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hi there I’ve just fitted the pipe work for a new cooker hood.. where the pipe comes out the ceiling there is a draft. It’s not huge and I’m not overly concerned but with our house being a 1860s built mid terrace, it has its drafts... and one by one I’m trying to deal with them. Should I just...

Brilliant!! Thankyou both for the answers..!! I’ll leave well alone and just drain as I normally do.. it’s just a bit of laziness really I suppose..

Hi there I’m looking to drain my central heating system just to do a little pipe work. Normally I would drain the system as a whole from the drain point on the radiator by the front door. I don’t mind doing that again, but I did wonder if turning the radiators off and draining just the pipework...

Thanks for your response Footprints.. I think I will take the bull by the horns and try with a mitre again... if seen online pre-formed corners and thought they would be much easier and convenient but seem quite tough to come by..

Hi everyone So, I’m in the process of re-fitting our kitchen. Everything is going swimmingly and I’m quickly approaching tiling along the worktops.. I don’t mind tiling but absolutely dread cutting tile trim. I’ve seen pre formed corners online for turns to take the the tiles up the wall at...

Just out of interest.... would having a double panel 600x600 affect any of the pipe sizings ive mentioned??

Cool.. and... I’ve got a bit of 15 from the last project left so it’ll come in handy..

Thanks John..! I was hoping to use 10mm but I only need just over 7 metres of it and typically I can’t find it in anything shorter than 25m coils, unlike the 15mm which I can get in 2 & 3m lengths.

It is a combi boiler dilalio, yes. Aptsys, is it the pressure from being so close to the boiler that will cause the joints to leak??

I'll never be Bill Gates, but Ive taken a pic and put some lines on and things to show the positioning.. The only thing I seem to be encountering is 10mm plastic pipe doesn't seem so readily available in 2/3 mtr lengths, just long coils which is excessive for my needs.

brilliant.. thanks Madrab. I'll try and get a picture of the wall I'm fitting it to which will hopefully explain why I think I need to turn... although... will 10mm just turn..?? I'll get a pic...

Hi there So im fitting a radiator in our kitchen.... the coldest room in our house and has never had one fitted until now. The boiler is above the wall the radiator is going and currently the ceiling is down, so I have clear sight and access to the two 22mm pipes for the central heating...

Hi there I’m looking to fit some dusting for a new kitchen hood. We don’t currently have the hood yet and as the ceiling is down in the kitchen I’d like to get the ducting up ready. The hood is on the opposite wall to the external so will extract through ducting in the ceiling. The distance...

what an absolutely flippin brilliant idea..!!! thanks Gaz.. I'll have a look at those and see what I can sort. Could I just ask again about the handle and lock cylinder. If I measure and find the handle to fit, I could upgrade the lock cylinder to a more secure key lock each side one?

I have some pictures.. I’m looking for a catch like the one pictured to replace the one that’s broken off at some point (see picture also). I’ve also got a pic of the profile of the seal.. hopefully someone can help with their availability.. thanks very much..!!

Thanks for your reply Gazman. In answer to the points you make : Yes, it is just the cylinder we are looking at changing as we don’t have a key to lock it from the outside, and I don’t like having the thumb turn on the inside.. so was hoping to change the handle and cylinder. Regarding the...

Hi there, So I have a few questions about our back door. We are looking to move soon so just freshening things up. I would like to replace the lock and handle on the door and am just wondering if I need a particular handle and lock or can I take my pick from screwfix? I would also like to...

I’m thinking of giving this stuff a whirl... it looks like I can do it from the inside. The floor is concrete which is dry so I’m hoping that doing inserts will just cover all bases.. does that sound plausible??

hello again.. I’m sure most have read or seen my previous threads about damp and leaking underground pipes and more recently lime mortar.. and yet again, I find myself with another question about the same flippin wall.. but hopefully this will be it. I’ve fixed the cause (I hope) of the damp -...

Oh ok... well.. I may get some lime to brick in my WC pipe and maybe re point the inside wall and see how the weathers going when it comes to repointing.. thanks everyone..!