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Put celotex/kingspan between joists supported by battons. This will provide insulation and sound proofing to some degree. Now you just nail the floor down to the joists. A word of advice regarding wood flooring. (a) Best to let the flooring aclimatise to the room where it will be laid for...

The floor joists have been renewed in my bathroom BUT the builder has fitted untreated joists. I think these should be treated, is this correct? Do these have to be ripped out and replaced or can some form of paint on treatment be applied to the untreated timbers? Steve

I am considering fitting shower wall panels in my new bathroom instead of tiles. I am not sure which product to go with? Any suggestions and advice would be much appreciated? So far I have only looked at Bushboard, seems pretty good but it's £200 for each 8' by 4' board which seems a bit...

I am considering purchasing bathroom bits from 'Eastbrook Company'. I have never heard of this outfit before so I am not sure about the quality of their kit. Can anyone comment on the kit this company supply? in particular the taps? They have some nice looking taps and they are about the same...

Not sure what the lack of answers means, maybe the Hansgrohe stuff is so good that there is nothing else that can compete. That's really surprising, sounds like there is a gap in the market for a new business!

I would look at removing the moisture the way you would in a bath / shower room. In simple terms you want to site an extraction vent as near to the source of moisture as possible. Ensure you get plenty of air extracted by fitting a quality in-line extraction fan in the pipe connected to the...

I am surprised that you have not had any replies! You could try fitting rising hinges to the door in place of the standard ones (I assume the ones on the door are standard). Do a search for rising hinges on google and you will see lots of information. In simple terms the rising hinge will...

I am looking for a decent quality bath tub, free standing modern design. Can anyone recommend anything? Ceramic will be outside the budget so decent acrylic or possibly an enamelled metal. Cheers, Steve

I am just about to fit out two bathrooms. I generally opt for Hansgrohe parts but I wondered if there were any alternatives that have equal or better quality? I am specifically after basin and mixer taps and also shower stuff. I don't mind paying a bit extra for quality and reliability. Steve

Speaking from my own personal experience I would not touch anything cheap. About 7 years ago I had to drill some holes in a concrete floor. I went through 3 different makes of DIY SDS drills - all of them failed (just stopped working) after drilling about six holes. I got really fed up of making...

I have aquired a nice piece of granite to use as a vanity top in my bathroom. I now need to drill two holes in it, one for my basin tap and the other for the basin waste....... HOW DO I DO THIS? Should I get a professional in to do this? if so where would I find this person and roughly what...

Can anyone suggest a thermostatic mixer which does not cost and arm and leg? Of course the MIRA and Hansgrohe stuff is really nice but all seems very expensive. I am looking for something that ideally can be flush fitted onto the wall of the shower with pipes buried in the studwork wall. The...

Thanks for the steer on Kudos. I will check these out today. Steve

Thanks, I had a look at both of the first two you listed, nice showers but unfortunately neither have what I am after (800mm x 800mm quadrant with sliding doors). However, Coram do so this may be the way to go. Thanks Steve

I was thinking of using something else instead of tiled walls in my shower area in order to get a continuous surface (no grout lines). Are the shower panel products any good? Any suggestions? Steve

I need two shower enclosures for two new bathrooms. Can anyone advise me as to which are the best quality makes? I have had a look on-line but there seems to be a huge choice and I am not sure which is any good. The enclosures I am looking for are ideally 800mm quadrant type with sliding...

Thanks for the suggestions. The Corian material looks interesting but the tech information has a warning about nail varnish products. This may be a problem as the surface is likely to get plenty of this splashed on it as the bathroom will be used by my two Daughters. I am not sure about...

Any suggestions on what the best material is for putting an inset wash basin into? I am looking at an area that is probably 1.5m x 0.5m, this will have the basin inset into it. I won't be doing the work but I don't want to specify something that causes too much pain for either me or the builder...

Thanks for the input guys, much obliged. Will check out Victoria Plumb

Can anyone please suggest where I can get a good quality bathroom suite at a sensible price? Any tips on what to look for and what to avoid would be much appreciated? Thoughts on the type of shower tray would be very useful (plastic or ceramic or ?) Steve