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Back in 2014 we had a kitchen extension built onto our 1998 stone built house. This involved removing the outside kitchen wall and installing a huge steel beam to support the upstairs walls. At the time there was quite a lot of cracking of the mortar in the upstairs walls as a result of the...

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Would that happen before or after ruining the economy?

Hi and thanks for your advice. Out of interest how long do you think it is necessary to wait after loosening all nuts to overcome the "sticktion"? If you notice I posted the question on the 28th August and today is 30th September? During the last month both my friend and I have attempted to...

In the end, although one of the fittings could be unscrewed, it was necessary to use an angle grinder to cut the other fitting from above as the nut below the toilet couldn't be removed or loosened. Old toilet seat removed and new seat fitted.

It looks like the flats have helped my friend unscrew the toilet seat using a spanner he managed to borrow. Well, he's done one side, he says the other is just spinning i.e. the nut underneath is turning. He's going to try spraying WD40 on the nut as he suspects it has rusted on. If you were...

My friend has confirmed there is a flat area on both sides of the fitting, but as he hasn't got a spanner he can't test if it will turn with the toilet lid in place. It's an hour's round trip for me, so until I next visit him I won't be able to try it.

I think on the left side it definitely looks like a flat area, but I can't tell from the photo if it is also flat on the right side. I've asked my friend to have a look. I guess, if a spanner can be used, the question is whether it can be turned while the seat is still attached and if the seat...

A friend explained they were unable to remove their toilet seat and sent me some poor quality photos of the underside fixings, which I assumed was a butterfly nut, so went along with some long nosed pliers thinking it would be easy to remove. I was wrong and after 30 mins I gave up! The seat...