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Thanks for all the advice. Helpful as always!

Cheers for the reassurance. I take it that it doesn't matter that the majority of the run is outside (or at least subjected to outdoor temperatures)?

Thanks for the reply. They do run from front to back, but that would only shorten the run by about 4 metres and I'm not sure I'd get sufficient fall as the gap between bottom of floor boards and ceiling is about 6 inches. Right where the shower is going there is a waste pipe outside for...

Hi, I am moving my shower from the 3rd bedroom to the master to create an en suite and free up a bedroom. The problem is that the front bedroom results in a pipe run of approximately 18 Metres! The pipe will run 4.5 Metres from the shower across the bedroom and then drop diagonally...

The wall is probably going to be papered over in the end, so minor cracking wouldn't be an issue. The wall is pretty old brick (1880's) and has a basic timber frame kind of embedded into the brick but the timber is at 4 foot centres. The bricks are very very porous. The current plaster...

Hi there, Whilst removing wallpaper from the lounge some plaster came with it. I then removed all plaster that was blown and am now left with an area about 2.5 Metres by 2 Metres that is down to brick, it is quite irregular though, not perfectly rectangular.. I'm considering two...

Thanks for the reply, I did what you suggested yesterday and discovered an identical pillar at the other side. With this knowledge I then proceeded to remove more and more bricks. There is a large stone lintel supported by the two pillars. After this was built the chimney was narrowed...

Ok I've removed some more plaster (quietly as the other halfs asleep) At the edges it looks as though there is a stone structure, I was a bit surprised, is this normal? It's highlighted with a purple arrow in the pic...

Thanks for the replies. I guess the only way to be a bit more certain would be to remove more plaster. I'm just a bit concerned about how narrow the chimney seems on the inside. I really only want to open up a small amount but don't want half the internal brickwork of the chimney to come...

Hi there, I'm in a bit of confusion. I have read through a lot of posts on this topic, but none seem to fit the bill. Basically I used to have a gas fire which I have removed and I want to open up the fireplace opening slightly to make a feature and put my sky box (the TV's going on the...

Cheers for your reply. What width lintel would you advise? The opening is 94cm wide. Cheers, Ian

Hi there, I intended on replacing my back door with a UPVC one I have acquired. The house is circa 1890 build with no cavity and from the outside a stone lintle is present. On starting to remove the door frame (which sits level with the inner skin of brickwork) it has become apparent that...

Thanks for your replies. I cannot access the CPC for the lighting circuit, except for at the switch. The building is concrete prefab flats and accessing the rose would involve demolishing half the ceiling (which is concrete). Would it be ok to join this to the shower CPC at the switch...

Hi, I'm in the process of putting in a new bathroom suite and there is no bonding in the bathroom. The new bath is steel. To carry out bonding am I correct in thinking 4mm earth from steel bath to both pipes, to towel radiator and earth for shower circuit. It isn't possible to access the...

Hi, I am looking to replace my current bathroom suite, but I'm a bit stumped by the toilet. The bathroom is upstairs of a two floor flat. Currently the cistern is attached to the wall seperately and a pipe runs to the toilet itself which drains into what looks like a concrete pipe...