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Hi, Brillant thanks, I'll look into those. Thanks again. Jon

Hi, Our light oak veneer flooring in the hall has taken a real battering from the wife's heels over the years. I want to replace it with a good quality laminate that won't mark in the same way. Can anyone recommend a good quality laminate floor? Regards, Jon

Hi Can the vent for my external soil stack branch off the stack before the last connection into it? I'm running a soil pipe from the loft space out of the sofit and was hoping to connect straight into the top of the stack and branch the existing vent off further down. Hope this makes...

Hi, Thanks for the advice. Jon

Hi, I'm making some alterations to the plumbing in my house. The external soil stack is solvent welded. Is it possible to break the welds to take the pipe apart? If not, can I cut off one of the socketed ends of the pipe and replace it? Regards, Jon

Great Idea, now why didn't I think of that! Jon

Thanks! Jon

Thanks, I'm using plastic pipe what should I sleeve it with? Regards, Jon

Hi, I need to run hot and cold water into my loft. I'm planning on T-ing into the supply to the bath and running the pipes up inside the nearest internal stud wall. In the loft I have found the top of the stud wall which is constructed of steel section. Do I simply cut a hole in this...

Hi, Ive just removed a stud wall in my house and found that instead of the timber battens I expected its constructed from steel section. I need to contruct a similar wall in its place. Where can a Diy'er like me get the steel section and find instructions/regs on how to install it...

Hi, Sorry must have edited my post while you were typing that one! The fall is 18mm per meter as far as I can tell reading the regs am I right? Jon

Hi Thanks, I've had a better look Can I take the stack through the soffit into the roof connect the toilet in the roof space and vent the stack out of the roof? Jon

Hi Thanks, Hot water is pressurised so will be ok to use i think. Yes there is a WC that is on the floor below about 4m away. That toilet is connected to a soil pipe under the floor. Can I connect 2WCs to the same branch?. This would meaning running a pipe horizonally in the loft...

Hi, I want to fit a toilet in my converted loft. The pipes I found in the loft I was hoping were H & C water are central heating pipes! I need to run Hot & Cold Water into the loft space. Should I just connect to the nearest supply (taps for the 1st floor bath?). I also need to run...

Yes make sense, thanks, Jon

Hi, Thanks, I have some insulation kicking around so will use that. Will probably have a lot of questions over the next few months. Thanks again. Jon

Hi, I am about to start fitting a toilet and hand basin in a loft conversion. The pipework enters the loft space in the eaves in the form of hot and cold 15mm plastic pipe capped tails. I need to extend these to the opposite side of the house under the floor of the loft conversion into...

Hi, Having replaced a faulty PRV, renewed inhibitor, and recharged the system with help and advice from this forum my boiler has now developed an annoying "Droning" noise. Its loudest when it first fires up and slowly dies away after around 10 minutes. The sound seems to be comning from the...

The Boiler is an Ariston System A 30 Rffi. Jon

Hi, Sorry, I have a honeywell digital room stat I fitted a couple of years ago, drained and added inhibitor last week. Jon