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We live in a house built in 1978. My wife noticed a bubble of paint on the top of the radiator in one of the bedrooms, pressing it caused it to burst and spray water out. We've isolated the radiator, but obviously it has rusted from the inside out. It looks like it would be the original...

You mean like that? Mine are both like that as they replaced existing radiators. One of mine has straight valves like that one, the other one the pipes came out of the floor together then turn at right angles - so that one need right angle valves. You don't get the valves with the radiator -...

Over Christmas I started to refit our bathroom, I'm limited time wise since going back to work so just trying to do little bits. However I had ripped the full bathroom out, I moved all the plumbing to suit the new bathroom suite and I Aquaboarded the walls round the shower end of the bath. I...

I've allowed for them but figured it would be easier to tile the portion behind before putting the taps on properly.

Right I've finished the framework. I ended up building a two part frame so the lip goes over the first part. This should give it much better support. I managed to build a full frame across the rear supporting the L part well - this wall has 5 uprights to give added support too. I went across...

All went perfectly - test fitted the taps but have removed them again to tile behind. Thanks again for the help - it was one of those jobs I didn't want to get wrong!

Picked up a set of holesaws today - will have a go shortly at drilling the holes. Thanks

Excellent - thank you. I have ordered the type with the jubilee clip.

I've purchased a vanity unit which came with a back to wall toilet. The vanity unit is 300mm deep and the toilet obviously sits infront. The waste outlet from the toilet is flush with the rear of the toilet so the pan connector needs pushing quite a way in. My waste pipe is to the side so the...

Thanks - nice easy answer - will invest in a new one (or 2)

Thanks - looking at holesaws - I seem to have the choice of 25mm or 29mm. I don't have the drain or overflow to work from as they are on the side of the bath and the taps are going on the end of the bath. Will stick some masking tape on and find the centre point then work out from there -...

Whilst I'm on here asking questions... I've been doing a bit of pipe work and my trusty old pipe cutters are both starting to spiral a bit on 22mm pipe - they seem fine on 15mm but the larger diameter of the 22mm is leading them to spiral a little. Holding the pipe in my hand reduces this...

Thanks, the taps give a fair amount themselves to cover a hole but there is an O ring built into the bottom of the tap which I take it seals the tap to the bath edge - this doesn't give much room for error. I take it the O ring seals from above then the rubber washer goes below, with the plastic...

I need to cut the two holes for the bath taps in an acrylic bath. I take it you drill a hole a little larger than the tails? If they are 26mm diameter - how much bigger would you go - 28mm? Just been looking through my tools. I have a variety of the flat cutters for cutting holes through wood...

Right I now have the bath, and a gutted bathroom! The bath fits snuggly between the two end walls so I will have to fit it in place before tiling. I have created a framework at the rear to support the L shape part. This attaches to the wall at the rear and has vertical supports to the floor...

I know the normal bits for working out where to start tiling etc. However for the current job the wife wants some fairly large tiles (25x50). This has led me to a couple of questions as I'm planning out each wall. One wall will have a feature which sets the horizontal position of the tiles...

Thanks - that is what I was thinking. I also have a border tile going around which is uneven so that would have made it hard to mount the mirror in front of the tiles. Thanks

Forget this, decided to go for Aquaboard

Thanks, Due to lack of space I would have to dismantle the airing cupboard to replace the valve! I managed to spray some Shock and Unlock on it which works for stuck bolts. First try and it still didn't budge but after the second try it started to move. All free now and working - it was the...

I have a water cylinder in the airing cupboard. I'd like to turn off the water supply to the bathroom. I found the cold water supply pipe (from the tank in the loft) straight away and turned off the tap on it. I think I have found the tap for the hot water but it didn't have a tap end on it...