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Hi, I'm fitting a new first-floor shower and the edges will not be above joists. Which option is best? 1 replace all the floorboards then just screw 18mm structural ply into the boards, and into joists where can. 2 remove all boards, reinforce joists with new noggins to provide support along...

Gave it a good blast with a garden hose then rodded it too, and have got it pretty clear. Thanks very much Hugh you were spot on - it's an interceptor - and the ceramic lid had fallen off and down into the main gully (though thankfully it hadn't broken). Will maybe see if I can get it taken...

If I just blast it with the garden hose would that be enough? I won't jump down there then, thanks! Unfortunately I'm south west London (Kingston area) so think it might be too far for Andy in Herts. Think will get a pro in to look in the new year though!

Thanks Hugh I've done some googling and that makes a lot of sense. So there is another inlet under the larger hole to the left of the picture above? There was also a strange pipe out right up by ground level with a pot over it in the garden - which would make sense for gas release. I'll get...

Yes I gave it a poke. Not concrete. Sludgy and didn't smell of poo, although the house was empty for almost two years.

Thanks, yes I hadn't thought of that! House hasn't been extended properly and haven't found any more inspection covers yet - although might lift a few bits of decking to check.

I had my food dye ready to try to figure out what was going on with drains in my new house, lifted the manhole cover and found this... There are pipes at each end that look a bit like clay underground drains, and are at right-angles to the road (where main drain probably goes). I flushed a...

Sorry, missed the bit about the hammer fixings, yes, they allowed the boards to end up tight, but to be honest the adhesive seemed to do that on its own. It might be worth using 6 x 80s depending on quality of your brickwork, it's only another few seconds with the drill and screwdriver. Oh...

Morning, Yes, this has been my main shower for a couple of years now and has been fine. Obviously I haven't taken the tiles off the wall to have a look underneath, but nothing has failed and there have been no leaks that I have detected. Only other detail was I used a decent tile adhesive...

Have just bought quite a bit of Red Grandis, a cheap hardwood in the Eucalyptus family, to make some cupboard doors. In its natural state it's much pinker than I realised - and than I want. It's got a good grain though, so I'm guessing it should look good if I stain it with something. I...

Yes, they are. But unless the Lord will deliver me a soil stack somewhere nearer, I'll have to stick with Satan I'm afraid.

Hi, Anyone tried Grundfos macerators? They seem to be cheaper than Saniflo, and I've had two Saniflos (lucky me, huh) and one of them has been nothing but trouble, although must admit the other one has been ok. Apart from price I like the Grundfos because I think they can cope with 22mm...

Yes, I was going to fix the wall plate elbows to the brick behind the studwork to give a solid fixing. I didn't know about liquid PTFE. Does it act as a glue as well as a sealant? Could you still move or unscrew the male shower fitting in them once you'd put it on? Is liquid PTFE...

Hello, I'm about to bury some plumbing behind some tiles so I'd really like to get it right. I bought a Mira shower and you are supposed to fit it to a partition like this: I have bought these from Wall Plate Elbows Toolstation to get me from Polyplumb 15mm too the shower fixing of a...

Hi, I've bought this bath: http://www.bathstore.com/products/showertime-thermaform-bath-1899.html and am installing it in a bathroom where it will be surrounded by walls on three sides. The bath instructions say to batten under the rim to give additional support which sounds like a...

Hi, I've used Aquapanel before for tiling bathrooms with heavy (12mm marble) tiles. Doing another one now but have seen this British Gypsum Glasroc Tilebacker H: http://www.builderdepot.co.uk/british-gypsum-12-5mm-x-900mm-x-1200mm-glasroc-h-tilebacker.html It's quite a lot cheaper than...