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Well that's one all then. At least I know both options I put forward are viable options. I shall have a look into it and make a decision after Christmas. At the moment I have just temporarily made the bathroom usable again as we have the family coming to stay for Christmas so we wanted it in...

Hi, I am currently refitting our upstairs bathroom and have a question about the bath waste. I have fitted a new steel bath and have a McAlpine shallow bath trap going directly to the soil stack (approx 1.75m run). I now realise thanks to this forum that this is not acceptable as there is not a...

Yeah, I took that for granted. Thanks again for your advice

Thanks for the reply. So the plasterboard doesn't need sealing or anything, just skim straight onto the board. I didn't know that. Thanks very much.

Hi, I am currently renovating our bathroom which has involved removing all the old plasterboard from the stud walls and the ceiling and replacing with 12.5mm moisture resistant plasterboard. Also there is one solid wall that is not particularly flat which I would like to plaster to make it nice...

Thanks John, that's what I thought but just wanted confirmation. edit: Thanks terrydoh as well. sorry your post appeared while I was replying.

Hi, I am currently refitting our bathroom and have a question regarding the bath waste. the new bath is steel and the bath waste is this one... ...from Screwfix. Both the plughole and the overflow parts have a white foam sealing gasket to seal between the chrome part and the bath tub...

Thanks for the advice. I have now used 50mm Celotex insulation board and it has gone in a treat. Thanks again

Thanks for the reply. I assume something like This is what I'm looking for.

Hi, I am currently renovating our bathroom and would like some advice on insulating the external wall. The house was built in the early sixties and, as was typical then, the downstairs is mainly brick and upstairs it is part stud wall with felt and cladding on the outside and plasterboard on...

Thanks for that. I've now been round mums flat and checked it out. Firstly it turns out that it was in fact the RCCB that is tripping in the consumer unit, NOT the MCB. Sorry for the duff information. The shower is a 8.5kW unit and it has a 40A MCB protecting it and it looks to be 10mm T&E...

Thanks for the reply. I'm afraid I don't know the shower rating or the MCB rating as I haven't been round mums flat to check it out yet. All I will say is that it has been working without any tripping for the last 18 months since mum moved into the retirement flat. I would have thought if it...

Hi, my mother has a Triton Sambada electric shower that appears to have developed a fault. The shower has a four position power selector switch with the following positions - Stop, Cold, Economy & High. When the switch is set to the cold or economy settings the shower works fine but if the high...

Here are some pictures showing the waste pipes. This one shows the waste pipe from the kitchen going through the concrete and into the gulley ...and this one shows the aluminium plate that is normally sealed with a bead of silicone and screwed down. The washing machine waste fits through...

Ah, it's starting to make sense now. I didn't realise there was another exit hole further down in the chamber. I've now sucked all the water out with a wet/dry vacuum and this is what I've got: As you can see the bottom is still blocked up but it is quite soft. So I shall have a go at...

Thanks guys, that's usefull information. Here are a couple of pictures of the chamber: I would imagine that the plug has been in place since the house was built in 1964 and if that's the case then I don't know how it has worked up until now. The black stuff around the hole is what...

Hi, we have been having a problem with the kitchen sink and dishwasher draining away so I decided to investigate the outside drain that the kitchen waste feeds into. This is under the conservatory floor but there is a cover to gain access to the drain. Upon opening it all up it became apparent...

Thanks for the advice. I hadn't thought of distorting the panel as you suggested. Also, I hadn't thought of making my own panels individually to slot in. You have given my some food for thought. Many thanks Russell

Hi, could someone give me some advice or ideas regarding replacing a garden fence please. The fence in question is at the bottom of the garden and consists of concrete posts with fence panels slotted into them. The fence panels are rotten and need replacing but there is a large tree next to...

Thanks for that. I don't know why but I didn't even think of using sealant.