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I'm struggling a bit on this. Bought an Ideal Standard "Tempo" which looked ideal (no pun intended..) but it actually isn't particularly good mainly because of the inaccessible spigot and difficulty with extending outlet. I think best really is a pan where the outlet/spigot is visible from a...

Sound, thanks. I hadn’t seen one anywhere with both 15mm connections

This (from screwfix) isolating elbow seems ideal for me. But other side from the 15mm compression is this 1/2” fitting. I want to come off a cistern inlet to it if someone could advise. A flexi might be helpful coming off the cistern inlet (maybe not essential) however plastic pipe going to...

Hi folks, regarding tiling the sloped floor former and electric underfloor heating. Having just laid heat mat in my main bathroom I feel aware of how much it raises levels. I don’t want to upset the floor former’s slopes (not too bothered about trying to mat over it..) but I’d quite like to mat...

Hi, Difficult to know what section for this but figured bathrooms/plumbers may be familiar. I’ve a tanking membrane I’ll go full wall height with in a corner wet area but not sure what best to place the adhesive tanking sheets on to. I’ve had some solid walls plastered so I guess one option...

That sounds like fair advice, thanks. Don't suppose you have any pictures to give me ideas and inspiration?

Thx for replies. Had the batons and ply before and it looks a bit sh1t. Maybe tiling a removable box but it would of course be a bit heavy. Can you plumb into that lower outlet on the sanicompact? I can’t say the sanicompact sounds very easy to fit up/plumb with its back to wall design but...

Thanks I think the extra inlet it’ll take is quite high up on the back (diagrams I’ve looked at aren’t great..) but as you say really just for a basin, not for accepting likes of a shower too. If like for like I could do with some inspiration on hiding the unit. Tricky when ideally you want...

Hi folks, Just finished renovating my main bathroom and now moving on to en-suite where I’ve had a Sani Pro (WHB and shower run into it as well as loo). Been looking at these...

Thanks Ian and thanks to John D for his reply above. I’m about to check out those packers. Seems likely I’d need mostly 1-3mm. I could maybe PM you if I wanted some? One of things that puts me off ply is maybe placing suitable packers but it’s orherwise a good plan. As you say it’s thick...

Thanks for replies JobAndKnock, when I mentioned the thick ply I was thinking perhaps lifting the hall boards completely and using thick ply instead, not patching areas with it. Maybe easier said than done though. To do it well I guess also would really need skirtings etc removed

Thanks for your reply. What is a slate lath? When I mentioned ply I mentioned thick because of wondering about replacing the all the bad floor boards with plywood straight onto joists. Some of my living room is actually patched with very large boards. There is actually ply down just now over...

Would like a bit advice please. In my circa 1890 flat I've discovered badly cut boards and joists. At the moment only really seen some of my 1m wide by 9m long hall. Obviously over the years boards been up and down and plumbing/heating installed etc. I'd hoped to sand floors but suspect thats...

Yep, better safe than sorry. Chrome stripped off easily enough. Screwfix pipe. Not a criticism, probably the opposite

Yes, exactly what I started thinking. Maybe some of the older chrome pipe was harder and equally maybe some of the older plastic fittings weren’t quite as good as the latest for gripping. You can see my pipe has scored/gripped surprisingly well. I’m not saying people shouldn’t be mighty careful...

Sounds a good tool. Cheers https://www.screwfix.com/p/tectite-sprint-t115-scribe-tool-depth-marker/611fj Just looked closely at my chrome pipe and it has scored/marked where the teeth in the fitting gripped it. I do however imagine some variants of chromed pipe might be tougher so might not...

I understand. Though this evening as an experiment I tried a new bit chrome pipe in a new JG elbow and by the clappers it absolutely won’t pull out (unless the collar is pressed) so the teeth do actually seem to be gripping it well

Can you manage to strip the chrome off it without huge difficulty...? I’m assuming this applies to most plastic fittings but I also imagine they’re often used (like I have) with chrome pipe

I just stumbled online someone saying it's a no no. Surely not though..? I made a couple of connections from normal copper with JG onto the visible chrome pipe. They're for a bathroom towel rail that isn't yet connected to the heating. I actually used Speedfit because thought might be preferable...

Hi A little guidance and advice please. I'm not totally new to a bit of tiling but am about to tile my 3ft square bathroom floor with 600x300 porcelain tiles. It's 12mm ply, 6mm Jackoboard for insulation (then the heat mat) and just today I've poured latex self levelling screed. I'll break it...