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Hi guys, I have made a calamitous error self levelling my toilet floor, I gaffer taped a bag to the inside of the soil pipe but completely forgot to remove it before the self level compound set, and now it’s blocked my soil pipe Does anyone have any ideas how to remove this? I have been at it...

Many thanks! Sorry, I should have sent this picture also. I’ll connect the Earth to the gold terminal point on the new switch. Thanks for your diagram

Hi all I am replacing my current two way switch with a chrome two way switch. Could someone please confirm where the wires go in the new socket? In the picture below, the terminals for the colours are: Yelllow dots - common Blue dot - 1 way Black cable with grey sleeve - 1 way Many thanks...

Hi all I have recently installed a towel radiator. I filled it with water 24 hours ago, and have had the heating on and off (timer) since. I’ve placed a tub underneath with a piece of kitchen roll to check for any leaks. I’ve had no leaks at all until this afternoon, a very slight leak coming...

thanks so much for your respone. Please are you able to give me an example of this using these swan neck measurements so I can get the gist of it please? First time doing this! Thanks

Hi all. I’m looking to buy a new toilet, however I’m struggling to work out if this would be suitable for fixing due to location of soil pipe? The current soil pipe centre is 130mm from the back wall, and 180mm to the end of the soil pipe from the wall. Looking at the measurements for this...

Many thanks for your response. Great; I’ll treat it as bitumen floor and apply a self level compound prior to tiling. Many thanks again

Hi all I am unsure on the type of flooring I have here. I’m self levelling so need to know what it is before priming etc. Would you say it looks like bitumen? Many thanks

Sounds abit Hollowy

What type of floor would you say this is? Bitumen? Concrete? Anything else?

Thank you for your response. My initial plan is to scrape up as much as I can and then self level the floor, would this work? Are you sure this would be hardboard floor underneath and not concrete? I wouldn’t have a clue! If it is hardboard, what’s the best way to uplift this? Many thanks

Hi all Please could I ask for some advice on the best way to remove this stubborn grout from my toilet floor? Many thanks

Thanks so much for your detailed response. In the end I applied the wallpaper guide knife to the bottom where they join the edges and cut off this with a snap off knife. Please could you explain what you mean by buttering up the reverse of the paper where the fold will be? I found it abit...

Hi all. I am trying abit of wallpapering for the first time. I have applied the first bit of paper on to the wall, and am concerned about ripping the paper when cutting off the excess around the edges of the panelling and corner of the wall. Does anyone have any advice on the best way to do...

Hi all. Sorry if this seems a stupid question. I am in the process of renewing my toilet and have a query about soil pipe location and type of toilet I am renewing the plumbing, but copying the current pipework as the mains water inlet is right next to the soil pipe. With the location of the...

Thanks for your reply and advice. Yep this is where the incoming main is, I’ll grab another stop cock

Hi all. I am after some advice please. I am redoing the plumbing in my toilet prior to fitting new, which consists of a seized stop cock. Would you recommend replacing like for like, or using flexible tap connectors to the sink? Does anyone have any recommendations on good stop cocks...

Hi all Yes there is a fan that is permanently on when the switch is on, this must be the case! Is this wiring unsafe, or common for this sort of switch with a fan connected? Many thanks

Hi all I’ve come to change my shower pull cord due to a snapped string. On removing the cover, I’ve come across this cluster of wires. Should there be this many, or is this a dangerous electric supply? Many thanks, Paul.

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