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For the fun of it? You don't have to vote if you don't want to! Don't get the reference. Hahaha - that's a good one! If he's reading this thread, he ought to go and stand in the corner and hang his head in shame! My 7 y.o. grandson could probably do a better job once he'd been shown how to...

Yes ... but I'm asking about a job done by a professional (at least I guess that he counts as a professional as he is a Wickes Accredited Installer and it is his job). Seems that the only qualifications needed to be accredited seem to be (a) two arms (check), (b) two legs (check), (c) breathing...

No, quite! The guys that did the tiling 2nd time around are coming bak to finish the job off. They aren't just tilers but they install bathrooms. It makes sense to dog-leg the pipe at the foot end of the bath and again at the tap end to avoid the legs and get rid of those timber baulks at...

No, ALL of the first lot of tiles were removed, the platserboard (which the installer fitted after removing the original tiles) was removed, the walls were reboarded (and around the shower with the 12mm waterproof plasterboard), and re-tiled. The tilers who re-did the bathroom did an excellent...

So it isn't just me then?! XRD ;)

err... Okay. That's what we were quoted. How much do you think it should have cost (ball-park figure is okay). She was having floor fully re-tiled, all walls re-tiled (full height) and ceiling re-plastered. A new basin, taps & vanity unit, small (slim) unit in front of the soil pipe, new wc...

... last few ... With these last 2 - notice the hole in the new tiling above and to the left of the shower? This was after the initial tiling had been ripped out and two professional tilers engaged to re-tile the bathroom. They did a superb job by the way. The installer initially placed...

... and there's more ... ... and a final few in post #3 ...

My daughter is having her bathroom re-tiled and a new bathroom suite installed. She is paying Wickes just short of £10k. Job was due to take 4-5 days (bathroom is around 1750 x 2100 mm). Today, Tuesday 7th March, is Day 2 of WEEK FIVE! Bathroom has been re-tiled once. On Day 4 of the job...

Hi, Thanks for those figures - can't see how they help however. Combi pre-heat is ON. As soon as you turn the hot tap on, you can hear the boiler firing up straight away. Wait a min, then the water starts to run hot. Lord knows how much wasted energy and wasted water is involved - and this...

UPDATE: With the kitchen tap on full, it is taking a minute for the water to run warm from the tap and over a minute until hot. This seems too long? XRD

Noted - thanks! Agreed. Boiler is currently in pre-heat mode but it still takes absolute ages for the hot water to begin. Next time I'm at my daughter's house, I'll run the hot water in the kitchen and see how much of a bowlful I get. I reckon it must be at least a washing up bowlful. XRD

... and cap the existing HW supply under the sink? No need to do it upstairs where the old cylinder was I'm guessing. Dave

@muggles I think you may well have hit the nail on the head there. There was a hot water storage tank upstairs (in the main bedroom) years ago and it would make sense for the hot water to go all the bedroom only to come all the way back down and arrive at the kitchen sink, 3m from the boiler...

Hi, Thanks for the swift reply. 1) No idea of length of pipe run. 2) No. Boiler fires up straight away. 3) Possibly. As per (1) no idea where the pipes run so no idea what would have to be taken up (eg floorboards and/or carpets) in order to re-pipe. Dave

Hi, My daughter has a Combi boiler (specifically a Vokera Compact 25A - a bit of a dog, I know). She’s thinking of replacing it with another Combi boiler. Despite the boiler being about 3m from the kitchen sink, it takes a long time for hot water to come through. So, my question is can...

Dropped into Screwfix today and bought a second Drayton RTS 1. This one 'clicks' at a more believable temperature so I'm guessing that the one fitted on Friday 10th is either faulty (although it seems to work okay) or not calibrated correctly (but I couldn't see anything that I could adjust to...

Thank you for the replies. Any advice on wiring up the Honeywell Home DT90? Cheers, XRD

Well... Home Emergency Cover was a bit of a bust. Sure, they came out but as soon as they were told that an engineer had come out on Monday (i.e. the previous day), they wouldn't touch it - even though the heating was faulty. Usual story - anything an insurance company can do to avoid paying...

Home Energency T&Cs says ... 'What is Covered Primary Heating System Complete failure or breakdown of either the heating or hot water supply provided by the primary heating system' As the boilser is burning gas to no effect and the DHW is getting far too hot I'm guessing something has...