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Where's the best place to get wooden window boards/sill from? I tried B&Q but they only had one type but its not deep or long enough for what I want. Also it didn't have chamfered ends either - so I almost need somewhere that will cut to size and then chamfer the corners for me. Is there...

Andy - how did you manage to get the pipes to come out the wall behind the rad? Does your house have a solid floor, and are the pipes sunk into the wall and plastered over? Thanks

As title really, how long can the runs be between the manifold and the radiator? I was told by a plumbers merchants that they wouldn't use it on anything over 6 metres. Thanks

Well its not technically broken, but I want to run the pipework behind a cavity wall and I think 90 degree elbows will allow me to do a neater jon than with microbore. Also forgot to mention that the house has a solid floor so the pipeowork is all drop feed and therefore looks ugly coming...

Hi all, I've got micro-bore throughout my house but I'm decorating our lounge and thinking of upgrading the pipework to 15mm. But, is it worthwhile me doing this - I've heard that Microbore will heat up quicker which makes me think that it would be cheaper to run as it doesn't take as long to...

Wood a mortar fillet be ok with a car driving over it ocassionally - once a week at most. Will probably make the fillet 1" high and 1.5" wide if I do it.

I need to place a weather bar underneath my garage door to stop water from the outside getting underneath the garage door and onto the floor. I've got a strip of wood to do the job and will be placing around 3-4 screws through it to secure it into the concrete. But whats the best way of...

I didn't think you used cement on its own - I thought it's always mixed with sand to create mortar or used with concrete?

I've just put up a sectional garage made of concrete panels. Unfortunately a handful of the panels have slightly bigger than hairline cracks and when it rains water is entering the garage through the crack. Whats the best way to seal this - its quite a long crack too. The inside of the...

Can I use normal vinyl matt emulsion for the inside walls of a concrete sectional garage or should I use exterior masonary paint instead..?

I've just put a garage up and want to paint the garage fllor with some floor paint. Do I have to seal it first or can I just paint straight onto it with floor paint? Also, the walls are concrete panels too (its a sectional garage) - what type of paint should I use to paint these and do I...

Nige - is it definately a Warix then..?

If I was to create a gradual ramp - or even chip away and then re-level what would I use to do it - not very good with sand and cement mixtures/concrete etc. Could I buy a ready mixed solution of the shelf from somewhere like wickes that just needs mixing with water - that'd suit me fine...

Did some research before you replied and found the BES site. If I take the diagrams as gospel then I'd say I have a warix: I take it a ball valve is the same sort of thing you'd find a washing machine water hose connected to..?

haha! One is the missus and the other is mine - web designer afraid! I couldn't really capture it in the photo but its pretty visible normally and pronounced when you step on it.

thanks for replying onetap. The pipe coming out of the top of the pipe does indeed vent over the storage tank in the loft, the auto air vent that the previous owner fitted is just for the shower/pump piping. Is there any way I can identify whether I do indeed have a Warix flange or surrey...

So the first thing to do is make sure the cap is screwed in fully? Actually I have noticed that if you screw the cap all the way down and then have a shower, when you undo the cap afterwards loads of air escapes followed by a few hints of water then it cuts off. Presumably this is air from...

Our house has a solid floor. There's a section about 6" deep underneath the patio doors that seems to be raised by about 0.5" above the rest of the floor - its almost like a plinth. You can clearly see it through the carpet and we're going to be having french doors fitted so we want to...

From the diagram Onetap has linked to it seems to suggest the manual vent should be fitted so I'm not sure what to do..? I think i'll get the connections swapped over on the flange as this does seemt obe wrong if indeed I do have a Warix flange - how can I tell or do you guys definately know...

I posted a question last week regarding the water pressure/flow in our shower. The hot water pressure is pretty bad whereas the cold is superb. The pump supplies both the shower and the bath taps, and I've noticed that when the hot water pressure/flow starts to drop in the shower, if I...