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Thanks for the reply John Just so I can be sure, when you say a heated part of the house, the pipes will only be exposed to the living area where they come out of the wall for a very short section, then go into the valves, other than that they are burried in a concrete floor and will then...

Hi All Hope you can help, I currently have 2 standard radiators, 600 x 600 2990 BTU output each, with lockshield and thermostatic valves on each. Being a typical starry eyed DIY'r I would very much like to ditch this in favour of fitting a pair of designer radiators. I have done this...

That seems to have worked... thanks very much! Only one downside is that the mortar is obviously thicker than the self levelling concrete and so I have to change my design slightly but thats better than having a wonky track! Thanks again. 8)

Ok thanks for the advice guys, I'll give it a shot! Will post back and let you know how I get on! Thanks very much for the pointers.

Hmm ok thats a good idea :) only problem is the track is in 2 sections and I'm not sure I'm that good at getting it dead level with mortar, that's why I was hoping to use the self levelling gear. I am getting a little suspicious of the self levelling stuff I bought, I could feel the water at...

Have you tried putting a damp meter to the floor to see if it might be the case? Also I certainly wouldn't employ any insulation of any sort until you find the cause of the damp. If as you say the problem got worse when you removed the foam from the roof where it meets the wall I think...

Hi All I am really getting frustrated with this so hoping one of you guys might have a good tip on how to do this. I have concrete subfloors, I have chased a line which is 3.5cm wide x 360cm long x 6cm in depth. Using the chaser and SDS hammer to punch out the concrete has left me with a...

Yes It's soil for the main bathroom in the house... Ok will dig around it and measure was hoping you might know off hand so I didn't have to go digging around in the rain :lol:

Ah yes see I forgot to mention that in my inifinite wisdom I capped the pipe off where it goes under the wall in the picture below BEFORE measuring it :( I want to order the necessary fittings but don't know what size they might be :( I know for defo the pipe was smaller than 110mm though as...

The brown pipe is what I am going to join to.

Hi All Sorry if this is a dead obvious answer but I am having a few probs. Have installed soil/vent pipe on the side of the house which is 110mm diameter. The drain hatch I am trying to connect to has a pipe coming off it which is smaller than 110mm. I know this because I bought a...

Hi All I have just finished my mechanical inspection pit in the garage and managed to get it all fully waterproofed and warm using fibreglass. I read a lot of information posted by a lot of people all over the web who complained that digging the hole and finishng it nicely was not the...

Hi mate thanks for the advice! Will give that a shot

well, you never know!!! :wink: Besides, info is there if anyone needs it in the future 8)

Hi mate - hope this helps, the way I did mine (and it never cracked!) was to make the chase of a decent width and depth for example, if you're using 15mm copper chase to about 35mm (if possible!), wrap the pipe as you normally should do before laying it in concrete or plaster, then cover the...

Hi All I am hoping to chase a runner/track into my solid concrete floor in the living room but the problem I have is with knowing where the pipework (if any) travels. I am sure I could probably use a detector of some sort for electrical and copper pipe but I'm guessing as it's in concrete...

Sorry Kevplumb I think I took a while typing a response and that's where the confusion of my post came from.... you guys are waaaay quicker than me!!!! :lol:

Guys you are the best.... thanks so much for all the advice and help, I'll give Heatre Saudia a call and ask them what I can and can't do with this pipe now I have an idea of its origin!!!! Thanks very much to all of you again.