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Hi I'm using aqual panel for the immediate shower area but the rest of the room will be moisture resistant board (I've bought it now). Can you suggest a primer? I've used BAL before but even a small tub is quite expensive

Anything else I should know? Going to do the radiators myself by the way.. anyone suggest a good and useful BTU calculator that they use themselves ?

Here's what I mean .. How do you properly secure the second pipe as it offsets from the joist considerably ?

Why compression and not push fit ? Thanks so far chaps

Thanks chap. Do you think I could get away with running four pipes like this side by side ? Or running them in pairs exactly as indicated in the diagram ? My next question is as I am using speedfit plastic pipe below the floor how do I cope with the elbows? As these are big chunky things...

Hi, I'm going to run some pipes in a suspended timber floor (depth of joists approx 200mm+). I've read in my plumbing book that the notches should be made no closer to the joist supports than 0.07 times the span on the joists. or further than a quarter of the length of the joist away...

I am creating a bathroom in my house and one wall is solid stone, with lime render. I am going to fit moisture resistant board to this wall, and a friend has told me that the wall should be plastered before it is tiled (ceramic tiles). My question is, does the wall need to be plastered or can...

That's where my plasterer comes :)

Ok well I've done the whole room now. The mistake I made was not to properly support the boards, that's why the first two I did literally just pulled off the wall - the foam didn't push them I now realize. For anyone that says foam fixing is a bodge, well it's absolutely solid by touch...

Dave I'm not understanding what you mean by preparing the wall? How exactly would you do that? Say the wall is a complete patch work quilt of differing levels, how do you actually fill voids and everything else before fix foaming? Battening is obviously a completely different process, and in...

Dave I used this stuff http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adhesives%20&%20Sealants/Expanding%20Foam/Dry%20Wall%20Foam%20Fix/d180/sd2857/p60449 Don't get me wrong the foam is fine. What I tried to do was lap the front boards you see in the picture with the ones on the side (in the alcove). So...

This ****ed up majorly. I spent yesterday boarding the chimney and alcove and this morning came to find all the foam behind had pushed the board from the wall. First time this has happened to me as relying on the strength of the foam alone to fill a 30mm void behind, and it's totally...

Thanks chaps. I'll report back with the results

Tightened it as far as it will go. Something's not right chaps

Thanks everyone for the dialogue , it's helping me. To clarify this is a three bedroom terraced property. The basement is a one bedroom flat, with en suite, kitchen/dining room. There are two panel heaters, which provide enough heat. The heating for the maisonette above is what I...

K the reason it's happening is on top of the 18mm WBP ply I placed a layer of 6mm ply to pack out to avoid using less grout.. the ply of course has reacted badly and none of the tiles have set in that area. The plys gone springy and useless Now I know. On my way out the door to buy some 6mm...

I laid the bathroom floor with 600x400 ceramic 8mm thick tiles a few days ago, just got around to cleaning up the tiles ready for grouting and noticed some tiles were lifting slightly, at closer inspection they are completely loose !!!!!! I used this adhesive...