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Its a difficult first DIY job to be sure.... The sort best given to a skilled plumber!!! How are you planning on joining the pipes etc? compression or soldered fittings? or even copper push fits...? In essence, what you need to do is draw the shape of the mixer on the wall where it...

Thanks blondini 8)

Well that doesnt make any sense. Surely the joist will be weaker the nearer to its centre section you go??!!!!

Thanks Chris. Thats exactly waht I was looking for mate :) I think i will go with the notching then as drilling holes through joist centres will be much more awkward. (and I havent got a right angled drill like the Dewalts that are sold) Do I need to to secure the pipes that are in...

ok guys, following on from a recent thread about my current home renovation (bathroom) project I wanted to get some advice on laying the pipes safely. I need to cross the room and was going to n otch the joists (3 of them) in order to get the 2 pipes across to where I need them to be.. It...

doitall Im 99% sure it is what namsag has said... I dont think its original '20s pipework but its old nonetheless! No amount of filing or forcing would fit the olive on, the olive just twisted or distorted!! Also, the actual nut would not fit over the pipe!!! so it would have meant...

Thanks for the input everyone :wink: namsag, your spot on mate!!! you pretty much described the nightmare I have been having!! At first I thought it might have been a poor cut and the pipe was slightly ovalised... but it wasnt! The pipe wall is very thick, and thanks a lot for the 12...

ok guys. Im redoing my bathroom at present and have although Ive done quite a bit of plumbing on my past houses (bathroom), this one has never had any work done really. (1920s house) So I removed the basin and bath (water supply off of course) and went to cap off the pipework to enable de...

Thanks guys. Some really helpful info there. Ive got a sparky coming to do an inspection and test on some work at the property and a few remedial jobs as well so I will get him to check and implement the 30mA RCD and flex-outlet FCUs at the same time..

Thanks for the input! Points taken on the decor.... this photo was taken be a photographer for a holliday cottage brochure and the room was setup in it. The table is not usually there and I have no idea why it is now! back on topic. So it sounds like a real grey area!! Legal when the door is...

Ok guys, this is in my Mums house and as I am not a qualified sparky who knows the regs etc I am seeking advice as to whether its legal, or not! Basically, the property has until recently been rented out as a holiday cottage for over 10 years, with no issues, however now it is being...

From a security point of view (or lackof) it seems a burglar would only have to slit the gaffer Flash banding and then slice the mastic and lift the window out!!! The builder should have subbed out the making of some custom Velux' as he got it wrong by not checking the velux size prior to...

Hmm. Not a bad thought Masona :wink: just Lead many thanks for your useful input 8)

A neat looking bodge!! As the others have said, he should have used the nearest correctly sized upstanding velux. and the architect should have known better....

ok guys, just sounding out a few experienced folks on this one. I have a small porch (1 metre by 1metre) and then that steps down into another section of flat porch roof about the same size. (these give the porch some extra length basically and were there from eons ago. They are leaking...

It is a domestic garage. Thanks for all the information and advice Blondini, Breezer, JJ4091 and Matty lad. Very useful JJ4091, this isnt really going to stop the little scumbags trying to steal the car (well, it may do actually, but no guarantee) but as Matty lad rightly points out it...

ok guys. A couple of questions if I may. Ive got a garage in a private block of 4. Layout/ ////1///\\\\2\\\\////3////\\\\4\\\\ l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l...

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ok guys. Im shortly going to be removing some boarding out from the side and top of these stairs (in the picture is the stud wall on the landing at the top of the stairs... - end terrace property) The idea is to open the top of the stairs up and I will be installing a newel post and some...

Interesting method Roy.. If your new to floor levelling which Im guessing you are by your question, you would be best off to use self levelling compound. My klocal merchants sells two types...one is for up to 10mm thickness of coverage, and the other type is for I think 10-50mm thickness...