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Hello All, here’s a tricky question to ponder. I’ve fitted lots of laminate before, but this project in my dads house is tricky. Photos attached. I have purchased two colours from the same range. They are edge compatible but different widths and I was hoping to join colour 1 to colour 2 in the...

Hello All, I’m looking at fitting an Ideal Standard T3280 bottom exit pan to my soil pipe, which is clay, with a new adapter fitted. I might need to offset it a little from the wall. 5-10mm, which would add additional hardware vertically in the form of an adapter. My question is, how much...

Hello all, long time, no post. I could not have done without all the amazing help on here when I was doing my extension. I'm back with a new question. I'm having a small conservatory 3m x 1.6m. No dwarf wall. One corner of it will terminate right at my drain cover. The whole cover assembly has...

Hello All, I thought I would start a new thread about this boiler. My original Vokera Excel lasted at least 15 years but finally needed replacing. My Boiler man had let me down during some work he was doing which forced me to find a new engineer. I got a number of quotes, but each company...

Hello All, My friend has asked me to replace a washer in her kitchen tap. I managed to get the knob off the top, but cannot unscrew the cover below. I have tried mole grips with a rubber glove as protection , but it will not move. (I assume it should unscrew) Has anyone got any tips to...

Hello All, I have a 6 month old Mira Sport Shower and it has always screamed when on, although you could stop it by adjusting the heat. Just reciently, it has got worse and seems to scream at the exact temperature that would be just right to shower. Mira have said they will come out to...

Hello all, My dad has purchased some foam rubber underlay. One side has rubber ribs and the other is a single surface. He asked me which way up it should go, and I didn't know. I would be really grateful for any advice. Many thanks in advance, Alex.

Hello All, My extension project is now all signed off and official. 8) Took 13 months start to finish. I would like to thank everyone for helping me out on the Forum. I would have had a hard job solving problems and learning without you. Keep up the good advice! Alex. (The...

Hello All, I have been using Homebase flexible Floor Tile adhesive which said to use 3-5mm depth per tile. I didn't realise as I was tiling, but after keeping my level, the floor level dropped so I ended up with over 7mm depth. This is taking an age to go off. (48 hrs so far) Would it...

Hello All, My colleague is trying to work out if his house built in 1993 would have had cavity wall insulation fitted as part of building regulations? Does anyone know which year the requirement came into force :?: Many thanks, Alex.

Hello All, i've just added some rads to my system, added my Fernox and ran it for an hour or so, plus over the past few days, the heating has started to come on for the first time since summer is ending.. :cry: On a number of occasions, if the central heating has been on in the previous...

Hello All, I have 3 doors to fit to my extension. Which is the best order; Fir hinges to door and then to frame, or fit the hinges first and then attach the door :?: Many thanks in advance, Alex.

Hello All, I have just completed adding four rads to my extension. I have some Fernox protector to add, but I would like to wait a few days before adding it, just in case I need to drain down to sort any leaks (none so far) :) Is this ok? I'm wondering how long is the maximum safe time...

Fridays quick job was to connect the pipe from the existing house to the shower in the extension. Did some lovely soldering from one side of the room to the other, including pipes ready for the WC and basin. When I pressurized the water, I had a small weep in one of my solder fittings...

Hello All, Just checking to see if skirting should be fitted to floor level when carpets will be fitted, or is it best to leave a gap (such as for Laminate floors) many thanks, Alex.

Hello All, I have 4 radiators to plumb into the central heating system. My plumber left capped tails and I have to pipe them to the new rads. I don't want to rush the job, but my family will need hot water if I don't get finished in a day. If I turn the selector to hot water only, can...

Hello All, I have fitted a shower tray, however I need to fit a flexible waste pipe to the trap to allow me to get to the right level to go out of the wall. Due to my bad planning, the angle that the pipe comes out of the trap is worrying me. It doesn't leak, but I am not happy to cover it...

Hello All, I am about to start work on painting my new plaster in my extension. I have looked at lots of posts regarding mist coats. Would Crown White Matt Emulsion be ok watered down as the mist coat? I have looked on the pot, and it doesn't mention vinyl anywhere. The...

Hello All, I'm looking to buy all the tools I need to tile a floor. Which would be the best? Adhesive Trowel -Square Notch 10mm Adhesive Trowel -Square Notch 6mm many thanks, Alex.

Hello All, its Alex the semi-self builder (still enjoying the project) :) My plasterers start on Monday & they will also be screeding the floor. They don't want to work on top of the 70mm EcoTherm foil backed insulation, so we have agreed that I will fit it during the evening, the...