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Thanks for the replies chaps. I understand how I can fit an S bend. Presumably I then need an extra bit of vertical straight pipe so that it sits higher than the drain point of the washing machine (i.e. so it stops siphoning - read that somewhere so hopefully correct!) Sorry for being...

Hi all I'm planning to move my washing machine from it's temporary home to my new utility. I assume I need a standard 15mm -> 3/4 inch washing machine tap to connect the cold water to the inlet. But .. what do I do about the washing machine waste? As per the image below, you can see I...

Hi there These are wall shots. I'm thinking I can't get a standard tile trim as I'll have the perforated side showing which won't look right. So perhaps something like this is what I need...

Hi all Yes a flat roof is correct. Sounds like going out to the front of the store wall might be less grief. Can I just buy a standard 100 mm vent kit ie fixed ducting to fit to rear of vent and into the store and then use flexible vent to turn 90 degrees out to the front of the store and...

Hi all We have a small shower room and have had an extractor fan installed. We still need to get the job finished and have the vent extracting out. There is a small brick store room to the rear of the shower room and the vent currently goes into this room. We have a couple of options...

Hi all We've had a megaflo system fitted recently and our bathroom basin taps have started dripping. They do stop dripping when I close the taps fully closed - but this takes some effort as they seem to be a good deal stiffer now to shut. I have replaced both the washer and the olive...

Hi all I have two tile edges that need finishing - one is approx 17mm in depth and the other is approx 34mm. 17 mm 34 mm I'm not sure if I should buy a corner trim for the 17mm edge like this one...

Advice please! We're looking for flush floor fitting between our dining room and kitchen. The dining room will have 3mm underlay and 18mm engineered wood laid on top of the chipboard subfloor sitting on the joists. In the kitchen we intend to lay Amtico (approx. 3mm). I'm thinking of either...

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sorted it ! you were right Bosswhite Any specific reason to replace with a click-clack waste Squeaky?

Hi We have a grohe mixer tap with a pull rod that sticks out from the back to open/close the pop up waste. The rod is one with a slight bend at the end that sticks out but i want to lower how much of it sticks out of the back of the tap when the rod is pulled up as it will be too close to...

Hi Oldun - afraid so ... plaster boarded up, skimmed, and a first lick of paint. Also have lights up ...so the option to have foil backed plasterboard is out :( I'm having the BCO round next week for another review

Hi all We're in the process of fixing up all the cr@p left to us by our long departed gorilla cowboy builders ... I can think of a few more choice names to call them but I won't Our roof is a mess - flat roof - quite large at 60 odd m2 covering back of the dining room, kitchen and study...

actually, I'll ignore you both and head over to my local Eurocell stockist instead :lol: p.s. thanks guys

We also have had some UPVc doors and windows fitted recently and not finished off by the supplier (it's a hassle to get them in again due to a fractious relationship) The doors are grey outside/white inside. There is foam filler used to plug the gaps between brickwork and frame and I wanted...

Thanks Gregers I unfortunately have no openers on these windows. They are fixed casements and to make things more complicated they are in my hallway/landing so ventilation is an issue as it's not feasible to leave the front doors open for a couple of hours a day ... :cry:

Hi all We have 3 North facing arched windows in our house all with leaded detail. Two of these are on the ground floor and one is up on the first floor. We always have issues with condensation during the winter months and I'm trying to do some work to reduce/remove this if possible this...

Hi all Should I be worried? our flat roof - warm deck has been built up as follows by our builders and I'm not sure all is as it should be. From the top of the roof down: 1. felting layer 2. foil backed PIR insulation board (recticel) 3. plywood 4. firings 5. roof joists 6...

Thanks for replying @LanceCorpralJones - 'm thinking along the same lines to disguise the inside using plasterboard. From the outside we will see about 5 extensions strips ... although not ideal I could live with it if I had to. I wonder if brick slips could be fixed to the upvc extensions...

Hi all Been a lurker for a while but sadly posting here in this forum due to some builders that did some work for me but have since been sacked due to lack of quality work and time keeping. Essentially we have an issue with our UPVC doors in a brick extension - the steel lintel for these...