Search results

I’m going to be redoing my bathroom and I noticed that the copper pipe carrying the cold water (in this season) seems very cold and almost misty to touch like it’s sweating. Wondering if this moisture/sweat can potentially start to drip etc. I’m planning to run the copper pipework inside stud...

I just read somewhere that on an Rp which is the female parallel thread on the valve body that you can use a R male BSPT as long as it’s got the likes of ptfe or loctite etc. is that true? I’m struggling to actually find any male thread BSPP that has soldering joint on one side.

I moved into a new build about 6 years ago. I’m planning to redo my bathroom so today went up to the loft to do the planning for running the ceiling rain shower arm and inspect the soil vent pipe. I was a bit surprised to find that it appears they didn’t connect the soil pipe to the actual...

So it’s perfectly normal to use a parallel thread male thread bspp connector without using a rubber washer? Just using ptfe? So i should avoid tapered bsp connectors on a Rp female body?

I have a Hansgrohe Universal iBox and a Hansgrohe Concealed basin mixer valve to install. The product data sheet says that the threads are Rp which I understand is for the parallel not tapered. Please excuse me if the question may sound dumb and my lack of knowledge, but trying to learn from...

Thank you. I’m assuming I don’t need to put silicone under the glass where it will go and sit on the tray? But instead run a bead of silicone afterwards between the tray and the glass edge on both sides?

I’m looking at installing a 1000mm shower screen. The screen I am looking at is 8mm thick toughened glass which comes with a cross bar arm for the open end for the glass to be braced to the opposite wall. My question is, how does the bottom (open bit) actually not move if the mounting is only at...

Hi everyone, I’m in the middle of redoing my bathroom and I’ll be tiling all the walls. For the ceiling, I’m planning to install profile tracks for LED strips around the edges, with diffusers, facing downward to create a lit border all the way around the room. One option is to chase the...

Approximately 2.3m

I’m making a walk in shower. I’d like some good lighting in the ceiling above the actual shower area. So the area will potentially get steamy. What sort of lights should I be looking for? Ideally looking for spot lights maybe

In my bathroom I’m going to be ripping out the green plasterboards in the wet area and putting in the fibre insulated backer boards and tanking it. But the other sides of the bathroom where it’s not exposed to much water or moisture is currently painted but is also green plasterboard. I want to...

Thank you. What about the 2 internal corners where tiles meet the 90 degree internal corner bends? What’s the best way to do those and does that need siliconing too instead of grout?

I’m going to be installing a 1700x800 shower tray soon and will be tiling to the tray. Before tiling I will tank the walls and use the corner and edge tapes for tanking. Question: do I leave a little gap between the tray and tile? I’ve read that there should be a gap and this gap should not...

I need to make 3/4" threaded connections to show valve body which I'm planning to use loctite 577 on the thread. As it will be concealed and hidden behind the wall, i dont want to use compression olive fitting after the 3/4" threaded connection. Instead want to just directly go to a soldered...

Hi all, I'm planning to be fit a Hansgrohe iBox as part of a shower install. The main body of the unit has the 4 way threaded water connections. It's the type that needs either ptfe tape or Loctite 55. Since this entire unit is going to be concealed in the wall, i'd like to make sure these...

Update on this - I decided to return it just not happy with what I paid for a used item. Plus it’s also missing the tanking membrane that’s supposed to be included.

Watching some iBox installation videos I can see that this does indeed come unassembled so the previous person definitely assembled it. But since the olives and everything is fine I don’t think they installed it fully. But question would be how good is that fitting since it has some sort of...

I bought a Hansgrohe iBox from a seller who claimed it was brand new and never used—just something they bought for a project and didn’t end up installing. It was described as dusty from being in storage, which I was fine with. When it arrived, I wasn’t totally sure what a brand-new unit should...

Finally received the button to install the sheet. The plastic shank bit that goes into the drilled hole is just under 10mm (9.7mm) and the polycarbonate sheet says to make sure screw hole is 50% larger for thermal expansion. So should I drill a 15mm hole for each button?

Came across this product, it says chemical-free https://www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/toilet-descalers/