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Ha Ha, I had a feeling that even if it was possible, it would be a prohibitively expensive. Thanks for taking the time to rid me of the idea!

Hi....and thanks in advance for any help. We have just bought a new house (3 bed 1980's built bungalow), and due to compromises being made everywhere to allow us to afford it, it turns out space is a little more cramped than we thought it would be. The easiest solution would be to add a loft...

Hi, I am in the process of buying a new home, and we have found a bungalow that we think is ideal, but it only has 3 bedrooms, where we want 4. The house has a double garage, as well as loads of off street parking, so I was thinking about converting the garage to a 4th bedroom. The garage...

Hi all, Sorry if this has been posted before, I have looked but couldn't see anything. We are papering a small toilet room. One of the main reasons for this is the walls are in quite bad condition- bowed etc and we thought textured paper would disguise that. Unfortunately because the...

Thankyou very much for taking the time/effort to reply. I will have a good think

Hi, I just tried to fit a 3.2m laminate worktop to my kitchen, but discovered the wall is quite a way out of true. There is a bulge in the middle, and one end is 12mm off the wall, the other end is 18mm. I was hoping to bridge any gaps using a 12mm thick matching upstand, but obviously...

Thanks a lot. I thought it would be ok, but thought I was best to check! Have a good new year

Hi all, I am fitting a sink into a new laminate worktop. According to the instructions with the sink it tells me that now I have cut out the hole the sink sits into, I should seal the cut edges of the work surface. The idiot proof diagram shows something resembling a pot of paint and a...

I apprecate that Lee- which is why I didn't buy any. I have some of the tanking fluid left over from doing the bathroom, so thought I would give it a go! It works "logically", or at least I think it does from my level of understanding- but will it work in practise is the question!! Thats why...

Thanks for that abrupt answer about fixing it! Can I ask why it won't work? The stuff I am using is designed to stop water penetration through porous tiles and grouting- very similar to what I am trying to do here. Apparantly this stuff is suitable for tanking swimming pools. I did...

:roll: I am installing a new toilet, and I think it has a very small hairline crack somewhere underneath the pan. I cannot see it, but there is a persistant slow leakage. Now I know you guys are the experts on tanking- which is why I am asking here-and as I have some BAL sealant from...

I did think condensation was a possibility whilst doing the overflow/flushing thing as the water was very cold, but when left overnight there was more water. Couldn't see that condensation would continue once the water in the pan reached ambient temperature. So no, I don't think it's...

If you're right, can a hairline crack be repaired? I have examined it closely, and cannot see one, so it must be very small.

That helps a lot. At least I now know that my DIY diagnosis isn't stupid- which I thought it might be!! As I said, I can't return the toilet, but this might mean the BAL tanking will sort it out then- I am a bit more optimistic! Anyone else got any ideas?

I am having real problems trying to install a new toilet. There has been a persistant leak from it, which I presumed was due to me not plumbing in the waste pipes properly. It's one of these toilets with the cistern attached, and sits flush against the wall, so seeing these pipes whilst it...

Thanks- I had a feeling there would be some kind of bolt I needed. I have also considered tiler adhesive to glue it down with (I have some left), but wondered if that would cause the same cracking as cement? Out of interest, how do you use the timber? Many thanks to everyone that's...

Well, as the title says, I need to secure a toilet to the floor. I was expecting this to be straightforwards, but when I came to attempt it I noticed the toilet has only 2 holes that look like they are for screws into the floor. Whilst that in itself isn't a problem, the fact that they are on...

Just another thought: Does anyone know of a manufacturer/stockist of a pipe with more than a 40mm offset? Cheers Andy

Thanks for the input- I think we might be onto something! All the flexible hoses I have seen are just too long- do you think it would be possible to cut one down and rejoin it securely? The other possibility is a 40mm offset connector...

Thanks for the reply- is there nothing I can do to keep the toilet against the existing back wall?