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Thanks for response Everthing is on ground floor-level so I dont think a stack will do because the connections for the non-WC waste would be too low I think. The WC waste will be very close to the ground so I dont think I can get any wastes joining the stack underneath can I??? Any...

Hi folks, Any plumbing people have a glance at this and tell me what they think??? Single storey Bungalow with septic tank Poposed waste will be 1) dedicated soil pipe from WC going straight to manhole 2) kitchen waste (sink,washing machine and dishwasher) going to a gully through a...

Hi all I am hanging some porcelain floor tiles on the walls (strong concrete walls). Would standard wall tile adhesive be adequate? Many Thanks V

Is it ok to use standard ceramic floor adhesive to fix porcelain floor tiles? Cheers V

Mr O Reilly of Fawlty fame also comes to mind :? :? ___________________________

Hi folks, I did a search in these forums for an answer to this question to no avail. Can anybody explain what is meant by an S Plan. I am quite familiar with Central Heating etc... Many Thanks V :lol:

If the plywood is very securely screwed down then normal cement grout will usually do but as an extra precaution it would be no harm to buy flexi-grout or a flexi additive for extra peace-of-mind. V :lol:

Very hard question to answer in a few sentences!! Summary of where to start: 1) Mark the centre of your room with two perpindicular lines (parallel to the walls. 2) Place the tiles down dry starting from this centre using the perpindicular lines as a guide (without adhesive) 3) see...

As a bit of a botch you could screw some ply over the laminate(and all the way into the subfloor) and the carpet would then have a suitable backing. You will gain some height though and would need to be fairly skilled with jigsaw to get the cuts around the toilet etc V :lol:

You need to put plywood of at least 12mm thickness down first. This must be securely fixed with screws not nails. Then the ply must be primed with a PVA/Water mixture. Then normal floor tile adhesive can be used to fix the tiles. Alas it is permanent unless you put an ugly trap door or...

Maybe those little plastic glass-cleaners that take a utility blade or a very sharp 1inch chisel. Try it on a couple of your spare tiles or offcuts first. V

Tiling over existing tiles can be succesful in the following circumstances: 1) The existing tiles are completely soundly attached and reasonably flat 2) The new tiles leave enough room for bath and shower edges etc to be sealed properly i.e they dont actually overlap into the bath/shower...

Okey Doke Diddley Dokily Ermm... Am replacing pipework cos its all old and stuff with corroded scary looking old compression fittings About the system: Its a pressure system (red pressure vessel above boiler). One Indirect cylinder and six rads. Boiler is about 50000 BTU I think. I...

Well it kinda is broke and Im replacing the pipes ... so do I replace with 22 or will 15 do? PS Vladimir is a little-heard-of Welsh name indeed! V

Hi Working on a house that has only 6 rads that are relatively close together. There is 22mm pipe running everywhere to all the rads with the tee reducing to 15mm at each rad - feed and return. Is this needed? I thought 15mm for all the rad runs would be enough? Whadya think -...

The "hot press" originates from Ireland actually. The name Vladimir doesn't. :D V

Thanks for advice Tony. I assume its ok to leave the plumbing where it is (is there any regulation against having the cylinder etc in the bathroom??) and put the electric controls in another room. Will be getting a sparks to do the wiring. :) Vlad

Hi all, Am renovating a house at the moment and the hot press and cylinder are located in the bathroom in a cupboard. Is this ok by building standards? Also all the controls - programmer,timer etc are in the bathroom in this closet too? Is this ok? Thanking u in advance Vlad :)