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I’m trying to fix a thermostatic shower. The shop that sold it to me originally provided this part, which is slightly different from the original one. First photo: original cartridge Second photo: what the replacement cartridge looks like Third photo: what is this part? With the replacement...

Hello, I just finished renovating my downstairs toilet and I just tried to turn on the heating. There isn’t any noise of water circulation and the radiator doesn’t get hot. I have individual Tado valves on all radiators (except this one) so I just have one of them calling for heat. The obvious...

Has anyone here installed a Nes toilet? I picked up this one from B&Q: https://www.diy.com/departments/nes-home-bella-round-close-coupled-cistern-pan-and-seat/6545514194967_BQ.prd A few issues I’ve run into: The instructions for fixing it to the floor are printed on the plastic bag...

I’m relocating the door in the photo to the right. The existing wall has already been removed, and I’ll be installing a pocket door system in its place. To do this, I need to build a new stud frame and leave about 20 cm of bottom plate on the left side. Would it be acceptable to drill through...

I’m renovating my bathroom and I’m taking out the stud wall to install a pocket door. The door opening will be more to the right. I’ll be installing the same tiles as the hallway by continuing the pattern. The tiler who installed the tiles previously used a decoupling membrane. Will I be able to...

I have bought a nice pair of Grohe angled isolation valves for my basin (floating with no cabinet underneath, so the valves will be visible). However these have a ribbed thread that needs to seal against a rubber washer. I have bought some Flomasta wall plate elbows 15mm x 1/2” to go behind the...

I’ve started removing tiles in my utility room and found the adhesive/concrete below is quite wet and soft. It seems to be 1-2cm deep and then the concrete seems harder below that This seems to be only on the central part where a wall seems to have been. Here’s a photo and a video I’ve also...

Hi all, I’ve done my first DIY tiling job and I’m pretty happy apart from the grouting. I used Mapei Flexible Wall & Floor Grout Silver Grey. I did one mix, half of the room, then another mix and the other half of the room. The first half has some uneven color (it’s very dark in some places)...

I applied this bonding plaster two weeks ago and it still hasn’t changed colour too much. Is it dry? Can I paint it?

I have tiled my conservatory and I now need to fit tiled skirting. The tiles are 450x450. I could easily get 4 pieces around 10-11cm high from each tile, but I haven’t found a way to clean cut them using my wet saw. I’m going to get a dry tile cutter, but I’m wondering how this is normally done...

I have a wet saw with a new Rubi diamond disc, but it doesn’t leave a nice clean cut on my tiles. How can I polish the edges, possibly using something I can attach to my multitool or angle grinder?

I am tiling my floor, I need to embed this metal frame (it will support a tiled hatch). What’s the best way to fix it? It needs raising about 5cm to bring it flush with the tiles, I was thinking of mortar but not sure if it’s the right choice

I just picked up a second hand Erbauer ERB337TCB. It came with three discs including the original. One of them was new, a Rubi Porcelanic TCR Super Pro (ref 31975). I tried cutting a tile with the three blades and it chips with all 3, although slightly less with the brand new blade (see...

I have dug a hole in my conservatory to fix some drainage issues and we’ve decided to change the tiles as we have few spares and some tiles have broken loose due to vibrations from the concrete breaker. I’m going to have to fill the hole with a sand base, then concrete and self levelling...

I removed some tiles and broken the concrete underneath need to gain access to some drainage. I now need to cover this hole with concrete, use a leveller to bring the surface flush (or just shy) of the existing one and installing new tiles. Do I have to grind the concrete that is visible in the...

Hello, I just removed a gully from my conservatory, after removing sone tiles and breaking the concrete with a breaker. The concrete was ‘armoured’ as I found a metal grid embedded. I have now fitted the plastic drainage system and a rodding eye (which needs to stay accessible) The floor will be...

Hello, I have a Baxi DuoTec Combi 28 HE and 8 radiators. I normally run it at 60-70 degrees flow temperature, but I wanted to see if I could run it at a lower temperature (can I get itnto condensate more? is my house heat pump ready?) When I set it to 40 degrees the ‘gas’ light turns on while...

Hello, I have a Baxi combi boiler managed by a Tado thermostat (on/off), plus additional thermostats in each room controlling radiator valves. I normally run the boiler flow at 60 deg and I was looking for ways to add opentherm, when I bumped into something else, this wheather compensation kit...

I just noticed a drop of water under my instant water heater (Ariston Aures Slim Instantaneous Water Heater 9.5kW) I opened it and I found it rusted inside I previously had a different brand that died by the same fate (https://www.redring.co.uk/product/rp1-powerstream-95kw) Is it just bad...

I have a gully inside my conservatory serving the kitchen sink and dishwasher. I don't know why it has been left there, but it clearly was an outside gully before the cnservatory was built. It happears the conservatory was built and the drain wasn't moved to the patio (maybe it was difficult to...