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Hi Plumb Dr, would you be able to give me some advice about tiling over walls that suffer from condesation?

My Mum painted onto new plaster and didnt water down, the paint she used was Wickes Matt white. Can anyone give me some advice as to weather this is going to cause problems in the future? As I have always been told to water down. Thanks

My Mum painted onto new plaster and didnt water down, the paint she used was Wickes Matt white. Can anyone give me some advice as to weather this is going to cause problems in the future? As I have always been told to water down. Thanks

Should I use screws or nails to tack down 9mm ply to wooden floor boards that will be tiled on? And what size would suffice? Thank-you

Hmmmmm that is a crappun indeed, I can't think what the person was thinking putting it there? Im sure ive seen them under the bath in other houses?? Or are they different types of pumps?

I think ive attached two pics....the cylinder is on the same floor in the house but is probably about 10-12m away, it is a massive cylinder, it almost looks industrial. Im not there so can't get a pic of the cylinder....has this pump just been put in completely wrong?

Hi, The set up at the mo is crap to be honest. It sits under the bath and runs a hot and cold to the bath mixer tap and then also running from the bath mixer tap (in microbore then 15mm is one hose running to a shower with a big head up a pole - it has never worked properly (surprise...

I am going to replace a Techflow QT80 pump and run the shower (thermo bar shower) and mixer bath tap from it, can anyone see any problems with this?

Cool, I've heard about backer board but never used it, so are you saying backerboard the lot? If so how do I stick it to concrete? Thanks P.S. there is a pub down the road....

Hi, I would like to tile my kitchen floor it is mostly new wooden floorboards which I will screw down but the end of the room is concrete floor, it is almost level with the wooden flooring, probably only a few mm out. Can I use a thick plywood on top of both of these materials and just...

Hi, I would really appreciate some advice on shower pumps, at the moment there is a aquaforce pump 2.6 bar in place, currently not being used as it leaks from the body. It was running the shower and the bath taps, I would like to replace it but can't help thinking I need a different type of...

Classic indeed, it worked!

They are stuck to the floor....

They are stuck to the floor....

Im not 100% sure that the floor beneath is free of cables or pipes....

Hi the shower already existing and is in situ I am just replacing the rubbish the person put there before, it is a tray with legs and they just put it on pathetic blocks. Im going to use a treated timber its about 3 inches thick and the legs will sit on it, the floor is wooden and don't get...

Hi, What is the best way to 1. Secure the timber to the floor for a shower base and 2. Secure the timber pieces together in order to make it stronger. My woodwork skills are OK-ish so any advice would be grand. Thank-you.