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Ah, thanks Softus. Can't see the point of the valve before the T myself now :oops: Will track them down tomorrow

Many thanks for the advice Ian

To all plumbers out there I have just had a new boiler fitted and as I was waiting for the plasterer to turn up I had the plumber plumb everything in so that there was nothing feeding the kitchen as I was going to undertake this at a later date. The walls have now been plastered and I'm about...

Thanks Scrit, that seems to make a lot of sense and I hadn't though about the aluminum strips to neaten the cutout of the flyover. With regards to the order in which to do things would I be right in thinking: Rewire - done Paster walls - done Paint walls Fit wall units (need to get rid...

I am about to hang some kitchen wall units and I have a slight problem..... The wall where the units are going to go is not straight, out by approximately 5mm at either end (taking the datum as the centre of the wall as the wall slightly convex). The wall layout is: 800mm unit, 300mm unit...

I saw a post on here about fitting cills but alas I can't find it now...... I am replacing a window cill which was previously tiles on slate over a cavity wall. I have uPVC windows and have just purchased an new pine cill. With the old tiles being removed there is no overhand on the window...

Thanks Jason, As long as I'll learn I'll make mistakes.... Can BAL Bond SBR be used over the remains of bitumen? Ian

Ok, I'm about to embark on levelling a concrete floor with BAL Multibase after filling in some 50mm holes with 4:1 screed (1 hole was 1.5m X .5m and the other was 2.5m X .9m). I am desperate to get the finally part of the levelling done but I have two queries/concerns: 1) some of the new...

I have just removed a walk in pantry which used to house a non-double-glazed window, I now need to brick it up in order to mount a corner unit. The existing window is butt up against an internal wall with a stone lintel. Both sides of the cavity are brick. I don't want to remove the window if...

Top tips, thanks Moz (and Softus). Will keep you posted on the outcome

Many thanks for the info. So, having read many threads and coupled with the good advice here I'm going to: 1) Fill the 2 holes (1 = 90cm x 2m, 2 = 60cm x 1.5m) with 4:1 sharp sand/cement screed as the depth is actually =>50mm after applying PVA. 2) Remove the remaining parquet tiles...

I'm in the first steps towards installing a new kitchen and I have a little problem..... The existing floor surface is parquet over concrete - however, due to the removal of a walk in pantry and a change in layout over the 50's original kitchen I have two different levels of concrete (one...