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Christy, I purchased some Ronseal wood hardener today, and cupronol wet rot treatment from b&q, as we have a similar area around our front door. Might be worth a try :D

Anyone? :D

I am not sure what you mean, Gigz. Connected to the pod? The main problem is, being able to fit any plumbing to the shower valve as well as still being able to manoeuvre the shower wall back onto the wall, and screw it in place, see here, for what I mean: I cannot see, that unless the...

Yes, the builder started on Monday, and was totally useless, chipped a tile on the floor, tried to hide it, threw seals away that were needed, installed the wall battens in the wrong place, etc. etc. Slapdash, not what I need when installing a £1600 shower pod, in a £300K house. So now I am...

You know, when I left school I wish I had done the following: 1) 2 years on a building course. 2) 2 years on a plumbing course. 3) 2 years on a car mechanics course. 6 years cross training for life's events, which would have brought me up to 22 years old, still a kid, but with some...

Ah, OK. So compression joints only in areas that are accessible and everything else soldered? I might have to get a plumber in after all then to solder the pipes leading up to the mixing tap valve area. Mybuilder.com it is then. :x

No, not once the shower pod is screwed to the battens on the wall. That is why I thought of the shut off valves nearest in the image, because I could reach them underneath the shower base cover, should there ever be a leak, with a screwdriver and turn water off. The manufacturer supplied push...

Thanks Mogget, This is what I plan to do: Then add one of these, a 900MM one to back of shower vale: http://www.screwfix.com/p/flexi-hose-1-2-x-1-2-x-300mm-bx10fpfp30s/66800?_requestid=119124 The reason for the flexible hose, is because it is a two piece shower pod I am...

So only professional and trained plumbers should do any pipe work, and novices should never touch a pipe, or even attempt it? Come on, slicing a pipe, threading a nut and adding a little compound must be completed by scores of DIYers daily with no problem. And if they can do it.. :D

Am I right in thinking, that when fitting the compression, with olives, that you close the compression, so that the olives bite and seal to connection, then you re-open (un-screw) the compression nut, THEN put the compound over the olive, and put the nut back on again (re-screw) it back up...

Hi, After a rotten floor following shower leak, we now have a portion of the kitchen ceiling down, and the builder who looked at it said there were no joist hangers. It is an extended part of the house, probably around 12 years since extended by the previous owners. The joists (the small...

Thanks for replies. And the pipe slicer is already on order, as was on my list of things to buy. The isolation valves? They were also on my list of things to buy, although I did wonder, do all taps, sinks, showers, etc. have these valves? I looked earlier, and the toilet has one, the...

Thanks. No, not concealed, I need to run a copper tube from the existing water supply (hot and cold), that have capped off ends at present, so I thought: 1) turn stock cock 2) run taps to drain water. 3) take end caps off existing pipes. 4) 2 x compression elbows. 5) connect new pipes...

Hi everyone, I am considering fitting my own shower, and extending a piece of copper piping to fit the water mixers, etc. using compression fittings, etc. to run from the existing water pipe I have never done any plumbing before, but watching a few videos, it does not look too difficult...

Thanks Tony, that is why I have ordered 18mm marine ply today, based on Daniel's suggest of 3/4 inch ply, and my neighbour suggesting marine ply is stronger and more waterproof, etc. Hoping it arrives tomorrow.