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I intend to fit a shower to a bathroom. I will use 16mm twin and earth grey. I want to run the cable behind the tiles; in what was once an outside wall; i.e. it is an 11 inch cavity wall and the cable will have to be chased in. I will secure the cable with related 16mm grey plastic clips...

I'm fitting mixer taps to basin & Bidet. Each tap is supplied with two separate flexi pipes for assembly. Manufacturer's leaflet says fit non return valves to hot and cold pipes. Manufacturer's tech dept says fit only to cold pipe One internet video; plumber says fit only to hot water...

Non return valves in kitchens and bathrooms Where should they be fitted ? e.g. hot water to basin, mixer taps hot water to bidet, mixer taps cold water to basin, mixer taps cold water to cistern cold water to shower, electric. Fit them before the isolating valve ? Does anyone make a...

I want to use a lever full bore compression fitting 25mm or 28mm valve to fit onto old 1 inch/25mm outside diameter copper pipe. Who supplies converter olives for 25mm and any suggestions. Don't want to use those bulky pvc valves of fittings.

I'm currently converting bathrooms to shower rooms and have switched: The Loft CW tank feed to the cylinder OFF. The only other CW tank feed to other piping OFF. The mains CW in Kitchen OFF. Drained off upstairs and downstairs H & C water taps. Water still runs from the downstairs...

I'm currently looking at Abode Debut single mixer taps that have a longer than usual spout length. Do you know of any similar taps that are cheaper. Also matching Bidet tap with long spout to the same design.

I forgot to mention that it's 25mm outside diameter older copper pipe with one gate valve fitted and I have to fit another one. Does anyone supply a gate valve or lever full bore isolation valve to fit 25mm pipe or is their an adaptor to solve the problem

Do you think Lever full bore valves are better than fitting Gate Valves again ?

I've two large cold water storage tanks in the loft connected to each via one pipe at the bottom of the tanks. There are two old exit Gate Vales that are seized up, in open position. There is a cold water 15mm feed to the Ball Cock valve but no isolating valve. I'm considering replacing...

Really, the problem in my area is that most of these so called tradesmen have no indentured apprenticeship, no skill and yet run a business; in this case he assured me he was a site contract tradesman. The number of tradesmen I have dealt with; no apprenticeship, no qualification, no idea of...

The same listed building. XXX arrived, the builders bricky full of himself; middle aged a God amongst tradesmen and worth his weight in gold earning hundreds of pounds in a five day week; no one else like him; he was he best of the best; did not fly F-16' of course or been to Top Gun school; but...

A listed grade two building; task to alter the garden completely. First I drew plans, then peg the garden out with large sectioned level markers and the contractor sent in his mini digger and driver; off he went into the garden; teatime arrived, so called to see him; asked him if he was happy...

A listed building, a qualified electrician and a job to re wire inside. The lounge has a large full width long heave wooden beam in the middle of the room so he was asked to place any wires on the backside not to be seen and then could be pipe cased off in timber and colour coated to match the...

We see them everywhere; the man and a van or truck and the dreaded chain saw; knocking at our doors and telling us; not asking us, your tree needs cutting down and I can do it today; how about I give you a good price £280, too dear I said, OK then how about £180, No I said again too dear...

A friend of ours engaged a bricklayer a year ago to build a simple garden retaining wall one metre tall with a few simple pillars and a cemented tile crease. the cement fillet in many places has now come loose and off and the only way to remedy this; in my opinion is to cut the lot out and do it...

A mate of mine has engaged a contract renderer to re-cement render a ground floor external area of approximately 10 square metres; i.e. remove old render from brickwork and cement render and finish. To date, in total he has visited the site four times to get it right and still.....the render is...

Thanks for your reply, the backing sheets I'm using have excellent very strong adhesion and also large clear areas for the tile adhesive to make contact to each mosaic square, so for me; no worry as the adhesion continues through the plastic sheets; also the mosaics are not in a wet environment...

Tiling a wall with 300mm sq glass mosaic tiles each sheet; 14no x 14no x 1 inch square individual tiles; using self adhesive plastic backing sheets. The first tiles are laid onto the starting lower batten that is level. then the next set of tiles onto those using spacers. The problem...

What sort of joinery have you manufactured and or fixed and what machinery experience do you have e.g. heavy machinery, portables etc and did you have an indentured apprenticeship

Does anyone know who supolies Yorkstar Microstar boiler parts.