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I know whats happend here, the standars speedfit inserts are too bulky at the end and when the pipe end is pushed into a compression fitting the olive is about 1mm from the end of the pipe causing it to blow off. I would strongly recommed swapping all inserts in comp fittings to the smaller...

we are building an extension at home and will shortly be laying the sandstone blocks. The rest of the bungalow (1930's) has grey raised pointing, but I have heard this isn't the best way of doing it? If we decide not to use this method and just point flush, can we do it as we build by...

Round here Yorkshire Water have a scooping device to remove soil over an external stoptap, it has two 'buckets' and scoops dirt up which can be pulled out. I've had a couple lately where I've just not been able to get far enough down and I've had to call them out. Does anyone know where I...

Hi Stu NO! Never attempt to fit the tray onto springy laminate, the tray needs to be on section of 18mm WBP plywood with a weak sand cement mix, use a good quality silicone and appy a generous amount to the edges and squash the tray against the wall letting the silicone ooze out. Tile...

Hi Is your boiler working now? £380 dosent seem that steep, parts are expensive but I don't do gas work. No need to feel intimadated by tradesmen, we are just as scared of you as you are of us. :lol: PS I've only breifed this post on my Blackberry, I will re read on laptop tonight.

You'll learn a lot from this job. Don't undercharge next time, you could have put a grand on that and still been cheap, tell the customer that. Although it depends on the quality of your work. He/she sounds unreasonable anyway, how long did you tell them it would take? One guy working...

I machine bend chrome plated copper tube all the time, you do get a dulling of the chrome where its been pulled though. Can you not use angled rad valves to overcome this bending? Joists in the way?? :roll:

Your a braver man than me ironnaz, to take on a bathroom for a customer AND be at work 9-5 NO WAY!! It must have gone on for weeks and weeks. Is this a full tile job or just half tile and lino? When I'm siting shower postions (especially built in ones) I always temp fix the riser rail and...

Thanks for that Richard. The thing about the PVA is, at the time I didn't know any better. :(

I've just installed a bathroom and the customer is so overjoyed she wants me to paint the ceiling. Its a small to medium size bathroom with 4 downlighters and a fan, its been skimmed perfectly (by my good self) with two coats of board finish with zero imperfections or polished areas. I've...

What exactly did you have taken mate? :(

The 20mm is the normal offset, the 40mm is a vicious sucker that will block with the bigger dumps. I'd rather ply & tile round a pan than use a 40mm offset. :lol:

That bath panel could be compressed glass Vitralite, very difficult to remove without damaging it. I've snapped at least one of them. :oops: These old taps (mixertaps?) can be a nightmare when you start putting modern revievers in them, had one a few years ago where she rang back every...

There are various ways I imagine it could be done but it would involve using one of those multi size push fit waste fittings or a fernco style adaptor with jubilee clips. What is the diameter of the oulet tube??

Is this rad a problem 'cool' rad? You can upsize the pipe but you will need to rebalance the system as water takes the easiest path.

I would install a conventional siphon flush rather than the troublesome push button ones. Wickes do a very good budget low level toilet, I think you buy the pan and cistern seperatly. £30.00 and £54.00 I would also ditch the siphon and install the Fluidmaster flapper valve for a nice...

This is a very comman problem, mixer connected to unbalanced feeds and cold back filling the hot when in use. I always fit the low pressure flap type bought from BES plumbing, they don't restrict the flow like the spring loaded mains pressure equivalents. Just fit one vertically to the hot...

I find it hard to believe these rotten Variflush valves are still on the shelves, the design is fundementaly flawed as the blue overflow tube has no weight to it, so it can't put enough pressure on the already dodgy sealing washer. The result is a constant stream down the back of the pan...

Are we getting Acorn mixed up with Poly York?

No the gate valve has a red wheel and is found in the airing cupboard, there will be a 22mm pipe from the bottom of the cylinder that goes up into the loft. On this pipe will be a gate valve to isolate the hot water, just make sure its fully open. Don't mess with any other valves apart...