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All. Cheers for advice - much appreciated :-) Probably harsh me saying Check-A-Trade doing "hard sell" - followed up a few times to get a "Yes" decision. In their defence, know 1 guy who gets good business - does electrical work in addition to what I do though. He's the only feed-back...

Hi All. Looking for advise\suggestions\experiences on advertising for the 1st time. Last 4-5 years been doing residential multi-trade\DIY stuff; painting, decorating, door hanging, tiling small\medium kitchens etc. All via referral. Had good minimal amount of work, but gone very quiet this...

Hi All. Thought I'd post back. Just did a test. Last week applied draught excluder to loft hatch, taped some old pillows in plastic bags to the reverse of the hatch, closed it and applied masking taped over the gaps! Removed all and checked this morning. All is as dry as a bone! No...

Ajrobb. I think I understand what you're saying. Noticed condensation about mid-day today. Just been up again (16:30); still at same level - but been no sun at all today and only got colder! In fact frost stat turned heating on this afternoon! The extractors have flexi ducting and...

Rigid. No, we have no low-voltage or recessed lights in bedrooms. Also, bath and en-suite have extractors. Sounds as if it is just extreme weather, though loft hatch - I now realise - isn't up to the standard I did elsewhere when insulating the loft. DOH! Cheers, Neil

Hi All. Just looking for reassurance! Thought I'd nip in the loft and check all pipe work's lagged ok - given extreme weather! Noticed I have water condensating in droplets on underside of roofing felt and occasionally dripping down! I'm in the south and we've had NO snow here - so not...

Hi all. Cheers for replies - all helpful :-) Had more time to search\read forum on gate valve probs' - realise what a pain in 4rse they are for everyone, not just me! :-) Agree, never use them and replace for quarter turn full-bores if needing changing. Superb forum; found loads on...

Hi All. Trying to keep brief; occasionally asked to do bits of plumbing work - though not my speciality - but has to sometimes be done ;-). Hot water gate valves seem to be my curse - either being seized open, won't shut off fully or the spindle seems stripped - spins with no resistance...

Mutantgoat. Thanks for your reply :-) Looks technically sound - the joist cutting part of the job - in normal circumstances I'd have a go. However, and on balance, everything else seems so wrong with the job. Involves a hell of a lot of work for what is normally supposed to be...

Hi All. Looking for advise\reassurance on job cutting a loft hatch and joist. Have good basic carpentry experience - no issue making frame and hatch etc - but no structural experience! (I'll use this link for my reference...

Customer has staircase with newel base "stump" (95mm x 95mm) at bottom of stairs with no full height newel, handrail or spindles - left open from 1960s builder? Wants balustrades with rails(?) basically copying the square newels and plain boards running horizontally between each newel that...

Good luck with it. Best if they could remove the side panel to demonstrate it's been sorted. Leaking bath and basin wastes appear to be a common issue - the number of places I've been into and you see the ceiling's been patched up in the room beneath!

.... and to add, I've come across some cheap cr4p plastic wastes that are so poor you can't really apply too much force to the screw without fear of the assembly breaking, or the screw simply pulls out the plastic thread! In such cases the sealants would appear to play a bigger part in...

The waste comprises of two-halves; the chrome top strainer bit you see that seals against the top-side of the bath. Some times a rubber washer goes under the chrome 1st - other times you're advised to silicone seal it instead. There is then the lower half of the waste assembly which fits on...

Daleks. I tend to do the sort of test you suggest - put the plug in place, fill the bath till it reaches the overflow! Then pull the plug. This sort of stress tests all aspects! As you suggest, simply running the tap with the plug out may not show up any leak under the chrome waste...

Daleks. Trying to remember; was some time ago now. Was also a nightmare bath instillation from Hell, by whoever did it previously! Leaks had occurred from everywhere by the looks of it! Final one - after this post - was I think due to slight leak under the sealing washer of the new...

Found placing and rubbing down masking tape over the edges to be cut minimises chipping. After just finishing the iron on edging they actually look much better than I expected - couple of bits will need a tiny bit of worktop filler. Still crap stuff though ;-) And can now see a couple of...

Jason, Chippy. Many thanks for your replies and suggestions; the Egger sheets from Richard Russel and Edens seem to be just the thing! :-) Many thanks, Neil

Hi John. Cheers for the offer. Managed to source a Euro cylinder case and seperate thumb-turn Euro cylinder in the end. Regards, Neil

John. The words don't go together purely 'cos the quality of stuff that's easily available is sh1te. The principle of the stuff is sound; simply need to find someone who makes it with the laminate thicker than a micron and not so fragile - just like the old recovered cream coloured stuff...