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Hi, I have just had exactly this done in my bathroom, I wondered what sort of insulation i should pack the void out with. I have some left over standard loft stuff, or should i go for something with a little more rigidity (and humidity resistance?) like the kingspan board or polystyrene. Cheers

Hey, thanks fpr the advice. the previous shower terminated into male screw thread fitting which i have a converter to 15mm compression. its just getting it accross and up, without having to re-route the cable behind the tiles (i dont mind doing it but its a bit of a pain as we cant get any...

Hi, I am replacing my old electric shower, there is no isolation valve currently present so i want to add one. To install the new electric shower i will have to change the pipework and move the electric supply cable (chopping out tiles and plaster etc). I was thinking that i could use a...

From what i can gather from info on this site, as a compitent person with electrics (but not Part P certified) I am allowed to replace my now nackered electric shower with a new one. Is this correct? The existing circuit is not RCD protected (old fuse box), when we had a cooker circuit...

thanks guys, thats saved me a saturday :D

we live in a 1900s terrace house and both us, and now our neighbours have bare floorboards in the adjacent bedrooms. I have read the other posts on here and have come up with a plan to minimise the transmitted sound, but was hoping for some advice from some wiser souls. The wall itself...

Hi, we had our room replastered and now want to put the skirting on (Pine), the problem is the bottom of the wall is uneven, thicker than above. What is the best way to even it out? Have used an old chisel to remove the lumps of plaster at the bottom but to remove the general thickness could i...

hi all, thanks for the replys. Il take another snap tonight of the damaged area and the bits of mortar that are falling out. My phone doesnt take v good pics in low light

Hi, I have to re-point a section of our kitchen wall. However im not sure if it is lime mortar or cement mortar. See pic The house was built in about 1900. The mix has much larger grains of sand in it than modern cement mortar. I want to make sure i use the right stuff to re-point the...

We have just had the bedroom replastered, on the external wall where the radiator was we have had insulated plasterboard installed and skimmed. I need to re-hang the radiator on the wall but was unsure if the board would hold it, or should i just use v long screws to get it into brick? Could i...

i know it was a close call. I had isolated the supply at the fusebox just incase, which was a bloomin good thing!

hi, I have no idea how it missed them, perhaps the battary was low. I should perhaps test it round light switch first.... beginners mistake. Il know for next time. I just need to fill in the hole and retile now. Thanks John

here is a picture Would one way to get around the problem would be to use a flexihose in the wall to go around where i need to drill. Would this be a very bad thing to do?

I was drilling the holes for a shower screen when water shot into my face... I had hit a pipe that supllied the electric shower. I had checked using the pipe/wire detector and it had found nothing. Luckily i have DIY accidental damage cover, but i now have a shower screen i cannot put up as i...

Thankyou both for your help. There is an existing air brick (too the outside) in the bathroom which provides a bit of ventilation its about 12inch by 8 inch, it above the bath. Although it is not in an ideal location as it is only about 3/4 of the height of the room, i was wondering if i could...

Hi, We have an old (1900s) house which has solid walls and as a result after 2 people have showered it gets pretty damp in the winter. I would like to fit an extractor fan. There is not one present currently. I have a good knowledge of electrics but was unsure if i was permitted to do this as a...