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Hello All, I have decided against underfloor heating for my new lounge/hall, and will be going for radiators. i've worked out using various websites that for the lounge, I need 5200-6250 BTU. Screwfix do one at 7083 BTU. My questions are; Will one radiator be ok to cover a room of...

thanks Chris. That would explain my building inspectors tone when he said it would be ok. I will look into fitting blocks to get it straight, as I also have huge soffits to get around at the top for the vent, but if it looks out of place I will go with the offset. I guess if I had any...

I tried fitting the pipes together to get around the 2 inches, and looking down the hole, I can still directly see the rest bend through the two 135's. Its just moved a little over to the right now. So at the moment, its two 135degree bends connected directly to the rest bend with an access...

Hi Pete, I would now have the stack coming down from the 1st floor WC Sink and Shower to 2x135 degree bend fittings fitted together to give me the offset, Next is the 90degree sweeping bend under the ground which goes along to the sewer pipe. Is this underground bend known as the "rest"...

thanks for the link..

hhhmmm sounds like I should leave the planning to the experts. :(

Hello All, It looks like my radiators come off the feed and return pipes from the central heating system in parallel. The pump is pumping hot water around the system, but how does the heat get to all the radiators? My point is, Is the pipe design layout critical to each system? or will...

Hi, you were correct, it was as far as the foundations would allow. I checked my proposal with building control, and they said that having the bend at the base of the stack would be ok.

Hello All, Its Alex the semi-self builder. :( I have just discovered that the soil pipe the builder left in the ground is 2 inches too far away when I come to fix the above ground pipes to the wall. I was hoping to go straight up the wall, but now this is not possible. Is it normal...

Thanks noseall, Just surfing the net, they seem to have a very good name. Even the BSI website has good info on them. Its a shame local companys say these kind of things, as it really puts me off going in to town. I have found certainly by this Forum and other web sites, that advice is...

Hello all, I am about to buy all the soil components to link my 1st floor en-suite to the new drain fitted by my builder. I priced up on Screwfix and all comes to approximately £80. I checked my local trade company and they have quoted £125. They advised me that Screwfix supply Floplast...

Thanks for all of your advice. I will have to check with building control, as the plans show the lintel below the ceiling level, but the builder put it into the cavity so that I would have one ceiling span. It does look nicer. That has all been inspected, but I will be putting ceilings up...

Hello All, I would apreciate some help in understanding the following; When drawings specify e.g. 203x133x25kg UB encased with 12.5mm boards and skim. Does encasement mean just seperating it from the living spaces in case of fire? i.e. Encasement = The lintel sits between the joists...

I checked my layout and 175mm would be ok :) The critical dimension is just to the left of the WC based on family voulenteers sitting on the loo and telling me the distance to the left of the wall they could live with. (want to get it right first time) 150mm extra was the best fit between...

You got me thinking... :shock: Whatever method I use, I will need a joint in the wall as the clips would never allow enough distance for a branch or a 45 deg seal to sit just off the wall. I'm going to invite the Mrs for a romantic walk around the village, while secretly I will be looking...

I was planning to make up a timber template with lots of pre drilled holes in it, then fix it to the wall at my centre point and drill through each one with my SDS Drill. With regards to bedding in, can you have the 90 deg and pan joint in the wall? or would I need to continue a small section...

Hi Guys, Thanks for your advice. Before I looked at your replys, I had been to B&Q and looked at the various fittings. From what I could make out, if I fitted a pushfit bend onto the branch, the bend section touching the wall would make the branch stick out so far on the wall, the clips on...

Thanks rcs, Don't have any holes in the wall as yet. I'm still planning. I tend to plan things during the week and then do it all at the weekend. I don't mind boxing in at all, I just want to make sure my final design is the best to avoid blockages and last the longest etc. I think I...

Hello All, its Alex the semi-selfbuilder. :D My builder installed the new soil pipe from the sewer to the bottom of my extension wall when he did the superstructure last year. The toilet arrived today, and I worked out that for the pipe to go staight up up the wall to branch off...

The heater is currently installed in our spare room, and is only a year old, so I would like to re-use it. It can happily sit in zone 3, I was just hoping it could go in the corner out of the way.