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Thanks for that. Do you think I have chosen the correct way / product (hardiebacker) for the job ?

Hi I am currently re-fitting a shower room as follows. We are using a corner cubicle. All walls are back to bare brick/block and are pretty uneven. I have decided to use Hardie backer on all 4 walls as it is only a smallish room and won't be that costly to do. Also the tiles we have chosen...

Hi I have laid a concrete slab in a shower room ready to be screeded & the walls rendered. The walls are being rendered as the tiles going on them are nearly 10kg each. ( 33kg / sqm inc addy) How is it best to finish the DPM coming up the walls ?

Hi Thanks for the reply Yes, I am laying the 'stack' over new screed. I appreciate your comments re UFH but we have it a a secondary heat source in the kitchen and find that it works very well. Takes the chill out of the tiles and is not on for that long at a time as far as running costs...

Hi I am going to be fitting a Matki Illusion cubicle & tray and will have ufh on the floor. A simple question, If i fit the tray first (which is 95 mm high) Is it considered good practice and is it ok to fit the following afterwards. 6mm Adhesive 10mm Marmox 6mm Ufh encased in SLC 8mm...

Hi We are replacing a shower room suite (shower, basin & toilet) Could somebody tell me what I need to install in the way of isolating / check valves on the supplies to all of the above ? Many Thanks

Hi Thanks for your reply. No it isn't an electric shower, there is a pump that is already in situ in the bungalow supplying hot water all roung and cold to another shower.

Hi We are having a shower room re-fitted and was wondering what would be the best way to run a supply (s) for it. Would it be to have a seperate ring with FCU's supplying lighting,underfloor heating,shaver socket & an extractor fan or to run these from existing rings with FCU's Many thanks

Hi Point noted about plastic trowel. It is an old suspended floor that I am taking out and replacing as follows. Blinding with sand DPM concrete slab 50mm insulation 60mm screed 10mm marmox on flexible adhesive UFH encased in SLC porcelain tiles on flexible adhesive Thanks

Hi I am about to lay underfloor heating (single cable) in a shower room and am not sure which of the Self Levelling Compounds is best to use ( Latex or Water based) The cable will be laid on marmox boards that will be laid on screed using flexible adhesive. Any pointers / Advice would be...

Hi I am about to lay underfloor heating (single cable) in a shower room and am not sure which of the Self Levelling Compounds is best to use ( Latex or Water based) The cable will be laid on marmox boards that will be laid on screed using flexible adhesive. Any pointers / Advice would be...

Hi Thanks for the extensive reply. The plasterer that I use suggested rendering the walls as 3 of the 4 are a 'clinker block' (1920's property) and having used him before I know he will finish it very flat. He mentioned adding the waterproofing to help in the shower area (which I was going to...

Hi I have the following scenario : Bathroom to be fully tiled on walls that will be chased back to the brick / blockwork then recovered in sand / cement / waterproof render (no plaster) Tiles to be used are glazed porcelain measuring 412 mm x 827 mm x 10mm with a square meter weight of 25kg...

Hi I am having a suspended bathroom floor replaced with a concrete one and was interested to know peoples thoughts on the best method of Underfloor Heating. I will be using a cable as opposed to a mat (because of the shape) but more importantly is it better to lay it in or under the screed, or...

Hi I am looking to install a woodburning stove as a heating source as I have a good (free) supply of logs. My chimney is already lined with a 9" liner from top to bottom(it is currently used as an open fire) Can I install the woodburner with a flue pipe that just goes through the register...

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thanks,I get it now !!!!!!!!!! No

I both appreciate and fully understand your help and what you are saying but where did gas come from ?

Thanks for your help,I will bear that in mind and find somebody to do the job

Thanks for your quick reply ,I appreciate that it may sound as if I have limited knowledge as I am asking for a wiring diagram but I am adept at most tasks (having rewired,replumbed and tackled other trades in the past). Is it that you are not allowed to forward the information under part P ?