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:? Hi Advice please, on Barrier Pipe. I need to run 22mm plastic pipe to a new shower valve, basin and bath. The boiler is a combi Alpha CB28 - the old bath had a shower connection and the shower worked ok. I've now ripped out the bath and need to connect the old pipework to new...

:? Hi I need to find a radiator for a bathroom that has a nice white bright finish. I thought I had found one but double checked what RAL 9016 meant. The site I landed at showed RAL 9016 to be off-white i.e. slightly grey. Where as RAL 9010 seems to be brilliant white. I was...

:? Hi I hope I'm in the right group, maybe this falls under building - not sure. To able to re-tile a bathroom, I used a heat gun to remove B&Q type white adhesive, so I have a smooth surface for the tiles. While removing the old adhesive grooves, I came across many areas that looked...

Blimey I didn't know I'd cause so much trouble - tetchy or what. All the advice from the post of the 20/11/2010 were taken on board and noted. It would seem that Ban All Sheds does not like halogen lighting - I get it. In fact I've read so many other post's regarding LV halogen lighting...

:o RIVERALT Maybe you should read all the post before saying that I am asking the same questions twice. At what point did I ask the same question? This is a copy of the original dated 20 November 2010 START OF OLD POST Hi I want to install 12 volt halogen lights with...

:? Hi Before I purchase bathroom lighting could someone just check to see if what I want is going to work/match up? I want to be able to dim 8 (eight); MR16 Dichroic Halogen 12v 50watt IP65 Luminaries with individual transformers. (All IP65's because I want them to match the shower...

Sorry for the delay. Thanks for your help. LUCKY; ROOM A didn't have a fan BUT the way the rooms were set up meant that you would turn on the old utility room light to get to the old toilet room - and then also turn on the toilet light (so unless you wanted to walk in the dark there...

:? Hi I have knocked down some walls to make two rooms into one. A toilet and a utility room are now going to be the main bathroom. I have been left with the following; The old utility room had FOUR cables to ceiling pendant. The old toilet room had THREE cables to ceiling...

:? Hi I want to install 12 volt halogen lights with individual transformers. Along with these lights I want to add a 'pull cord dimmer'. Above the bathroom is the loft. I have read about 'cool beam' bulbs - and as I understand it, they direct the heat back up in to the lamp...

UPDATE I have just found out, that the fawn coloured bonding coat might be CEMENT/SAND rendering. If it is, can I STILL use SBR primer? I ask because BAL info/pictures does not state a primer on cement sand rendering. I don't want to mess up! Thanks.

Thanks for the replies. Richard C - It took me ages to track down the correct adhesive because I have very old vinyl floor tiles that are more likely than not to contain asbestos. I phoned and spoke to BAL technical department and they said "single part flexible" it the correct...

:? Hi This post is for TWO different walls. WALL ONE I have removed all the old 6"x6" tiles and have been left with a lot of ready mixed tile adhesive stuck to the wall. I have scrapped hard at every bit and removed all that is loose. The white (B&Q type of adhesive) comb bed...

:? Hi Chalet bungalow - two floors - loft space positioned not above the first floor but on the same level. I'm installing a new bathroom in a room that wasn't a bathroom. I want to use low voltage lighting, with individual (dimmable) transformers. At present there is one pendant...

Thanks noseall. Not the trap - just the surround that holds the cast iron grid in place. At the moment the iron grid is not horizontal - it's leaning/tipping down by about 1 inch. This is because the surround has broken down to nothing.

:?: Hi The drain that takes the guttering water away was blocked. When I removed the leaves etc, I found that the 6" square cast iron gully cover was leaning over, i.e. not being supported by the surround. I thought that this surround would have been cast iron as well, but it seems...

Thanks for your help. The penny has just dropped - the 'dip' as you say is so the filler becomes in line with the board. What I meant by I cannot skim the ceiling; I can't do it myself as I have a neck problem. I think it might be eaiser to get a plaster in - weighing up the cost of...

:? Hi I did ask this question about a month ago, but now I have an image showing my problem. I need to plasterboard a ceiling. I can't skim over the old artex because of a problem I have. When you look at the image you'll see it is not flat, I have 5 sheets of 'moisture resistant'...