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    Help needed with toilet cistern plumbing please

    Thanks Chris for your input. Your advice is very much appreciated.
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    Help needed with toilet cistern plumbing please

    Would this work? https://www.diy.com/departments/plumbsure-chrome-effect-self-cutting-tap-dia-15mm/196341_BQ.prd
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    Help needed with toilet cistern plumbing please

    Do these self cut into the copper pipe?
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    Help needed with toilet cistern plumbing please

    Hi All, We've bought a bidet toilet seat which needs plumbing into the toilet cistern water supply. Currently this is all copper going to the right hand side of the toilet cistern (closed coupled toilet by the way). The water inlet to the seat is on the left side (it would be wouldn't it!!)...
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    How do I keep everything straight and level

    No as there's too much of a slope on the blocks as some have also sunk a little too much.
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    How do I keep everything straight and level

    Hi All, I need to create a 2.4m x 2.4m perimeter inside my block paved patio for a concrete slab to be poured to support a hot tub. I'll be removing the patio blocks along with the sand and using 600mm x 150mm x 50mm concrete edging around the perimeter and getting these level in readiness for...
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    How to install curtains...advice needed please

    Yes. We have a Dunelm not far from us. Didn't think of them. Thanks!
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    How to install curtains...advice needed please

    That looks great but I was hoping to pick up something tomorrow from Ikea or somewhere so I can fit them this weekend. Bloody freezing in our living room!
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    How to install curtains...advice needed please

    Yes, the frames are wooden and am perfectly happy to screw tracks to the top of them.
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    How to install curtains...advice needed please

    Hi All, We have a bay window with a door leading out to our garden. I want to install some curtains which I can get pre-made from Ikea but am unsure what track things I need. Could anyone advise please? I've attached a picif that helps. Many thanks Darren
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    Can I lay new carpet on old...advice needed

    Hi All, We have a small (2m x 1m) hallway porch which has some old carpet on top of floorboards (no underlay) and I want to lay some new carpet on top of this. Basically using the old carpet as an underlay. There's no carpet grippers apart from at the end of the run as it meets the inner...
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    Touching up ceiling...advice needed please

    Hi All, Our kitchen ceiling needs to be repainted. It's only small but we've had a leak above a couple of years ago and I need to scrape some of the flaky paint away, put some Zinsser BIN on it, etc. The issue I have is that once I've scraped the flaky paint away they'll be a slight difference...
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    Slim shed needed...advice please guys & girls

    why would I need to replace the corrugated plastic with plywood & felt Mottie?
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    Slim shed needed...advice please guys & girls

    Thanks Mottie. When you say flat roof, what do you mean? The corrugated plastic roof (which isn't entirely waterproof by the way) is sloped for rainfall.
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    Slim shed needed...advice please guys & girls

    Here's a pic of the rubbish dump!
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    Slim shed needed...advice please guys & girls

    either side are two brick walls yes, one wall is ours, the other is our neighbours wall.
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    Slim shed needed...advice please guys & girls

    I was dreading that to be honest. Don't mind having a go but am crap at design. Don't suppose there's plans I can get that I can resize showing me what I need to do or a company I can call without it going to cost me a small fortune?
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    Slim shed needed...advice please guys & girls

    Hi All, We have a narrow space down the side of our house which currently has a portion of it covered with plastic corrugated roof sheets so we can store a bike and other bits of crap (out of sight out of mind right?). What we're looking for is a slim shed (no more than around 90cms external...
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