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I am replacing the chipboard in the bathroom with 3/4 marine ply. The sheets measure 1200mmx 2440mm, the bathroom is 3180 x 1820 mm, I'm thinking 3 sheets, two fitted whole and the other to fill the spaces?

Hi, hopefully a plumber or someone who knows what they are talking about can answer this. I'm redoing the bathroom in new year, and need to redo pipe work as it's currently a foot off the floor. The way they are set out I'm not sure is correct, so I will explain it and you can tell me. As...

Hi, I'm reading on places on the net that if the bath waste to soil distance is more than 2m to use 50mm pipe. Is this a straight line, or the total distance from trap to soil?

Hi all, I'm looking to re do the bathroom in the new year, as your will see from the below pictures it is rather out dated. I'm needing to move the toilet from the left of the soil stack ( as you look at it) to the right. I have taken some pictures to show what I mean, but once all the pipes...

Sorry if this is wrong place but cannot see a bathroom section. We are redoing the bathroom and will be tiling the wall from top to bottom and the floor. the misses wants coving, the plaster stuff, but ive been informed that it will get all mouldy with the condensation in there. Is this true?

Hi all, I'm currently rebuilding my downstairs toilet, what a project I let myself in for! Anyway the wife drops on me tonight she wants a pull light switch that brings the lights on through a dim to full brightness. Better explained you pull the switch, on comes light dim going all the way up...

I want to run some speed fit pipe under the floor in the cloak room toilet, which has a concrete floor. The specs say it should be in a access box with lid, which will be hidden under the floor I lay when finished, but where do I get it from, I'm looking everywhere but can't see it?

Hi, i have a downstairs toilet and have removed it all as it was leaking from the waste pipe and the pan was broke at the bottom. I want to replace it with a modern type closed type toilet, but as you can see from the pics my soil stack is to the side, and quite far forward. I have looked down...

Hi, I have a Johnson and staley warm air system, being replaced in a few weeks by a nice wet central heating system throughout. I just pulled down the plasterboard wall surrounding it, and on the far end and back wall behind wall is board that is different from the plasterboard. It looks...

Hi, I have a up and downstairs toilet, but they are on the front and back of the house. The upstairs goes to the mail waste pipe and vents out of the roof vent. The downstairs, think is an add on later. The soil stack vents in to the room the toilet is located, next to the pan. After a use! The...

I am putting down a cheap carpet, felt backed as we are going to decorate the house then replace the carpet with a quality one once the house is finished. We will then use it as our underlay for the new one? The floor down stairs is tile, upstairs chip board I think (it is board, just not sure...

Hi, in response to all the above I have this to ask please. I am putting down a cheap carpet, felt backed as we are going to decorate the house then replace the carpet with a quality one once the house is finished. We will then use it as our underlay for the new one? The floor down stairs is...

hi, i have moved into a house built by a comedian. There is NO isolators anywhere, not on the taps, bath, toilets nowhere! the only way i can see to stop the water is to turn off the main stop cock. But how do i stop the upstairs water from the tank? I want to change the seals as the taps all...

hi my house is about 1979 built, and has cavity walls, which are filled with insulation. The downstairs toilet is always very cold. It has 2 out side walls, one to the front and the longer one to the side. The rear, where the toilet is mounted is internal and the door side is internal. It has a...

It is neither, it was built in about 79, and I believe it was ex local authority. I like the sound of the ceiling though, better than carving all the Walls up,

hi, how do i sort squeky stairs? I have read in the diy manuel about putting blocks under them, but i cant do this as i cant access the bottom. I pulled back the carpet, and put nails in where it squealed, and this worked for about a week, but has started again, and is getting worst. Any ideas...

hi all. I have a warm air heated house, we brought it in july and it was already installed. We said we would try it through winter and decide on upgrade or replace with rads. It is ok when on, but a few mins after turning off it cold in house, so looking to get new heating system i think. Can i...

hi all, i have a warm air heating system in my 3 bed house. It has a flue that goes up through the house and out through the roof. Question is, vent in the kitchen where the boiler is. Im told they have to be there to get rid of fumes(i thought that was what the flue was for!) but there are 2...

hi all. I have been reading the posts about leaks through windows and doors, and have a question. Some have said to adjust the allan bolt to pull in the door on the hinge, but my problem is the lock side. My front door, a upvc one is so draughty it is like it is open. We have a portch, with the...