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Not sure if I am allowed to post a link, but I bought a Domus fan http://www.domusventilation.com/fans1.html which is pretty good and better than the usual DIY store fans..... I have it directly above the shower cubicle and as Softus points out, it is perfectly safe. The fan is inline...

Cheers TB.

Chiselling out can be very hard work. I used an angle grinder with a diamond blade and cut several grooves, which made chiselling out much, much easier, and neater with a constant depth groove all along the wall. In my opinion you will need to mount the pipes in some way, be it pipe clips or...

The frames are softwood and in pretty good condition. I have condensation in a couple of the units, so they will need replacing, and also another couple of them get a bead, then trickle of water oozing out of the failed putty on the inside at the bottom when it rains hard and the wind is...

elemoine You may well indeed find they are tongue and groove boards, and that the skirting was put on afterwards. The only way to get a board up is to use a circular saw, with the blade depth set to the board thickness (probably 18mm) and to cut along a board joint to remove the tongue (and...

This is what I did to my ensuite bathroom floor to strengthen it enough to take a tiled floor. Ensure the existing joists are securly supported at each end and then just use 4x2 to brace where required. I then covered the floor with 18mm WBP ply, screwed down at 300mm centres. On...

Thanks Mike.

When looking for replacement double glazed units are there any things that I should take note of, like brand quality? What are better? My current windows are 17 years old, is that good for a DG pane? Also, what is the best way to fit them? Use traditional putty, or can I use some sort of...

Yeah Mike, Think I get your drift! What would the alternative be? Change the window? Pete

Thanks Mike So will I need to rout new recesses? The current seals are fitted into a recess.

My 1990 property has softwood windows, which are regularly painted outside and which are in reasonable condition. However, they probably weren't the best quality when fitted and this is reflected in their age. As I decorate each room I am planning to renovate the windows 'internally' and to...

Hi there Make sure you have suitable laminate flooring for 'wet' areas like the bathroom, or to a lesser extent a kitchen, or else it will look good for a few months but then you will start to get problems as the water gets into it! As for the finish, you would really be better putting it...

gcol The shower floor (the far end of the room) came in a kit form, with a 'Wedi' like pre-formed shower tray, 1300mm long by 900mm wide. This has the pre-formed falls in it to the drain. However, the pre-formed tray is 20mm deep, the WBP ply 18mm, the insulation boards for the 'non-shower'...

I shall do a post when the whole thing is complete. It has taken me months as I have had to learn each job as I have gone along, but that has all been part of the fun, researching the correct products and then making the best job of fitting them that I can. Lots of useful info has been gleaned...

Or did he just mean one of those 'unirversal' adhesive and grout tubs, i.e. all in '1 part' and no mixing! :roll: From my limited research doing my personal tiling project I would hazzard a guess that there was a more suitable product out there!! :wink:

Hey up 356 I have been tackling exactly the problems you mention in my 15 year old house which has that god awful T & G chipboard flooring. ALL my floors squeak like hell. In my ensuite bathroom I used my Bosch circular saw with the blade set to 18mm depth (the depth of the T & G) and ran...

I've always used Nitromors, but I don't think it does quite what it says on the tin! It claims that it can strip up to 15 coats! Well, I personally have had to apply 2 or 3 coats of the stripper to remove just a couple of coats, and primer/ undercoat is harder to get the Nitromors to work on...

An alternative on the floors is Marmox boards. They do a 6mm board which means minimal height gain, but give the insulation properties for UFH. It is virtually the same as Wedi, being expanded foam with a fibreglass mesh/ cement screed either side.

How about these http://www.timloc.co.uk/productchild.aspx?id=122 First hit with a Google. :wink:

You could use Aquapanel http://www.knaufdrywall.co.uk/aquapanel/, Wedi board http://www.wedi.co.uk/home.htm or WPB plywood (probably about the cheapest), which should then be tanked. Look at the Dunlop Shower Tanking Kit, http://www.building-adhesives.com/dunlop/products/showerkit.aspwhich is...