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Hi mointainwalker, the system has been down for a couple of years now and seems to work okay, only just seen your reply which was a little late to affect the approach I took :-), there are a few details not visible on my drawing that might make the difference? Firstly the pipes are supported...

cheers, think I'm almost there.. on would you still do this when the underfloor heating pipes will be below the floor? I worry this will render them quite ineffective..

thanks! I am a little unsure what materials to use for walls and floor. If I am using a liquid tanking kit is it still necessary (or a good idea) to go for something like marmox backer board for the cubicle itself? In the past I've used wpb/marine ply at the suggestion of others, does the...

Hi, anyone fitted one of these? I need a trimable shower base for a wet room, I was initially looking at the marmox showerstone but it is hard to track down many who sell it and I would need an extension piece which I can't find anywhere (shower area is 1100x800). also, marmox recommend...

Yes, there is a high hedge on one side and a fence on the other, so if the garage was a couple of feet back from the footpath it would be them (hedge/fence) and not the garage that obstructed the view of the road...

thanks for the info.. I was expecting to have to go back for planning as it would be moving the garage on the plans, unfortunately no one else has garages opening directly onto the road so it sounds like it's probably a non starter? Anyone know what the minimum I can get away with as a...

Hi, I have planning permission to replace an old asbestolux garage with a brick built one. This is on a smallish driveway running across the rear of the property. We have a driveway with parking for 3/4 cars at the front so have no need of parking at the rear. My question is: Is there a...

[edit] removed completely redundant comment about non-gas hole in the wall fires.. :oops:

Does that really work? I thought they disolved mostly clear.. no issues with the bleach?

sorry, I should have explained further - am one of those pesky DIYers who has persuaded a friendly plumber to do the bits I can't (is a vented system). I jumped the gun with inhibitor while filling with water to test the primary soldering and have been told I need to put in cleanser and flush...

Hi, I've just found out that I need to flush my central heating system, it was recently comissioned and acid flux was used on some of the copper pipework.. It currently has sentinel x100 inhibitor in it.. I plan to put sentinel X300 cleanser in to remove traces of flux etc.. then refil...

is the pipework still accessible? Trying to think of a way you could test rssteve's idea.. What kind of connections have you got under the bath and sink? is there anywhere near the trouble area that you could break in before a tap (i.e. an existing compression fitting) and stick on a bit of...

not a bad idea.. I have some 100mm insulation, might look into how easy that would be to do.. :-) cheers Trev

isn't he talking about a hot water supply loop with a bronze pump? Where your hot water supply is taken from the top of the tank, around the house and back to the hot tank (ideally about 1/3 down?) with 'spurs' off it for the various supply points and the pump ensures that the contents of the...

thanks! was hoping I could get away with 19mm given the price differential.. I'm guessing I'd be looking at closer to the 10 years than 1 to make the extra investment back..

it's all in the loft so.. thick as in 25mm? or as in 19mm? (9mm is the thin stuff isn't it?) I guess it's just one of those things, you get what you pay for.. I am just curious really.. all told the 25mm will cost me an extra £80 (180 instead of 100) I'm curious in a very handwavey kind of...

Hi, I have a longish primary run (10m flow + 10m return) in my loft in 28mm copper pipe.. I originally planned to lag with 25mm pipe insulation and have clipped it so that I can, however it's pretty expensive (1.75+Vat/m vs 1.10 + Vat/m) .. but so is gas :-( (at the end of the run the...

they look like a much higher quality piece of kit.. might see if TLC will exchange.. (although can't find them with satellite connections) Spark.. thanks, hadn't thought of that - sounds very workable, I might well give that a try if I can't source the above or they clash with the sockets...

ok, was dubious - will forget the idea :)

thanks guys, will attempt to kink the coax and keep the clamp loose a bit to give some play.. was whinging about these connections to a guy at work and he suggested running the signal and shielding into chock block then running normal wire from the block to the face plate.. If I can't get...