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It's chipboard actually.

I am about to change our bathroom an wanted to check the WC soil connection please. I have attached a photo and wondered if the brown pipe emerging from the floor level connection can be removed and the new waste connection fitted directly into the floor? If I do this, is the 'socket'...

Yes copper pipe

Thanks, Pipe in the picture is the waste from the hand wash basin

I'm in the throws of a bathroom refurb and took the old radiator off the wall this morning. I found this earth lead feeding in from the bedroom next door and attached to the rim of the radiator by a clamp (the paint on the radiator was intact so I am not sure how good a connection it was...

I may well be overthinking this but I have a query about the best way to get a good finish on this area of my bathroom. I am installing a new bath which will have an over bath shower fitted. In order to accommodate the pipework for the shower I am going to construct a stud wall at the head of...

Apologies if this is really obvious to everyone but I would appreciate some guidance please. Our plumbing system is gravity fed with all cold water taps being fed from the mains apart from the bath supply which is fed from the tank in the loft. I am in the process of a bathroom makeover and...

I am about to commence on a bathroom refurb. which will include tiling on a stud wall I will be building. I shall be cladding the stud wall with tile backer board of some description and would appreciate some guidance on which board to use. Looking at various backer boards, some seem to be...

Thanks, not familiar with that product. I will take a look

Hi, The existing sealant around our garage door (metal frame on to masonry) has become brittle and is failing/pulling away from the frame so I want to replace it. I guess that the sealant is the original stuff from when the house was built so coming up to 20 years now, what would be the best...

Thanks for the reply. I have just measured the throughput of the existing shower at 17ltr/min. So I think I will be ok fitting a 14ltr/min Mira power shower.

Hi, We currently have a shower in the ensuite which is fed via a double ended pump in the airing cupboard - this works well, no problems in the 12 months that we have been here. I am know looking at putting a second shower over the bath in the main bathroom and bearing in mind the need for a...

Thanks for the replies, I will have a go with some tape.

Not sure this is really an electrical problem but perhaps someone could suggest a remedy please? We have two PIR controlled lights on the front of the house, one either side of the garage door, they work well except that they are too sensitive and are triggered by passing cars on the road even...

I am about to try and get some quotes for paving ready for next year. I have asked around friends etc. but not come up with any firm recommendations from anyone regarding finding a suitable contractor. I just wondered if being on the Marshall's Register, (or other manufacturers accredited...

We have an F&E central heating system which is quite noisy when it is in operation. I believe that this may be due to air trapped in the system, so have bled all of the radiators with no noticeable improvement. Inspection of our airing cupboard has led me to believe that the component shown in...

When we moved into the house earlier in the year there was a cheapo fire surround with an electric fire fitted in the living room (we understand that there had previously been a gas fire with a powered flue). Although we would have preferred to fit a new gas fire the cost of accommodating a...

Thanks for the feedback. Second roofer came round today, says that plastic valleys are all that he ever uses and has had no problems with them. His price to fix is less than half of the first guy so I have given him the job.

Hi, just had a roofer over to quote for a repair we need. He says that the problem is due to deterioration of the fibreglass valley liner and is proposing replacing it with code 4 lead. He said that because of the problems with fibreglass liners they are not used anymore due to the limited...

I have included some pictures of our porch which was already in place when we moved in eight months ago. As you can see, it appears to have been finished off with whatever bits of trim they had left on the van and the result is a bit of an eyesore. I want to give it a makeover by replacing the...