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Hi, My rover 25 has developed a water pump problem, I.e, all the water leaks out of it when i put any in the expansion tank!! Does anyone know how much this is likely to cost if i go to a garage? ball park figure will do? Im considering PX the car, so if its expensive may just get rid...

Cheers guys, that was my thoughts as well, but im going well over budget, so in the back of my mind thought i might reuse them, im going to stick them in the skip now!!! With the fall, i understand it needs to be between 20-50 mm in a meter, my bath has about 1m to run, and im having to use a...

Hi. My ever continuing saga of refitting my bathroom as a complete DIY enthusiast enters its 2nd week, Im going to put some project pics on the project area when i get chance. Question is, im fitting new waste traps to the shower, sink bath. Bearing in mind its my own house and i want...

Hi all. Do toilets run on a trickle valve? ive refitted my old toilet whilst i renovate my bathroom, however now its just filling up very slowly!!! Can anyone tell me how to speed it up a little? or is the trickle standard? Andy

Can this be used on victorian floorboards in good condition? There seems to be some that say, woodfloors and others that just say chipboard floors Andy

That sounds interesting, the floorboards are victorian and very sound, it was crime to just splash adhesive on them in the 1st place, but now its done i just want a level base to start off with. This stuff sounds like it could be what im after, I dont really want to rip everything up and...

Ive core cut a hole for an air extractor, fitted the air extractor etc, went outside and soon realised its impossible to fit the plastic weather grill on the outside. there is only a very narrow passage between the houses and the height of the vent means i would be climbing almost vertical...

Its been tiled straight onto the floorboards, I have no plan to lift and replace with ply, Should i just chip away as much as possible and then overboard with ply? or chip it away as much as poss and then tile onto the floorboards, hoping that the adhesive levels it all out? Any tips on...

I have just removed the tiles in my bathroom, ready for some new ones. It appears someone has spread the adhesive straight onto the wood floor. My question is, what do you do in this situation? its fairly rippled, I was expecting to lift the old ply and put some more down. Thanks in...

Morning all, as part of my bathroom revovation, Ive decided to fit new wastes, the old ones were regulary slow to drain/blocked. Questions. 1 - what gradient should i put on the pipes? 2 - should i run 3 seperate pipes, or join say the bath and shower, or join all 3? 3 - I read...

Ive got the same colour scheme in my lounge, went for a gold carpet, looks great, not sure how it would wear on the hallway though!

Hi, Im fitting a concealed shower in the bathroom, its going to be fitted in a stud wall, However the unit itself is fairly heavy, What do you generally use to support the thermostatic mixer?? Andy

I could use copper, but getting all the kit for one job doesnt seem worth it! You could say the same about no more nails, and how long the grip will last, but, its more likely the plaster will blow or the wood will rot before the nails fails!!!!!!! I would imagine that I will have moved...

yeah the tanked walls are in the shower area Andy

Any chance your a plummer worrried that actually, anyone with a bit of common sense could do it? Push fit onto everything should be ok? i am worried about the chrome joints!!!! Has anyone any experience of using push fit flexible toilet wastes???

Joining PVC piping to copper piping. Im installing my new bathroom and have decided i would prefer to use push fit fittings and plastic pipe, the current supply to my bathroom is copper, Im moving some of the supply to different areas. Could you tell me if you can just use simple push...

Hi guys just a few tiling questions. 1 - Will skimmed walls hold most tiles? two walls im tiling are studwork, with aquaboard (does this need tanking as well) 2- How long after tanking can i start tiling. 3- Do you tile upto the bath, shower tray and sink? or do you tile and then fit...

Thanks for that am i correct in my ideas for the rest of the work? i,e draining the heating system and moving the other pipes. will push fittings be enough to cap off the pipes?

Right i have the valves and thermostats for 2 radiators in my bathroom now. I want to remove 1 radiator totally, so i plan to cut them off under the floor and fit some plastic pipe between the pipes. The second radiators valves and thermostat i plan to cut off under the floor run new pipe...