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Hello All, I have fitted a shower tray, however I need to fit a flexible waste pipe to the trap to allow me to get to the right level to go out of the wall. Due to my bad planning, the angle that the pipe comes out of the trap is worrying me. It doesn't leak, but I am not happy to cover it...

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Thanks Spice & tonygerm. My 20% split was quite thick, so I will mix a bit more water. My gut feeling is that it should be like single cream and not yogurt :?: :?: I have learnt so much being a "semi-self builder", I thought the paiting bit would be easy.. :wink: not so.. Alex.

Hello All, I am about to start work on painting my new plaster in my extension. I have looked at lots of posts regarding mist coats. Would Crown White Matt Emulsion be ok watered down as the mist coat? I have looked on the pot, and it doesn't mention vinyl anywhere. The...

Thanks for the heads up on the sticky. I must admit, I missed that when I was looking :oops: I will study it.. many thanks

many thanks gcol. Some guides say to put adhesive on the concrete & the tile. On a video I watched, the adhesive was put on the floor only which looked quite a controlled way of getting the heights all correct. any thoughts on this? I have an area 10m2 to tile. I am looking forward...

Hello All, I'm looking to buy all the tools I need to tile a floor. Which would be the best? Adhesive Trowel -Square Notch 10mm Adhesive Trowel -Square Notch 6mm many thanks, Alex.

Thanks, Have gone with the screwfix bits. I talked to my building inspector this morning regarding specs and said he would expect to see 1200 gauge DPM on top of the insulation. Glad I asked as was going to order 300 gauge. He was not worried about edge insulation in my case. Perhaps its...

Thanks very much for the information guys. Can you recommend any products for doing this? The floor area is around 25m2. Alex.

Hello All, its Alex the semi-self builder (still enjoying the project) :) My plasterers start on Monday & they will also be screeding the floor. They don't want to work on top of the 70mm EcoTherm foil backed insulation, so we have agreed that I will fit it during the evening, the...

Thanks Bob, Worked a treat. The level seemed perfect from the start, so I just stood in the tray and tip-toed around to make sure it was all pushed down. Just need to seal round the walls with silicone, then the plasterers can come and do their stuff. :) Alex.

Hello All, I'm really stuck. I have built a lovely plinth for my 900mm tray to sit on with loads of support. I now have to bed the tray on 5-10mm of 5:1 mix and can't work out how to do it. :cry: Q1: How wet should the mix be? Q2: The tray is so heavy, and it needs to go into the...

I've bought exterior grade plywood for the platform, but I can't do much about the floor, as it was all fitted by the builder. :(

Hello All, I'm in the process of building a platform for my new shower tray in my extension. I have a large tin of wood and metal primer left over from another project. Would it help protect the chipboard floor from moisture if I painted the floor and platform with this primer, or do I...

Thanks for the reply Bahco, I was not looking forward to using my pipe bending spring... Alex.

Hello All, I'm busy planning the pipe layout to get to my new electric shower. Does using lots of 90° solder bends affect the pressue of the output? i.e. would 3 extra 90° bends make any difference to the output flow compared to 3 pipe bends? I read somewhere that it does make a...

Thanks for the info. I'm going to buy those :D My radiators from Screwfix came with valves, however I discovered last week that they seem to have disapeared with the plumber following 1st fix pipe fitting :? I can't prove anything as the extension was a mess at the time and could have...

Hello all, I am putting together a list of parts that I will need to extend my central heating system (15mm) to my extension. In screwfix, I have seen two types of drain cock. Drain Cock 15mm Type B Light Pattern Drain Cock Type A Heavy Pattern Glanded Would anyone be able to explain...

They were all similar, however this one had an output range. http://www.theradiatorcompany.com/heatoutput B&Q also do one. http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/templates/content_lookup.jsp? content=/bq_advice/planning_tools/btu_calculator.jsp +...

Thanks guys. Yes, it will be placed under a window. To get the output I need in the space available I will need a double radiator. I have cavity wall insulation + I will fit a sheet of reflector material to the wall. Alex.