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Cheers for the input, eBay inspection camera arrived today so will be taking a look tomorrow! Sounds like giving a drain rod/pressure wash is worth a shot either way and wait for the next time it dumps it down to see what happens - probably the weekend then!

As above really! The guttering had pulled away towards the top when we moved in here, my old man eventually got round with his ladders and pushed it back in, popped the pipe back into the 'soakaway' (i.e. the drain pipe disappearing into the ground). It's just tipped it down so thought I'd...

So I'm struggling to get my head around this - please could someone clarify for me... Why would you fit tile trim to the reveal and not the wall? Tiling my bathroom (badly based on my other thread/dilemma!) and will have cut edges going around the reveal on the wall side - I.e. Looking at the...

Wish I were that lucky, just measured up and 27" already. Lots of self-kicking going on - got to learn somehow though I guess! Wondering if changing the door to open onto the landing might give me the breathing room required...

I think the better half might be an absent half if starting again is suggested! Thanks for confirming what I was avoiding acknowledging! Entirely my fault as I didn't cater for extra depth on the side wall from aquapanel which left it all very tight to the door frame etc I was looking again...

Hi folks, hoping my pics have worked in the snazzy new site...! I'm a bit stuck with how to finish the edge of a shower - I've built up a bit of a stud wall to shield pipes and tile over, but the edge is presenting a challenge... The gap is not quite uniform, either front to back or side to...

I suspected that would be the suggestion! Any thoughts on 'stabilising' what's there? I might just be paranoid but was thinking it might be a bit of a pain if there's still movement there and it cracks the grouting on the shelf regularly... (I tend to over-think things!)

Advice please... Renovating bathroom in a 1970s semi, taking tiles off the sill brought up chunks of plaster and cracked the rest. So I've taken the rest of the plaster up leaving what looks like a bed of mortar. This is also cracked, but after knocking a couple of loose bits out of the...

Hi Noseall, Thanks for the extensive list - has helped me start to get my head around a few things. As would be expected, has thrown up a few questions if you wouldn't mind having a look :D Bed this into Mortar? Would you recommend to fix the joists onto the wall plate or hang them off...

Hi, I'm handy enough about the house to feel this is within my capabilities, but I'm not au fait with various aspects of roofing... excuses out of the way, I'd welcome any thoughts/opinions on the below :lol: 2850 x 5550 detached single garage, single skin brickwork - currently has a...

Thanks John, useful tips... Alas for me, I was away whilst the installation was being done, hadn't really looked too closely at the bath until now, too busy tiling(!), and the bath was 'boxed in' during fitting :oops: I'm a bit loathe to dismantle the panels - wood panels with skirting...

Hi, I'm hoping someone might be more familiar with is than I am, coming to the end of a bathroom refit and I've been left with the unenviable task of sealing the bath to finish off. Some tile trim for the bath edges, fine, but then there's around the taps. Pictures below, but there's a...

Wow... Was mildly sceptical, but still intrigued... Gave it a go, and it's perfect! Just wiped down the runners where I could, sprayed along the rails and voila, running free. What a great tip - thanks!

Hi all, Wondered if anyone had any advice on a lubricant for a sliding door mechanism in a bathroom? Got a Henderson Marathon (55 I think) set up, but it's rather dry and un-lubricated = horrific racket in the middle of the night when the missus needs to use the ensuite... Cheers

Good point, coming in from the top would perhaps make sense... I guess the ideal solution would be to drill a small hole above each strip and then wire into a little junction on top? Well... the transformer is a 'stand-alone' one (?? 'in-line'? don't know how to describe it!) which I've...