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Exactly as above, dont fill it because it will just fall into the cavity as soon as it gets a knock it needs something behind it :wink:

yea I know , even when the estimator came round he said they dont lift the chipboard then the lads came and lifted it and hid most of the pipework. Result apart from the squeaky boards

thanks, will get that done

well opened up the bubbles, removed the old lifting paint, sanded, cleaned with white spirt, reapplied knotting solution x2, filled and painted - guess what bubbles under paint size of you thumb full of pipe smelling water. body filler it is next time - I would have thought the wood would be...

It is a bathroom and the walls with the tiles on are P/board dot and dab on main wall along length of bath and stud across top end of bath. Guess I'll just have to see how it goes, I'll be tanking the walls inside the the shower cubicle so if worst comes to worst, I'll rip em out and redo...

Thanks guys, dont want a floor covered in poo. Ive found I can work round it (just) with a little rerouting and strange studwork construction (verticle studs on wall then horizontal on top of them)

ok , I'll just crack on , what should I fill the holes (if any) with - will a bit of one coat plaster do, I'll be tanking and priming of course after.

Sorry about the confusion guys - it was a warm front grant ant the installer did indeed fit TRVs to all but one (regs) and fit a room stat. Yet to see it as she lives darn sarf but she is seems happy with it, just not the creeking chipboard flooring after it was lifted and then put back down...

Am I right in thinking that the correct joist depth for a room must be 8". My loft joists are only 6" and I was wondering if I could lay 2x4 or 2x2 across these at 90 degrees giving the cross points 8" depth.

Hi, I'm thinking of getting a shower light / fan above the shower and saw this at screwfix - I presume it is suitable but dont know that much about the IP rating which is IP24, can this be used directly above the shower in a cubicle...

hi all ripping out old suite and replacing it with wall to wall (1200) shower, not very wide bathroom and putting in new toilet and basin Its going to be fitted with a Thermostatic shower on a combi cant seem to find any shower related post on here - is it me being stupid

I think he was expecting some plaster to be behind all thhat artex and paint - me thinks this job is now going to cost double what he said

OMG cant believe I didnt think of that They always say the simple plans are the best, cheers guys I am also running a 1200 shower door across the room from wall to wall again these are stud and skimed p/board and I need to screw the sliding door frame into something - do I do the same...

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Hi, I want to replace a small double rad in the bathroom with a 450x 1150 ish towel rail on a plaster boarded stud wall but there are no stud to attach new rads fixings What do I do, can plasterboard (this will be tiled over soon) hold the radiator up ok?, which fittings will I need

Hi, I want to replace a small double rad in the bathroom with a 450x 1150 ish towel rail on a plaster boarded stud wall but there are no stud to attach new rads fixings What do I do can plasterboard (this will be tiled soon) hold the radiator up ok. which fittings do I need

Hi, is there anything available to reduce a section of soil pipe from the toilet to the stack (4" down to say 3") as looks like a real problem fitting in 1200mm shower tray and boxing in soil pipe in a bathroom 1325mm wide. or does anybody have any idea how I would build a stable stud wall to...

will any thermostatic shower do on a combi system I was thinking of this http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/architeckt-linear-1677-15912?CAWELAID=205023211

The mother in law is getting a combi fitted to her house under a gov grant and was going to have to put to it till the grant was recently increased. Anyhow she has some extra grant cash available - the question is , would it be worth fitting TRV's to all but 1 of the radiators in this new...

Suppose its easy enough to patch up holes after the deed is done, it will be getting tiled over anyhow but just didn't want massive holes opening up and giving me more work to do.