feedback. Agile: Sorry for the dumb question, but how might I determine where the noise is being produced? The pipe going through my place is 22mm copper. Does water simply running through a pipe make a noise? I assumed it was more likely a noise from a tap etc...

I am throwing myself at your mercy and great wisdom, as if I'm unable to fix this problem, we are going to have to move house. We live in a ex-authority ground floor maisonette (i.e., we occupy the ground and first floor, with an identical maisonette above us on the 2nd and 3rd floors). The...

Thanks very much. Didn't realise such a thing existed, but L-trim will be ideal. I now notice that Kahrs do in fact produce an L-trim specially designed for their 'flimsy' 7mm boards (this one for oak): http://www.flooringsupplies.co.uk/accessory_detail.cfm?productID=240&type=&cat= Would...

Thanks for the repsonse. Alas the wife will not entertain vinyl/laminate/tiles, so I'm stuck with trying to make engineered boards work. Plus, I have actually ordered them :-( I did wonder about laying some kind of coir matting in the immediate entrance, and then transition into the wood for...

I'm about to embark on a flooring project, fitting engineered wood boards in my hallway and kitchen. The floor is nice and even, and I've filled any "dips", however, there is a "slope" up towards the left-hand side of my front door. This can be seen here: This is slightly better...

Yes, fair point, and I do totally understand the reticence of qualified gas-fitters to dish out DIY advice! However, I'm not actually asking for specific instructions on doing a job, just on the kind of the parts that might be needed. I realise that faceless names on a forum should not be...

This is turning into one of "those" threads. Never thought I'd be the cause of one :-) I guess gas is (rightly) a sensitive topic. From what I've read elsewhere on the forum I understood a job of this nature to not require a full pressure testing of the system. Hence why I was asking how you...

I don't doubt it! This is why I'm not doing the job :-) So if you were called out to replace a bayonet with a cap/plug, how would you use the manometer?

Not with Toolstation's wonderful refund policy :-)

Already got some jointing compound, as for manometer, well ya got me there. I find it hard to believe the job is gonna require one, but I guess I'll just see when he arrives. Not sure how you reach your conclusions about his competence. I'm sure if I spent half-hour on the phone trying to...

Will do. :oops:

Just noticed you mentioned a gas cock, is this so that the hob can be isolated seperately? This kinda thing? Is there much point given that it will be behind an integrated oven and thus not accessible anyway? Also, why do you assume it's a plug needed rather than a cap? When the...

Thanks for the clarification. I shall just get a bunch of fittings and take back what he doesn't use. The fittings I have bought so far screw onto the hob end no problem, and look like they are about right for the wall end (hard to tell until it's off). These fittings take 15mm copper. I...

Took me a while that one :-) Yes, otherwise I'd may as well do it myself. Edit: by *like* do you mean, *like* a Corgi-registered plumber? :shock: Still unsure about the difference between 'qualified' and 'competent', and which is prescribed by law. I have a friend who is a...

I should start by saying that I *will not* personally be doing the jobs I describe. Even without the legislation requiring competent/qualified people, the very idea of working with gas frightens me! A friend is coming to visit who has kindly offered to do these little jobs, if I'm able to get...