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That's good to hear! The trap was supplied with the base and it is one of the McAlpine types. I'm putting it on a plinth with a removable side panel and the trap will be very close to that side so maintenance should be very easy. Alan

Unfortunately in this case it hasn't been smoothed, and much of it is so knobbly that if I sand it down I would have to take quite a lot of material off. I'll use silicone as you suggest, thanks. Alan

I have a stone resin shower tray, the underside of which is rough, uneven and knobbly (as I imagine most are). Obviously screwing up the lower portion of the trap is not going to make a watertight seal so I'm guessing that I will have to apply some kind of waterproof sealant and then sand it...

The combi was more or less a drop-in replacement for the old boiler. The only work they needed to do on the existing piping was to remove the cylinder, cut the pipes to the loft, and add a bypass loop across the pipes that would have heated the cylinder. Unfortunately they left this bypass above...

This is why I said I was wondering if it was feasible. Clearly it isn't. I know all about the risks - I had a living room ceiling fall in years ago because of a leak. To remove it they would have had to move all the furniture, and take up the fitted carpet and floorboards. I doubt if it would...

Hi, I'm just starting on a major renovation, beginning with the bathroom. I've been reading this forum for a couple of months and have discovered a wealth of useful information and answers to nearly all my questions without having to ask them! I do however have a couple of questions to start...