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Hi Guys i want to plaaterboard or aquaboard a wall in the bathroom next to the bath, having removed the old tiles some of the old plaster render has come away exposing some of the old black render and lathe. Can I baton the wall and screw the new plasterboard/auqa board onto those, if so can...

can i fix batons to the wall and screw the new board onto those> if so how?

is it ok screwing new board over the old? should I use adhesvie too?

I Have removed the old tiles and some of the plaster has blown and has gone back to the black render and lath and , so my next question is; Ideally i would have liked to have plasterboard or aquapanel it, but I have no way of knowing where the stud wall joists are without removing all the old...

Yes i know which one it is on the CU - but wondered to I u a terminator box or something? rather than have the wire loose in the stud wall

I am replacing the electrix shower for a mixer, what shall i do with the electric cable which was used to connect the shower? how do I make it safe? Thanks

Hi Guys Have removed the old bath now from bathroom and have access to the pipework etc, I have to remove the plasterboard in place at the wet end of the bath. The wall next to the bath is a stud wall with lath and plaster. What shall i replace the wet end plaster board with?, I will be...

Great - do I use a rubber seal between the end and the underneath of the and do I use silicone around the join? for example as far as I think this is how I would assemble it, please tell me if im going wrong anywhere :-) 1) the tap unit 2) under the unit is the thin gasket (I thought was...

There is a piece of thin plastic that came with it, but thought it was just part of the packaging as it almost seems to be made out of very thin polystyrene, is this the gasket? I was expecting something out of rubber etc

Ahhi i see, then maybe i need to chase up the gasket then as one wasn't supplied. Is it easy enough to plasterboard?

Wanted someones advice really, I have tiled the bathrooom and one i have installed and plumbed up the new bath I will start tiling the walls. One side of the room the walls are stud partition with plasteboard and very flat, the other side are brick walls, which have been filled with concrete...

I have found out the size of the connectors but wanted someones opinion - hopefully someone will reply. The taps came with back nuts but no wachers can anyone suggest what washers, if any, I will need when putting them on the bath, have read that taps need washers above and below either side of...

Hi Guys - is there such a thing as a pipe hole cover to tidy up the hole cut out of ceramic floor tiles in the bathroom? Ive seen some for wood or laminate flooring but nothing for a bathroom Cheers

Hi guys - Im installing a new bath and doing some plumbing - can I connect the new bath taps with a Flexible Tap Connector is so what is th standard size fit - ill be running it from a 15mm pipe - is this the correct item i need? http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=67794&ts=70700#...

Hi guys - wondered if anyone could post a link or file to show how i would go about creating a frame structure to box in a bath for tiling. I cant picture how the frame might attach to the floor or bath Hope soemoen can help Thanks

Thanks Jason - think you saved me a load of tiles :-) i would have kept on trying lol a trip to the store is in order then

Hi guys - wondered if I could have some advice, Im tiling the bathroom floor and theres a tile which I have to cut an L shaped one with two 90 degree cuts, I only have a manual tile cutter, is this possible because whenever i make the cuts then go to snap the tile it breaks in half - Do i have...

Great thanks for your help - ill have a look and post tomorrow my choice :-)

Great - thanks for all the advice - ill now take a look at some of those - do u rate triton at all, as have been looking they have some handy fitting accessories

Yes i think i want a mixer, guess im panicing about what happens if somehting fails dont want to take all the new tiles off etc so a bar one would be a good idea - regarding the reliabilty issues the makes i know are mira, triton, and gainsborough, do u know which is more reliable? Are there...