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Thanks Coljack - good ideas.

Yes Burnerman - that is what I understand they tried to do. They took the door handles off first - but still could not make the catch turn. I'm not closing doors too often at the moment - I have never hear of this either but I guess a warning to everyone - especially people who live alone and...

Ha ha ha - yes that would do the trick! It was really a shock!

Thanks holmslaw - will make a note of what you say.

My daughter (adult) had to hammer and chisel her way out of an unlocked room because the catch part of the door handle did not respond when she tried to open the door and get out of the room. She had only shut the interior door. She was not alone and they removed handles on both side of the...

Many thanks WoodYouLike. I think I am becoming equally as fasciated by wooden floors - especially the fact the 18mm ply is rigid - very interesting!

Wood You Like - thanks again! About the ply - does it HAVE to be WBP - if not at all exposed to water(i.e. NOT in kitchen and bathroom) ? Other ply is much cheaper - see www.tepadel.co.uk - such as CDX Grade Plywood -and others - as I have large area to cover - WBP is expensive. Also - you...

Thanks very much WoodYouLike for this clear information. Can I just ask you something else? Will this floor have a "soft " feel underfoot - i.e will it feel like a rigid surface one would expect from wooden floor? Is there any acoustic layer that isn't "soft" - or do they have to be like that...

Thanks again! I was presuming I would need to put onto joist - 1. 3mm layer of WBP ( which seems to have some acoustic properties!) followed by - 2. Acoustic layer, then - 3. Solid wood - in that order - would you agree? However, I do not want a soft feel under foot - so would try to avoid a...

Thanks Richard for the input. I did see the well recommended W*ckes Solid Oak 120mm - with "variable lengths" - does that mean some cannot be used because shorter than distance between joists ( I am taking up existing floor boards because of extra height with acoustic layer)? Anyway - that is...

Sorry - heading is supposed to read - "Can anyone recommend a "real wood" or "wood veneer" product." ( too long I guess)

Hi everyone - I'm hoping someone will be kind enough to let me know a wood flooring (not laminate) that they are very happy with - which is widely available, not expensive and easy to install. There is so much out there - don't know where to start. I don't mind what sort of wood it is ( not...

Nearly a month ago I placed an order with on-line bathroom site - for items worth nearly GBP600. I was told items would be delivered the following week on the Friday. The Thursday before the delivery - I phoned to confirm but was told I was mistaken - as they did not deliver on Fridays. I had...

OK - thanks Matt.

I know one should get an Amtico specialist to lay down their floors - however I have just had someone (general builder) put down their "wood" and it seems fine. I used a product over the old floor boards and under the Amtico called Jump** ( don't want to advertise) which is marketed by an ex-...

@ Goldberg - don't have any equipment to measure the water pressure myself, unfortunately.

I should have added that the hot and cold water supply is from a communal boiler and communal tanks in flats - the pressure is generally low from them ( ie cold water does not have enough pressure for an ordinary electric shower ( elsewhere in flat).

Just to add - if required - could/should I run pump for the whole of that bathroom if it is not possible to only pump to bath? Again - what pump to use? Thanks

I have installed a new whirlpool bath. The pipes for the previous bath were used - this bath was removed some time ago and I was not aware of any pressure problem on this previous much smaller bath ( new property). Now everything is completed in new bathroom - the only problem is very poor...

Thanks for the info. about your job - I had been thinking the best way was to try to cut across the plaster with a saw (?) underneath the coving the length of the wall so that bringing down the wall minimizes the impact on the coving.