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Oh dear, I did fear this might be the case. Would I better off having a pump installed close to the shower then, and hide behind the wall? If so what would that be called? Again, something quiteish would be preferred.

Hi there Having a new shower fitted downstairs and wish to boost the overall water pressure in the house. Have been advised to get a "twin impeller for whole house with 3 bar." Ok, so not quite sure what this is or how much it will cost. More importantly the pump as I understand it...

Dare I ask where you got the boards from and the type of wood you went for, even a picture? This is exactly what we want to do but need to gain some confidence yet! Thanks Lisa :oops:

Thanks all, so I think that approach won't work... In B&Q I have seen some softwood T&G which look a little more rustic that laminate, is this a decent option? We have real wood floor downstairs but for a bedroom I don't want to spend so much. Would the softwood floored with varnish be a...

I have a fairly small bedroom that currently had old carpet with underlay. Underneath that are some worn and damaged boards that I doubt of that much use. Many have damage and also squeak. I want to lay a wooden floor in the bedroom, would I best get rid of the carpet and underlay and then...

The mortar between the slabs on our patio area is a very poor state and I would like to refresh with a white or light cream mortar rather than the existing grey. Is this possible using a wet or semi-wet mix? Any ideas on mix ratio's etc and things to watch for? Thanks L

Hi there Any advice on the size, speed of saw and best blades to complete an outside decking job (frame construction and board cut), bearing in mind I have never used this type of tool what should I purchase. Cheers John

I intend to use 4 x 2 for my frame although I notice Wickes mention using 80mm x 80mm Deck Bearers in their guide, anything to consider? Wickes also sell a more substantial Joist to compliment their bearers, however for a low-level deck directly onto the patio should I need these...

This is really fantastic feedback, getting more confidence with each post! Two final questions I think. 1. Is it ok to use 4 x 2 to form the frame against the exterior wall? 2. Can the frame (made from the 4 x 2) come into direct contact with the patio? Should there not be some support...

Yes you are correct in that the shorter distance is that 'running away' from the house, that's also the direction of the fall and hence I suspect is the option we should choose on two counts, i.e it means that we won't have to join boards at all. One other thing that is worrying me is the...

Sorry the last question was how we should join the 'frames' together and where. If the width of the deck is 7 metres this will be too long for the decking boards ( I think). Hence how once the frame is built over the whole patio area should we join the frames together to neatly match...

Thanks Thermo I can't find the post you mention, how old would it be? Anyway you mention building frames, would you suggest that we build two large sections (what typically works well size wise?) and run the boards to their full length. Once we have what is the nicest and cleanest way...

Hi there Having had two builders unwilling or too lazy to quote on the project we have decided to deck an area immediately outside the back door measuring roughly 7m x 3m ourselves. At present this is an old, but stable patio however it has seen better days and we would like to...

that looks perfect, do you supply also? I assume then that once this is attached to the feeder pipe, the outlet itself just screws into this and then job done, well other than cutting the tile to fit :?

yes that looks like it, is this better than a push fit elbow? space is restricted to get a wrench into the wall space so I am limited in how I tighten this up.

its feeding the outlet for an Aqualisa Classic Aquavalve 200 shower - fairly old. Its also concealed so once its fitted I need to make good the plaster and tile over/around.

ok sorry, I was worried that I wasn't clear! OK, we have a pipe coming down vertically that feeds the water to the outlet - i.e. where the hose attaches to. However the 90° elbow has been removed and I need to replace with a new part. Should I go for a Push Fit part or a compression elbow?

Hi there In the course of updating a bathroom we decided to change the outlet elbow to something a little more modern. Firsly we removed the old plastic outlet and then found that where it screwed into (what is the correct name for this bit?) is to short for the new part to screw into...