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cheers mate. Does it need to be kept away from the brick in case of condensation?

Hi all, I wasn’t sure whether to put this in the joinery or building forum... Am partitioning off an 8’ x 8’ part of a detached garage to use as an occasional use gym area. 3 walls are internal walls, with only one against one of the single skin garage walls. Just to complicate things, the...

Am partitioning off an 8’ x 8’ part of a detached garage to use as a gym area. 3 walls are internal walls, with only one against one of the single skin garage walls. Just to complicate things, the garage wall has two pillars in it. I’ve built the stud forward of the brickwork slightly. Any...

Hi all, we have a detached double garage and I am wanting to create a small (8ft x 8ft) “box” to use as a home office when working from home, and as a gym. Will be relatively temporary Planning to use 63mm CLS studwork, with 12.5mm plasterboard on each side. Not bothering with skimming etc. 3...

Thanks, can I ask what you mean by “running with the bath” plz?

Thanks. The boards are jackoboards, if that helps. But yes, whichever method I use I would be mechanically fixing the boards to the blocks, whether it’s through dabs of adhesive or through battens themselves. If battening, the main role of the pink grip (or gripfill) would be to fill the gaps...

I am putting up backing boards for tiling on a breeze block wall. To ensure the bath fits well, I need the finished wall about 33mm forward of the blockwork. I understand this can be done by dot and dab (indeed the old plasterboard had 20mm dabs) but having never tried this I’m reluctant to...

Thanks for working that out mate. 8mm adhesive behind the boards would be nice, but I’m having to match up with existing dot and dab plasterboard, which is almost 20mm off the wall: Still, will allow me to run the 15mm speedfit pipe behind the boards without chasing the wall. (As is the case...

Strangely not, no. Just don’t want to cut it too short. I’ll be putting plenty of loctite 55 on the threads, so does it matter if it’s not screwed in 100%?

Thanks. How accurate does the length have to be? I’m back to blockwork at the moment, so there’s backing board adesive, the boards themselves (10mm), tile adhesive and the tiles themselves (8mm) to account for. Seems a lot to guess wrong. Cheers

Hi all, am installing a concealed shower and have come to the point of mounting the outlets for the rainfall and handheld shower heads. So, the photos below show the handheld outlet, it seems that the male thread on the outlet is far too long. If I mount the JG fitting onto the block work...

Thanks. Something like this be ok? https://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-mf100t-25w-in-line-mixed-flow-fan/719GY?tc=CB6&ds_kid=92700055281954508&ds_rl=1249404&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItNupt-2H7wIVy4FQBh27yg4-EAQYASABEgLSfvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Extracting through ceiling and venting out through a soffit...

Hi all, Redoing bathroom and trying to work out if I should upgrade the current extractor fan. Bathroom isn't large (8ft x 6ft, 48sqft), and has a bath and shower, plus a large (6ft x 4ft) mirror that does get very steamed up and takes ages to clear. The current extractor is a 4" Envirovent...

Yes it’s a pain that none of the local showrooms are open, as that would be much more preferable than trying to pick one from grainy photos on supplier websites. Muggles - thanks for the recommendations, will check that one out

Mrs has tasked me with finding a bath that’s more comfortable than the one we currently have. So have ripped out the old one, am redoing the plaster boards etc and fitting a shower above the bath. But what bath? Her main complaint with current one is that the bottom of it is too short - and...

Thanks. I’ve ordered this, which I think is Similar to what you describe, and comes highly recommended. https://www.abacus-bathrooms.co.uk/#!/wetrooms-waterproofing-glass-screens/installation-components/No-More-Leaks-Bath-Shower-Sealing-Kits.html I’m just wondering whether there’s a way so...

Hi all, currently in the process of replacing plasterboard around bath/shower with Jackoboard waterproof tiling boards, and will be putting new bath in next week. I’m wondering the best way to get a watertight seal between bath and the boards, prior to tiling. There seem to be many different...

Thanks for replying. I've decided to use Jackoboard instead, it's no more expensive and there's no need to tank (other than the joins).

Hi all, Following a significant leak from a shower over a bath, I'm currently ripping off rotten plasterboard and have Knauf Aquapanel (cement) boards waiting to go up onto the studs. As a belt and braces approach (I'd rather spend the extra ££ for peace of mind) I'm planning to tank the area...

(Wasn't sure which forum to put this in, so decided on plumbing). I am in the process of ripping out our existing bathroom, and in a few weeks will be ready to start putting new stuff in. I'm just wondering where people order their bathroom furniture from? So far I've looked at Better...