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Who'd have thought i work for the local distribution board!!!! Thanks all for the help :lol:

Bearing in mind this is the bathroom light and obviously works thru a pull cord, is there an easy way to sort this out, the only tool I have is a screwdriver with a tiny digital display telling me how much voltage is coming thru cable......??? Please don't tell me i need a sparky for a single...

hi all, Just putting a new light fitting up, as you'll see from the pictures there are three sets of T&E coming out the ceiling..... I connected all three black wires and put them in Neutral and three red wires in Live and Earth to Earth.... When I switched the power back on the light was...

Thanks 'neds' its all starting to make sense now, I take it those Fischer fixings are available from local sheds?? As for my leaky waste, it was leaking as the waste pipe comes thru the wall and isn't exactly straight towards the P trap, so i think it was pulling at an angle.....i haven't...

Don't mention a leaking waste!! a 20 min connect waste job took 3 visits to the local sheds and 4 hours later leak free... woohoo!!! :roll: There are 2 large holes on the rear of the basin but much to big for a screw to fit into... What would you suggest i use??

Hi all, I have just purchased a small 2 door vanity unit and basin for the bathroom. Having plumbed the thing in i am now wondering what to do with the basin?? Let me explain, the basin sits on top of the unit and the unit is secured to the wall... But the sink isn't secured to the unit...

Hi guys, Does anybody think this is repairable??? If not, do I claim on the insurance or is it a large bill for me?? It happened when the sink was leaning against the bath and it fell of its pedestal into the bath.....doh :oops:

Thanks peeps, I have indeed taken them back and swapped for 10mm rad valves, no trvs for now until im confident what im doing.... I have refilled the system back up to 1.5bar, bled all the rads apart from bathroom as there is no rad just valves... I have just turned on the worcester bosch...

Hi all, Right i couldnt get that nut to budge on the trv side :oops: , so had to resort to draining the system..... I have now managed to get rad off so now i thought i might as well replace the trv and the lockshield valves...... Have i now got to cut these pipes? They are 10mm pipes...

I thought if i turned the TRV to 0 an then took the head off it would be easier to work around, are you sayin it's still fully open??? How?? their was a plastic cap on the other valve..... Also to be honest while i'm messin with it I might as well fit some fresh looking chrome TRV's....How do...

Hello all, I am trying to get this rad off the wall so that it can be plastered behind very soon.. I have closed off the lockshield (5 turns) and closed the TRV, but I cannot for the life of me get the nut to turn that connects the TRV to the rad... Any suggestions, or is it plumber...

ermmmm!! ok thanks, but im wondering did you post that after 8 or 9 beers.... :lol: :lol: Right guys, I have confrimed that this door is 30mm less than 2100mm stated as I won't be using the cill so now I am 20mm is that ok now, will i be able to make up the difference??

imo it looks great too, but the problem is the the bottom of the frames are completely rotten, also when the door meets the frame at the bottom there is a huge gap, and for some reason its becoming increasingly difficult to open and close the door!!!! :( :( So i thought i might as well...

As you can see that my door has a built in concrete cill, so i presume if they are advertiseing the height at 2100mm and there is a cill included, i could disregard 30mm or so, so it should fit....!!! or is that wishful thinking?? Thanks

Hi all, I am considering buying an unused UPVC front door off ebay which is still in its packaging... My question is if the doors (and frame) measurements are correct which are 930mm x 2100mm of said door, will it fit or can I make it fit into my existing brickwork which measures 935mm x...

Ok if it helps this is what i think i am supposed to do: Excavate (do i need to because the soil is full of old bricks and slate, do i need to just remove the lawn?) Sub base - Type 1 MOT (How Much?)... Do I wacker plate the soil before i put this down?? Wacker Plate the Sub base.. Will...

Hi all, Right its time to get the cars off the road...I plan to turn the front of the house into the driveway.....BUT where do I start.. Our budget is quite tight so i am thinking gravelling it is the easiest and cheapest solution...As you can probably tell it slopes towards the house...

Thanks Rich but I have read the new rules and after seeing this You will NOT need planning permission if a new driveway uses permeable (or porous) surfacing which allows water to drain through, such as gravel, permeable concrete block paving or porous asphalt, or if the rainwater is directed...

Hi all, Right its time to get the cars off the road...I plan to turn the front of the house into the driveway.....BUT where do I start.. Our budget is quite tight so i am thinking gravelling it is the easiest and cheapest solution...As you can probably tell it slopes towards the house and...

Hello all, Right its time to get this bathroom done....but where do I start?? I would really like to get rid of the toilet, but does it look costly??? e.g. should I get a closed coupled or just replace the low level cistern?? Also i would like to replace the rad for a towel rail, but...