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putting a shower up against an existing brick wall - wall has been chased for pipes already, and I'm intending to fit a shower PL8 to ensure spacing. I'm wondering if I can fit it directly to the brick, rather than to the tile-backer- this will help with aligning the top of the pipework and...

I'm plumbing in our kitchen (no ceiling or walls boarded yet), and we think it prudent to install a cold water supply to the location of the fridge, in case we go for one with a chilled water supply. For those that have fitted these in the past, where is the best place to put the...

I'm trying to figure out the best way to get hot & cold water to the right location for a shower room in an extension. The shower is up against the old part of the house, which consists of a cavity brick wall. Conveniently there's an opening through the wall nearby. Inconveniently the cavity...

What order is preferred for walls and screed (with UFH)? I'm using a wet UFH system with 75mm screed over membrane and PIR insulation (PIR is already laid). I have a stud wall (plasterboard over OSB over timber frame) that needs to go in. I can see this going 2 ways: Walls first - makes the...

I'm preparing an area for wet UFH system. The insulation is down, and I'm considering laying a 'decoupling membrane' by Laminon (which helpfully has a grid printed on it to align the pipework to) prior to pipe fitting and screeding. It's sold in 1.2m wide rolls, so will have joints - I...

Hi all, We are laying an untreated engineered oak floor, and have chosen to use a hard-wax oil (by Blanchon) to finish it. The directions state it should be brush applied and then buffed in using white cotton cloth or a buffer/polisher with a beige pad.. I've borrowed a DA polisher with a 5"...

Minor rant, but this might help someone in the future. Toilet cistern stopped filling saturday afternoon. Took a look inside, opened up the valve and the little rubber seal inside was perished and had split a little. 20minutes on Google suggests that the seals are available as spares, which...

Getting an extension built. I've got window reveals with an exposed steel lintel under the inner block coarse, and thinking ahead to plastering, I'm worried about future fitting of blinds inside the window reveal, what they would fix to? Thus I'm contemplating lining the top of the reveal with...

Hi all - quick question - is there a policy on AI users or AI generated content on this platform? I've just had a reply to an old post of mine from a new user which has summarized previous posts on the thread, yet has not added anything new. I'm wondering if this is the thin end of the wedge...

Can I put 2 Window/door magnetic contacts on a single zone? I've got a pair of SC513/A switches I want to mount on a window, one for each opening leaf, yet have them triggered as a single zone (this will reduce my overall count of zones significantly) My concern is that they appear to have...

Is there a product that sits in the channels in the extrusion, rather than unsightly and cumbersome surface mount? I've seen the round flush contacts but they look too chunky and are probably intended for wooden frames.

I have the difficult situation where my house is made from very hard local brick, combined with a pretty soft mortar (apparently made with stone dust). In my renovations I'm finding a good portion of the time when drilling into the brick (SDS with decent bosch bits) the vibrations of the hammer...

I need to get a power cabling route from a distribution board in a new extension to a shed and garage outside. I don't want cabling or ducting visible outside. The issue I have is the builder has put drainage services on both sides of the wall. (see sketch below) - the screed and insulation...

Hi all, I'm looking to fit a couple of sets of door restrictors, or check straps - to some UPVC Double glazed french doors. Is it a case of one size fits most? or do I need something specific to fit a particular supplier? One set of doors is a fairly recent install with rehau extrusions, the...

I'm in the process of breaking through the first floor into my extension, through the existing gable wall. One window will be blocked up, the othe will become a doorway, and I'll be putting another opening fairly close, just off centre. See sketch below.. I'm contemplating extending the...

Above is a crayon'd plan of my house (1930's brick, gable roof) before extension work started. I'm kinda curious about the function of the wall highlighted red joining the chimney stack to the rear gable wall. All of the first floor walls, except this one, are fibreboard over timber. This is...

I've got a poured concrete subfloor in my extension which has a height variation of 20mm over a distance of 3m in some spots. there's a layer of PIR insulation to go down before UFH pipes and screed. It's about 27sqm area all in, so that makes for 0.25 to 0.5 cubic metres to fill (depending on...

Found this whilst excavating for another reason. Not sure if it was my digging that did it or not. It's fairly well embedded, and there's little wiggle room. It's carrying kitchen and utility waste, so not high volumes like from a WC. Replacing it will be a chore. Is it likely to cause issues in...

If I know the physical dimensions of a bunch of steel panel radiators (cheap, of unknown origin) , is there a basic rule of thumb I can use to work out the approximate volume of the system (I'll take some rough measurements of pipe lengths and sizes).. ? So far I've seen 6l/kW and 11l/kW from...

Hi all, Can anyone recommend a product that I can use to repair/seal the DPM under a concrete slab where the drains and some electrical duct pass through it? I know there's a weakness in a particular location as we had some localised flooding outisde due to heavy rain which then appeared...