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i am just putting in a small bathroom on 2nd floors (ground, 1st second fllor) boiler on ground floor. it transpires the central heating system up there only has 15mm pipe. someone said i would have trouble getting an extra radiator on. the current system has 2 small single radiators and one...

seems that way not got all floor up yet but 2 pipes coming up from down below 15

putting new bathroom in top floor room that already has light rose and switch. can i run 3 spots and fan off existing light rose i understand i can not have light switch in bathroom has to have pull cord? its right by door and well away from water, if need to change to pull how do i alter...

want to put an extra towel rail rad on top floor of 3 storey house, only 15mm system up there supporting 3 small radiators. have been told might not get extra rad on, is this true? if so options either change to 22mm, or electric towel rad for bathroom

fitting new bathroom on top floor of 3 storey hse. toilet waste can be run ok, but cannot get basin or shower into that waste on that floor. can i take basin run it approx 2m with few bends to where shower is, shower and basin waste to run straight down from there but not easy to get into stack...

the toilet vent from 1st floor bathroom turns into 3 inch vent to fit up inside sloped roof , want to put toilet on 2nd floor can i use 3" pipe not 4 to tee into vent. only one toilety basin and shower waste seperate, if not only real solution macerator which dont want to do cheers jon

i am replacing a 2nd floor bathroom suite, in 1970s 3 storey house . the existing waste pipe appears to be 4" upto toilet below but because it goes up at angle from there between roof it is 3" up to 2nd floor. i thought the rule was minimum of 100mm, if so what should i do i dont know but not...

might5 be astupid question but trying this for first time, can i run the waste pipe from the basin and join waste pipe for shower, then can i join both these to waste of sink below, or should i run them all seperately to the main soil pipe, also what is fall required for waste pipe? cheers

i am putting a toilet in backing to main wall, need to build partition to take cistern and drain pipe which has to bend and run along the wall, need to get it all as tight to wall as possible, the slimest cistern ive found is 14 cm i would really like to have one the same depth as pipe anyone...

cheers everyone, jason how would i get the bit reground as beyond my skills or tools

i dont know if anyone can help but i need to drill a deep upto 400 mm, and wide upto 25mm hole into solid lead. i cant move the lead so need to do it in situ. can i do it with standard electric drill and what sort of drill bit if they make such a thing, any advice appreciated.

im trying to put a new shower room into a large cupboard, 1400*1850 (although i can nick a bit from room next door to 1400 *1850 max) i need to run the toilet across to soil pipe minimum run from new toilet would be 3000, but might be better at far end so 4850. the joists go wrong way so have to...

thanks just finished brute strength and ignorance and no not bearing, cheers jon

i am taking down part of a wall inside my house. I know its not bearing as a neighbour with identical house has done same. i tried at first cutting with stone angle grinder, but it barely cuts and gives off sparks, tried to drill but very slow. i dont know what blocks are made of but seem like...

i know this question maybe how much is a piece of string but anyway. ive currently got a 2500 mm dormer and have planning permission to fill in 1 metre of one end and extend 3000m the other end and take it out another 300mm towards the roof edge, making a new dormer window face 4500mm by 1400mm...

the chimney itself, ie. put a lintel across, cut out chimney beneath, put in floor and plaster inside of chimney and put osme doors on??

i have a flat in the roof of old building have a large chimney that has been taken down to roof level and roofed over. i ideally wante to take it down to my floor level but some one said it is probably providing some support to roof, is this likely to be true?? so new plan is to make it into a...

hope not taking this thread off but i have similar project. i am flat in roof of old building have a large chimney that has been taken down to roof level and roofed over. i ideally wante to take it down to my floor level but some one said it is probably providing some support to roof?? so new...

wanted originally to put in wet room, advised to risky but still want it to look minamalist, i believe i can get large low profile shower trays i can let into floor, any experience, issues, where i could get and how much? jon

im currently planning to put in an ensuite. im in the roof of an old building so the ensuite will have three normal walls and a wall that is vertical and then follows the roof i.e 45 degrees from vertical, and consequently a very small ceiling. as a novice at tiling what thickness tiles for...