Search results

Hi all, DIY'er looking for some advice..... After some kitchen alterations, I have an external brick wall 2.4m x 2.4m which I need to insulate and plaster. My building warrant plans specify Celotex PL4050 which is a PIR board with 50mm insulation and 12.5mm plasterboard combined as one sheet...

Thanks for reply! Don't know what made me think it needed to be a more technical solution! Glad it should be as simples as that. Will give it a go. Thanks again

Hi, Hoping for some advice..... I have just had new bifold doors installed and now need to sort the area around the doors and exposed lintel (see photos). What's the suggestions for doing this? Do I just build up layers of plaster? Do I attach plasterboard then skim? Do I knock up a wooden frame...

Great, thanks. Will try this.

This is really great help - thank you! Just a question - what do you mean by "separately terminate wire B"? Do you mean add this black cable (B) to the other black cables under the red tape or just terminate it in a separate space in a junction box?

Thanks for reply. I have a single switch and a double switch (pictured) which is used at opposite ends of the room for a single light. The double switch (pictured, which I need to remove) - one switch is for the ceiling light (left hand switch) the other (right switch) is for an outside light...

Hi, hoping someone can help! I need to remove this 2 gang light switch from the wall (wall getting knocked down). I was planning to connect the appropriate wires from the switches together in a junction box in the roof space. Trouble is I'm not sure which wires to connect! The output from...

Thanks again. This conversation really has helped a lot. ....time for some reflection and expectation management :-)

Ok, the 2 options seem to be then... 1. Rain head shower and body jets (already bought) with a shower pump, but probably need a larger hot water cylinder 2. Change the rain head shower for a standard head, omit the body jets and don't bother with a pump, therefore no need for a bigger...

If I didn't bother with the body jets, would I still need a pump for the rain head shower, or would the gravity fed system still work OK in your opinion? I really don't want the additional cost and work to fit a larger hot water cylinder. I think the cold water tank in the loft will be...

I doubt I'll be installing a new cylinder. Would you suggest not installing the body jets? - I didn't realise they were such a consumer of water. At the moment, we have 2 adults and 3 young kids in the house and don't seem to run out of hot water. The body jets were just a nice to have, so...

Hi, thanks for reply. Not sure of capacity, but it's about 90cm high and 50cm diameter.

Hi, 1st time I've posted on here so hoping someone can help..... I'm an enthusiastic moderate DIYer looking to install a new ensuite. I have the new suite which includes a concealed 2-way diverter thermostatic shower valve, one of these rain-drenching shower heads and 6 body jets. I have a...