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He is gas reg, and has been paid, he's actually a mate I've known for 8 years and I've paid for work completed at each stage, just down to personal issues he's unable to work at the min. Thanks for the insight slapper- most helpful

Situation in a nutshell is this, boilers installed but not connected to anything except central heating pipes about 10 months ago, it's a renovation property and all old hot/cold pipes have been replaced by me, with guidance as to anything specific that's needed with a view my plumber would sort...

That'll be the predictive text, should say limescale filter, heaven forbid fitting an ale filter in the house!

Thanks newboy, clear and concise- couldn't ask any more,can I ask are you a plumber yourself? Also fitting a lone's ale filter which I've just noticed states 'a check valve should be fitted in accordance to wras regulations, does this therefore need a valve before that and the incoming supply?

Read other previous posts and the wras regulations and I'm a bit confused as to where in a domestic property I need check valves and if these should be double or single. My shower has built in valves so I don't believe I need others, but is it purely on mixer taps and outdoor taps these are...

Great, thanks for clarifying

All pipes have been replaced with plastic pipes except a small 600mm section that links to the shower, this plugs in to speed fit pipe which is connected to the rest of the house. Does this small section need earthing? Thanks in advance

Thanks for the replies, plumber and water board recommended putting no joints in before the stop cock, only reason I'd not considered doing a 90degree joint straight away. The only metal part is the stop cock- after that it's plastic throughout, thanks for the hint on non return- it has a...

Had a new water main recently to replace a damaged lead one, due to underpinning this now comes up through the floor 25cm from the wall- right in the middle of the sink unit. I can see 2 options; 1- drill a hole in the bottom of the sink unit, thread the pipe through and connect the stop...

Used the wickes hard wearing SLC -in the blue bag, to level a kitchen floor, concrete base had been laid a couple of months before, primed it before and finish is great, only prob is the smell of the stuff is still there 2 months on. I'm sure it's the SLC as it's the same smell it created when...

Recently had the kitchens skimmed over plasterboard, I know normally you'd use thinned down emulsion to seal the plaster first, but for kitchens and bathrooms do you use ordinary thinned down emulsion then kitchen paint over it or thin down the kitchen and bathroom paint as the base coat...

Thanks, it will have edge insulation around the room with the dpc standing 50 mm above ffl, the dpc can be moulded to the little variances in the wall, the issues that it would be nightmare to trim the insulation to fit these little areas. My only concern was hearing expanding foam can cause...

Cheers for the replies, everyone. Blagard -understand the terminology, thanks for checking, the manhole outside the porch is just a change of direction for sewage but there is a rainwater outlet that sticks out a foot above for the water to drop in to the sewage pipes. I'd planned to...

Insulating the kitchen floor in an old house, dpm is down with insulation on top, but as the walls are no where bear straight leaving a few gaps here and there of 10-20mm. Can these be filed with expanding foam before being screened? Will this damage the dpm? Cheers

As it says can anyone tell me if the insulated tile backer boards, or uninsulated laid over celtox insulation can safely suport the weight of kitchen floor units when tiled? Using elec underfloor heating and need to raise the floor height 160mm above the existing slab, trying to find the...

After though, would adding a further layer of screed onto the current floor, 100mm of kingspan on this then tile back board and tiles, would this provide a stable enough base for kitchen units?

Previously planned to use water fed underfloor so planned a floor construction of 100mm insulation on top of the sub floor with pipes in 60mm screed and tiles in top, can no longer use this for numerous issues so looking at elec underfloor. I'm assuming it would therefore be more efficient to...

looking to reinstate an old downstairs toilet and not sure if this needs a vent pipe as the old one's previously been removed, old waste pipe still intact to connect to. current set up. soil pipe heads from the toilet, under the porch to an outside manhole cover (2.5 meter run) then turns 90...

not sure if this is the right group, but does anyone know of any electric underfloor heating that can run 2 zones from one thermostat? google search isnt bringing anything. looking to put it in the kitchen and small back porch but need to control these separately. having a separate kit in the...

Prob worth noting If I decide to not insulate between floors this question will still stand