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Thanks very much for the reassurance and tips guys. All done. A short 1-foot length of 0.75mm 3-core heat resistant flexible cable connecting each 240v Ansell fire resistant downlight (with zone 2 type in bathrooms), fitted with 5w LED GU10 bulbs, back to the round plastic junction boxes on the...

Hi Folks. just looking for a quick confirmation here as have found conflicting info in past searches. Lighting is split into two circuits (upstairs and down) each protected by 6A breakers. The rings are done in 1.5mm 3-core T&E and there are traditional round plastic junction boxes above each...

That’s reassuring to know! Thank you. I’ll line-up the structural engineer for the supporting structure and then the beam company to do the layout.

Thanks guys. the space below is up for grabs, we can re-use or double up/improve on the soldier walls to support concrete beams or I beam. unfortunately the floor needs to be replaced wholesale: it effectively has domestic floor joists with two layers of plywood on top. It’s all coming out...

Hi everyone. Well I wasn't sure where to start with this - whether to go straight to trades / architects or structural engineers. So though I'd start with the forum to get a starter for 10. I've just bought a new house - we're completing in a few weeks. The main reason I've bought it is for...

Hi folks. Not really plumbing, but as it concerns a WC I thought it best to ask here. just finishing fitting the first of two matching bathrooms. Mrs has chosen a vanity-unit type WC with a concealed cistern (see here) with a matching sink cabinet and a wooden bathroom worktop over the lot...

Ace! Thank you for your help. Just ordered them now.

Hi thank you. That one was a bit big but your pointer to Ansell and a bit of digging showed me the Ansell Edge - IP65 so can go over the bath and requires a 76mm cutout. I'm guessing that this won't cause a problem fitting them in my 80mm cutouts - the bezel will cover the hole provided the...

Hi folks. I've got myself stuck. I need to find some replacement downlights for two bathrooms I'm finishing and I'm really struggling to find any that will fit the original cut outs. The room is decorated and the issue is that the existing holes are approx 80mm, which is much larger than...

Guys - thank you very much for such quick replies. So, from the above it seems that there isn’t a requirement in the regs to install an isolator and the only downsides would be that I’d have to return to the breaker before working on the fan - and that I’d have to do it in daylight rather than...

Hi folks. about to paint the new bathroom tomorrow. The walls were previously painted and seem to have had a paper border round the top at some point too. The paint was flaky so I’ve spent the day scraping it all back - so it’s now got a consistent surface. Where the paint was absolutely solid...

Hi all. I'm looking for a quick bit of advice if possible re: bathroom fan isolators. I need to replace two extractor fans while replacing two bathrooms. The house was built around 1990 and the fans are the originals - which are now horrible, noisy and yellowing plastic. The existing fans are...

Hi all. Just thought I'd update this to say the job is done and to offer some thanks. I took in all the advice and ended up with a good job. 1) I used a 50mm trap, rather than a shallow trap. This still left plenty of clearance under the bath and I didn't need to cut into the floor. 2) I used...

...of course, I might be making this more complicated than I need to. I could just fit a standard bath waste setup like this ...and a shallow trap like this (I don't want to cut a recess in the floor) ...and then connect the trap straight into the boss with a flexible connector like this That...

Guys - thank you very much. Hugh - to answer your question, these areas will be inaccessible once the bath is fitted. It would mean breaking this and the tiles out to access it. more: disturbing the rubber, I thought long and hard about this - what I found was that whoever replaced the...

Hi all - thanks or the replies. I've had a good look at both bosses and should be able to clarify now. For a starter, everything is push-fit. So - I've caused confusion with the waste pipe size. I've been back and checked the OD of the existing waste pipes (one from the bath, not pictured and...

Hi folks. I’m after a bit of advice. I’m just changing the bathrooms in my house (built early 1990s) and I’ve come across strap boss connectors fitted to the soil stack for the first time. Each of the bathroom components has connections to 110mm soil pipe via a strap boss connector. Now – one...

Thank you. Yes - I’m aware of the difference but there does not seem to be an end feed fitting of this type, so a solder ring fitting will have to do: it’s under the floor so no one will see. with regard to the male-female observation: I agree, I’ve never seen a “male” fitting that slips into a...

That’s ace - thanks Madrab. Just done click and collect for a pair of them. Thought I was going nuts when I couldn’t find them anywhere.

Hi folks. Looking for a quick confirmation here. In the morning I have to join a length of 10mm OD pipe to 15mm OD chrome. I’m planning to use soldered end feed fittings (obvs I’ll remove the chrome first). but looking through my box of fittings as well as screwfix and tool station there...