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what is it your going to use it for?

I had a wierd noise from my boiler after removing a radiator, but turned out to be air trapped in the system, after bleeding the rads properly the noise at the boiler went away. have you bled the rads again since? as you should probably do it a few times after the system has been drained as air...

my shin has gone completely yellow now, still sore!

not sure they cover the faceplates, but i havent looked at the lids. and they are really cheap which is a bonus

oh yeah dont forget to leave them in place while you paint, means you paint behind the sockets and make a top job

hi gav. ive done a small diy like this recently. firstly i would fit your back boxes to the wall, try to make them level, ive always used screws and wrallplugs but there may be better methods. once they are all fitted, get your electrics done, you can get the sockets wired in place and leave the...

i would be looking at college courses or apprenticeships. pick your preferred specialism and concentrate on that, you will make more money as a qualified plumber or gas safe engineer or whatever, and if you want you can do those little jobs on the side. alternatively you can learn to plaster...

i would at least have a look on youtube at fiberglassing a flat roof, ive not done it myself but i will do when the flat roof needs doing, doesnt look too difficult to me and you will save a fortune on labour.

its a standard 3 inch pan connector, the 4inch flexi pan connector just pushed into it like the toilet itself would, and you could tell the seal was really good, not worried about it leaking at all

doing my bathroom renovation and had the floor up in the corridor, got lazy and had a load of junk out there, on the joists, so was having to step over stuff etc. well while carrying the plastic toilet cistern, i slipped, doh! the kitchen ceiling is brand new but luckily not plastered...

First thing that struck me about the unit was, the quality was way higher than i expected, it came with some things i hadnt seen before in my flat pack ikea world. for instance, the handles are solid steel not plastic, the hinges all have covers to hide screws, every single hole for the...

took 4 days off this week to crack on, 6 days in a row including the weekend, although some of the days i got more done than some of the other days put together, especially when i have to do a parts run, always seems to sap hours of the day anyway. heres some further progress First step was to...

all fitted although this doesnt show the sink connection in place, but thats in now too. cheers for your help

ok will do, great thanks for the help. now to track one down! thanks again

also are basins generally 32mm or 40mm? im guessing 32? found this at SF http://www.screwfix.com/p/anti-vac-bottle-trap-32mm/15739?cm_sp=Search-_-SearchRec-_-Area1&_requestid=335575#_=p apologies for all the questions, first time doing a bathroom, or in fact any real plumbing

awesome thanks, can you tell me if anti vacume and anti syphon are the same thing, just looking for a trap now on screwfix

hi madrab im not 100% sure what size it is, ill go measure up in a moment. that looks like the perfect solution, do you know where i can order the first one? and / or what its called, it would be handy if i can get it from tool station or screwfix or the like as i dont know any "proper" plumbing...

After some advice on here, im now ready to fit a new toilet in my bathroom. the New toilet has what looks to be a standard waste connection. What i need is a connector of sorts that fits into the cast iron which i will be cutting to length near the wall, then have a run of plastic around...

yeah, i read somewhere on here that it was fine. seems to be fine so far!

you know i might do that probably a lot quicker and a lot less mess. ill see if i can prop it properly