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Its a horizontal run through an exterior wall of a victorian block. I`m guessing 1 1/2 feet to the outside. Thanks

Dont think theres any room for a ceiling unit, its in a convert victorian house. The current extractor is kind of head height at one end of the bath (opposite to the shower). Cant say for sure theres a 10mm gap under the door. I dont think so because I remember once having to trim it slightly...

Thanks, yes they are keeping the window open in the bathroom during and after showers. We lived there for 4 years and I dont remember having any damp problems but we did have an old style window with a vent built in. It was replaced after we moved out with a full pane double glazed window so not...

Hi All We have a rented flat thats been having continuous problems with mould growth on the ceiling (anti-mould painted!?). The room is 5ft 7in / 1.7m square and has a bath with shower attachment which gets used twice a day at least. We`ve installed 2 different extractor fans over the years...

Its ok, discovered the water meter was full of muck. Now fixed :-)

Hi All This is a bit of a general question, but what options are there to try and find out what is blocking a mains water pipe to the house. We had our mains water pipe broken by builders and then repaired but ever since the water pressure has been very low. I suspect that some dirt has...

Thanks Yes I was suspicious of what the manufacturer is saying. I did come across a video on calibrating shower mixers ie adjusting the cartridge. could it be just something as simple as that? Have asked the plumber to check anyway.

Hi We`ve had a shower installed for about 9 months and recently its started playing up going hot/cold. Its this kind of shower...

What are you suggesting , hardibacker board for the floor? Probably a better idea considering the problem had in the past with water ingress into wood floors. I had a few quotes , one said new ply down and one said their wasnt ply put down originally. But I saw a photo before the tiles went...

Hi all Having a nightmare with a new shower room in our rented property. We had a builder refit the entire shower room, new fixtures and fittings and tiling. Now , the tenants are saying some floor tiles are coming up. The builder said he went back after finishing the job and found theyd...

Hi All Had a quote to tank a bathroom/shower wall. Approx 7m sq for £650+vat. Any ideas if thats a resonable price, its south east area. Thanks Their recommendations:: • Using a powered chippin/bush hammer, remove all traces of tile grout and loose surfaces from the walls as...

Hi All We`re waiting to have our shower room re-tiled after a damp problem. The plasterer has said it will take 6-8 weeks for it to dry. Can someone confirm if thats correct? Seems wherever I look on the web I see conflicting instructions for drying time allowance from a few hours to 28 days...

What about if you build a template out of newspapers and overlay it on top of a large sheet of mdf. Then use a jigsaw to cut out the shape. It would also you to put a nice curve in the desk rather than straight angled edges. Perhaps glue to sheets of mdf together to give it some thickness. Just...

It could be done I guess using an electricians mouse to pull in a new hose from the outside. Its actually only about 6ft of aluminum hose above the ceiling near the extractor and then goes into a 110mm soil pipe that runs along the back wall to the outside wall.

Thanks for the replies. Heres a better photo before the ducting hose came off. The duct runs in an L Shape around the left and rear of the kitchen. I also need to move the hose closer to the wall so it may give me some room to get a hand in there from below and from above. I thinking...

Hi All We`re almost finished installing our new kitchen and today with the electrician went to put the extractor hood up and discovered that the 4" ducting hose that goes up into our plasterboard ceiling has come apart, looks like the installer used two lengths of aluminum hose and tried...

Yes, but from your previous replies on the subject of recessed lighting you think many things are useless. So i`ll ignore that comment. I`ll ignore that one too as its been checked to conform to building regs. No it wont. It had recessed lighting for 10 years previously without any problems.