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I am re-tiling my bathroom and I am unsure whether I need to tank around the bath and shower before tiling. I live in a basement flat with concrete floors and masonry walls. I have a bath with a shower at one end. The shower will be fixed above the bath to a false wall made from Wbp...

Because my new toilet will be a little further forward than my old one, I am not sure if my new toilet will reach the 90 degree pan connector. Is there a way of adding in a straight section to make up for the new toilet being a little further forward? Or can I put an elbow on the pipe...

Hi All Need a bit of advice. I am refitting my bathroom. I have done a bit of plumbing in my flat already, but I am not a plumber more DIYer. I live in a Victorian basement flat. I may have spotted a bit of a problem connecting up my new toilet to the soil pipe. The current old toilet...

Hi pic one is main photo pic 2 is close detail just left of pic 1.Pic 3 is where the pipes enter through the wall to the bathroom These are the pipes directly under my boiler I cant get a wider view as the picture is taken from inside a cupboard. Is this clear enough? The bathroom is...

Yes pipework is metallic, I am assuming main bonding is already in place?

Hi I have looked under my combi boiler in the kitchen which is in the room next door to the bathroom. There are some earth wires that look to me like supplementary bonding, but I am no electrician. Picture is attached of pipework under my boiler behind a kitchen cupboard. Does this mean I...

Hi I would like some advice please. My skill level is competent diyer. I live in a converted flat in a Victorian 1900 building, I have an old electric circuit board, pic attached I am reffitting my bathroom, removing the old suite and replacing with a new one. In my bathroom I currently...

Thanks for all the advice its been really helpful!

Hi I am changing my light fitting in my bathroom, its in an outside zone. I am not an electrician-more competent DIYer I have an old circuit board, picture attached. I am trying to choose a suitable light fitting I have found this one. Its IP44 rated but the instructions say -...

Hi There is copper piping already in place, I intend to remove old suite and refit the new suit to the current copper pipes with flexible tap connectors.[/list]

This is my board

My board is old its marked 1992 so its not a modern circuit, a picture of it is attached. Does it look suitable? Couldn't see a test button? The light fitting does not say its suitable for bathrooms-in this case do I need to look for one that is?

Thanks for the advice. The shade is metallic There is a basin in the room. The fitting instructions say its double insulated and instruct not to connect to earth is this OK for a bathroom? How do I tell if the circuits are RCD protected, would this be in place already? Thanks

Hi All Need a bit of advice. I am refitting my bathroom, gutting out, leveling, plumbing in new suite, tiling etc. I am not a tradesman but a fairly competent D.I.Yer. I am looking into lighting, but not sure what I can do myself in a bathroom. I would like to remove my current light...

Hi, I need some advice. I am changing a Window to a patio door in our second bedroom. Do I have to have an additional window in the room for ventilation? Or can I buy a special lock which will allow the door to be partially open, but still secure? At the moment we use the room as a work...

Hi Andy Thanks for your advice. The website selling the radiators recommend that they can be used on the 10mm micro-bore pipe but they are not tried and tested on the 8mm. If I changed the pipe to a larger size will the cast iron radiators perform better? What pipe size would you...

Hi all. I am fairly confident with D.I.Y. but pretty much a novice when it comes to plumbing. I am planning to plumb in 3 new cast iron radiators but on a bit of a budget. So I am hoping to do the work myself. I already have a central heating system in place, it is already run on 8mm...