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Hey, We have a small bathroom, approx 1350mm x 2450mm which we are going to tile with tiles sized 360mm x 275mm. I'm looking for advice on what might look better either half tiled or fully tiled? I want to do a brick type pattern. Can anybody offer any thoughts/tips? Thanks

Can you help?? //media.diynot.com/139000_138064_19982_20625139_thumb.jpg I know it is DANFOSS and this one imagined is a 15mm compression but the one I have is 1/2" threaded but I assume the TRV head is the same. Im hoping to change to the following...

Evening gents, Is there a problem with using rear entry pressure gauges with U syphon's??

hey guys. I know this can't be done and I am sick of coming across isolating valves that pass preventing me from soldering. I have heard of the old bread trick but not tried as yet but I have recently come across this anybody tried or know of them? You stick them in and when finished...

hey guys, I have been asked to investigate a problem where a lengthy run is taking nearly 5 mins to have sufficient hot water out of the tap. The system is unvented and has a secondary return with a pump on the return just before it re-enters the cylinder. The pump is an old BOSS brand and...

Is there a way to determine if all of the paste has gone? I believe I have done a good job and used a steamer and scraper however I dont want to go to the bother of painting if I am missing something obvious? Some areas appear shiny, yet smooth and I know I went over that area. thanks

hello, I have old door frames, skirtings etc with that high gloss finish which we want rid of. There must be about 50 years of paint on these and its winding me up. I have been sanding all day but there are patches all over the place where the gloss is obviously in dips, crevices and grains...

guys, I know this may be daft for most but I was wondering, with any male parallel how do you go about sealing to female parallel correctly? Should a washer/o-ring/fibre be at the bottom of the threads or at the top under the hex bit?? and can somebody share a link as to what the actual...

hi all, I recently had a vitodens 100 installed and have the option to take out the additional 5 year warranty for £225. Making it covered for 10 year. Anybody have experience of these types of warranties etc?

guys, 22mm central heating runs ran under ground floor in the cavity. Double clipped next to each other so the standard 19mm insulation does not fit now. Cant even get the 13mm round either. So far on pipes that run under the joists, I have fitted one length, then trimmed down another and...

does input 2 only work if input 1 is connected and has signal??

hi, usually these are vertically mounted. However, I will have 15mm copper straight out of wall and want to put this into the l/s but this means mounting it horizontally. I suppose this makes no difference however I've never seen it like this so was wondering on other opinions??? I no I...

hi all, TBH i dont quite know how to explain this correctly. Have an under stairs cupboard, small door with architrave round it etc. What im hoping to achieve is remove the architrave and plaster right to the edge, get a new door that is a better fit, have everything wallpapered and...

plumbing guys, I've a faulty actuator on a valve I apparently cannot get anymore so looks like I will be changing the whole valve. If your looking at the valve, AB (from boiler) enters the left, when actuator was energised, flow came out of A on the right (off to hot water tank), when...

plumbing guys, I've a faulty actuator on a valve I apparently cannot get anymore so looks like I will be changing the whole valve. If your looking at the valve, AB (from boiler) enters the left, when actuator was energised, flow came out of A on the right (off to hot water tank), when...

guys, anybody know where i can get a 3 inch (internal diameter) rubber seal from? All I seem to find is ones in america :cry: it goes between a lever handle waste and the sink

hey guys, again currently been repointed and the guys have raked out 7-12mm in most places (give or take a few mm) I asked about going deeper and they say thats the depth your supposed to go to? TBH the mortar underneath looks quite sound once the surface has come off but having read the...

guys, if a house is to be repointed and there is a hairline step fracture above a ground floor window that has a wooden lintel, are helibars a recommended solution to repair? If the house was to be sold and they picked up the wooden lintel would explaining they were installed matter? 3...

this fitting here http://www.screwfix.com/p/drain-cock-type-a-heavy-pattern-15mm/99939 can you compress into a 15mm T or must it be soldered? cheers

guys, Whats your views on leaving cables under the ground floor boards unclipped? So it rests on the earth/rubble/concrete slab etc etc Do you really lift almost all boards to bang in a few clips? Ran a socket in for a mate and he asked would it be OK like that and I asked him if he would...