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like the magnet idea, cheers Masona. does anyone have any preference to using those tile skirts so you tile to the bath, or is it better to tile the wall and then offer the bath up, filling the gap with silicone? I doubt the bath will be moved for a few years once its fixed, and the...

Anyone else been stung by this EXTRA handling charge put in place? Is it only web orders or does it transpire on to phone orders too? Bloody cheek! Make the auction site look cheap!

i'm not a plumber. I use hep20 stuff now, sick of the tediousness of copper, the fact that every hole has to be spot on thro' the joists, that there's chances of fire in voids, that (depending on how big your car is) the max legnth is 3m, that bending and fixing seems to take forever. Sinks...

and ear protection! - its like hitting a church bell without the musical tone!

any one any handy tips about fitting a bath? We've extended the bathroom to accomodate the new unit, and the bath will ba surrounded by a stud wall to one long edge and a solid to the end (where the taps are) - the other two are free standing. I have (in the past) fixed some 2*1 to the (3)...

why dont you use Hep20 or OSMA instead?

thats superb, thanks for the advice masona rob

just thought, I wouldn't need to cut a bird mouth in the rafter as its connected to the new floor/ceiling joist, creating a triangle. ie 3 bits of timber per support. Each join would be bolted together and so they would self support?

i live in the NWest! typical! cheers for the tips - gonna keep thinking about this as there must be away for the DIYer to do this! Maybe I need Tommy Walsh!! have a nice bank hol. all..

thats what I'm trying to achieve. I've got PP but need Bregs Perm too. Cant find a builder who'll do it so thought balls, I'll do it myself. Then I found out about the fines for no BRegs approval etc. My thought was to suppport the trussed roof with 5*2 timbers running from wall plate to...

i took have fallne for the "bugger - woodworm!". we got terminix (?) in at a cost near £1K. as the house had apparrant major rot in the timbers, although not visible. What was visible was the window baords had been knawed to bits, but probably 60 years ago! I've since found out that they...

what about building regs? could they fine you for an non-approved conversion?

thanks Kostello, they have bases about 5 miles away - superb mate. (ps google found the link for me too!) rob

DOES the combi have a vent (similar to a bike/car tyre valve)? Press this in and it may release the trapped air, and get you moving again. It worked on mine after hours of farting around bleeding pipes etc. (it was located on the big red pressure vessel agaist the wall, at the top. You may also...

Cheers Kostello. I cant link to the site though - I'll do a few serches on the web. I'm based in manchester NWEng, so a local firm would be ideal. Thanks guys for your help, I'll post another soon no-doubt!! Cheers

so, If i introduce steels at intervals into each supporting wall the timber used can be reduced also? Does your data show what size I can use? I think spanning the 7+m is too much (distance and weight) and if I increase the depth of the timber the floor level will rise anyway (which is why I...

heres the deal: Its a loft conversion residentail. One side of the bungalow (new extension)has already been converted so the stairs are in. The other side (org/existing) is just a loft. We'vbe got PP for the conversion. its 7m wide by 9m deep and 2.5m high. its got full heiht gables at...

thanks guys. found a website that quotes for new steels - Parkers-Steel.co.uk which is good as they have loads of different sizes and legnths etc. Two questions (sorry) 1. runs are 7.5m! Thus they will be split. To join over a supporting wall(below) do the ends meet face to face, ie I...

maybe if its less than 12 months form the planning approval then its in serious question, I have no idea....

Just spoke to thes eguys on Bolton, lancs and there's a 12 month rule in place, ie work done longer than 12 months ago doesn't fall under their jurisdiction, and cannot be pulled. They will obvioulsy advise if the work is dangerous/crap etc