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Thanks for the response. Leatherette would be great, but doesn't really work with my design. My study is part of my garage, I have White walls and ceiling and a Ferrari Red master wall. The desk will be 50% for office purposes and 50% for DIY. The DIY part may end up having a removable surface...

Hi All, I am pretty handy at carpentry and want to create a desk surface. It will sweep across a 90 degree angle across 2 walls and I want there to be two levels in one section i.e. a top surface, and a pull-out surface for keyboard. I am going for a modern look, black works fine for my...

As the above indicates. I have a 32mm waste pipe that I would like a non-return valve fitted to as I live in a flood risk area. Are there any options as I can only see 40mm variants or 32-40mm options. Thanks, Jon

Hi, I am renovating my downstairs bathroom and in that room I have the main vertical riser with my copper waste pipe; hot & cold water; and a few electrical shut off switches. Access to this cupboard is therefore imperative. previously this area was covered in 3mm painted ply and looked awful...

So the previous plumber seems to have used one of these and then put a load of setting putty (plumbers mait?) in there to secure it. Seems like a bodge but it did last until I disturbed it......I could bodge it back on again the same way?

just found another stockist of the McAlpine boss connector. Not sure how it works though as I cannot see any clips to keep it attached? Do you use jubilee clips and some silicon?

Hi all, Got a 90mm / 3.5 inch copper soil pipe in my house. The existing strap on boss is dripping, as I disturbed it when fitting a new water main, so I need to replace it, but I cannot find a new one anywhere? I saw a McAlpine one from PlumbCentre but there is no stock! (...

maybe I dont need the sheilded wire....guess if this is off the ground then regular 3 core is probably ok?

Hi, I am in the process of fitting out my new bathroom. Having removed my raised shower tray I found a gap in the floor leveling compound. Upon closer inspection it seems that there is a 240v 3 core 2.5mm wire running through the gap in the leveling compount. To make matters worse, the outer...

Hi, I have a downstairs bathroom where I want a raised tiled shower floor. Wetroom style. The room is 1m wide and the raised shower (which will have a screen) will be about 1m deep. I am going for a simple linear drain with a single horizontal drop to the back of the shower where the drain will...

Hi, I have been pulling out some unwanted bushes and v.small trees in my front garden. Whilst I have been successful in cutting round digging and levering out the roots of most of the bushes, I have 4 left which won't budge. I have found that they all have interwoven trunks of 1-5cm in...

The new paint. The mist coat has done its job. Just added a fresh coat off trade vinyl and all is good with the world again :-)

I am renovating one of my rooms and have sanded the silk paint with 180grit. I wasn't doing this because of the silk paint but just to smooth the walls. Last night I started to paint the walls with Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt and immediately noticed that the paint was both drying too fast and peeling...

The battons went into the corner of the ceiling, but I did not run the battons across the whole width of the room, roughly 2/3. That meant I had gaps between the battons. I then used 3mm ply along the full width above the coving and attached to the batton. The ply made everything look neat and...

If you read the post, the valve is the right way around once the new water main goes live. Temporarily I needed to run it in the wrong direction owing to the design of the plumbing system. Thanks everyone else, I fitted the temporary solution to a different part of the system. It isnt as...

Silly question, I am installing a new water main and need to run my PRV with the water going against the intended flow temporarily until the old and new mains are switched over. I am not fussed as to whether the PRV functions, just that I can get water through it in the reverse direction. Can...

what about the flow regulator inserts on this site? http://www.robertpearson.co.uk/products/water-flow-regulators/ They seem to fit into regular valves making them a cheap option?

I build a small cut out in the ceiling adjacent to the coving and an RSJ to put the transformers on....the RSJ is a nice extra for heat dissipation :-) . The recess is magnetically held in place and easily removable. In terms of the batton, I cannot remember. It wouldnt have been anything very...

Hi, Is there a quick and easy way of reducing flow to a tap without it making a horrid noise? I know the bad way of doing this is to adjust the valve leading into the tap, but I was wondering if there are any other mechanisms that are cheap and easy to install e.g. a plastic/metal insert that...