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Thanks Flameport for your comments. I don't believe that there have been a catalogue of mistakes; it's just that I am where I am. When taking off the old tiles in the shower area, the adhesive pulled off much of the plaster skim hence I had to have it re-skimmed so that I could re-tile. No...

Dear all, I hope you can help. Here's the deal... I have a newly plastered shower enclosure. My plasterer finished of with a water based stabilising solution (not PVA) to reduce the chalky/dusty/porous finish of the plaster. This was absorbed into the plaster; there's nothing left n the...

Thanks Tickly T and again Charnwood, I would like to try rigid pipework for reasons previously stated but I can't get them to fit I will go for the flexi. I will be boxing in as mentioned and I could ensure the pipe is supported to ensure it doesn't sag. I will investigate the various...

Charnwood, Thanks very much for your advise - and sorry about your stiff neck :D . I was concerned about the interior surface but I guess it will 'fill in' (yuk). This certainly is the simplest option, but I was put off by other threads. Out of interest why was my idea of a downward...

Hi Everyone, I couldn't find a previous answer that directly answers my question.... I am fitting a new Toilet. It is an Imperial close coupled model (Westminster). The waste outlet from the toilet faces the back wall of the bathroom. The waste pipe from the stack pipe is horizontal...

this exactly what the manufacturers said..... "I am sorry to have to inform you, that the HC115 shower kit cannot be used with any other components. It has been made to be used with the 3m of flexi duct pulled taught and with no additional bends or alternative components. If you add bends...

OK I get the hint.... No more groundhog day. Just had to be sure - the manufacturer of the fan is telling me that I should not reduce the size of the duct because they cannot guarantee the performance because they haven't tested the fan in anything but a straight through configuration using the...

Thanks for your info. I'll crack on anyway. Regarding the sizing. The fan has 125mm written into the plastic but only measures 115mm. The ducting that fits is the concertina (crap) type but I can't find rigid ducting that fits. I plan to use short length of the concertina then reduce to...

Dear Mountainwalker, and anyone else who cares to reply, Now I'm confused. How much noisier will the fan be above ceiling. I was about to fit; now I have 2nd thoughts. On inspection the fan inside the housing is about 100mm with a little clearance each side so I guess the air that it is...

Thanks, I was unsure whether it would put more stress on the fan - driving air down a smaller hole. I'll crack on then..... PS. why does the fan state 125mm when it only measures 115mm? - just wondering.....

Hi all. I am currently fitting an extractor fan and have bought some ducting from Wickes to do the job. The ducting will run about 3m from the shower to the outside wall above the ceiling. When I bought the ducting I assumed that the extractor fan was 100mm. Unfortunately I was wrong! All of...

Got it! Thanks everyone. I'll give it a go..... :D

Nigel F, how do you mean? Do you mean change hole shape to a wider flatter shape so that the metal plates can be wider and less wood is taken out of the joist vertically? If that's what you mean I get it. Please confirm.

Thanks for your advice. I'll go for it. Cheers. Mark.

Thanks for that Framer. I'll go for the widest I can fit which will be about 1.5" above and below the hole I guess. In your opinion do you think this approach is OK? - Just checking..... Mark

Upstairs is a smallish study (designed as a bathroom but never fitted out - previous owners used it as a box bedroom). All I have is a few guitars and a computer desk in there.... Would like to do things properly but don't want to make myself a shed load of work. I assume what I described in...

Guys, Thanks very much for your suggestions. Unfortunately Don't have enough clearance to make a false ceiling so I guess two pieces of steel is the way to go... I have been thinking though whether I'm making a big deal of this. The floor upstairs carries very little weight and the span is...

I am fitting a shower extractor fan in a down stairs shower room. The ducting will be above ceiling in between floor joists. Sounds simple but unfortunately I need to go through a floor joist so that I can position the vent in an outside wall, missing the lead flashing of pitched roof-line...

OOps! Was looking at one of my previous threads in 'electrical'. Must have created my new topic in that area. Doh :lol: Sorry folks. Over to tiling it is...

I am about to embark on tiling in a down-stairs shower room/toilet. I am getting conflicting advice from a couple of tradesmen (one plumber, one electrician) with regard to my preparation of the walls in the shower area. The walls are solid plastered block. The previous tiles were stuck...