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Hi all, Need to confirm that it is fine to fit an RCBO (6A 30mA) as a direct replacement for a 6A MCB on the non-protected side of a split CU. Currently have all light circuits, cooker and boiler non-protected side of split CU and all others on RCD protected side. I need to protect...

I am absolutely gutted :evil: - Just finished fitting and tiling around a new fibreglass tub (Omni Duo). Having been in use for approximately one week I have noticed that cracks have appeared in the bottom of the tub. The cracks eminate from the centre of the bath in the area where the...

I need to purchase a flexible shower rail to avoid a window by the bath - I remember buying and fitting an ideal solution for my last house but cannot for the life of me remember who made it! I've visited the place I bought the original one from (PTS) and got a lot of vacant looks, which is a...

Getting round to fitting two wall-mounted basins in a stud wall dividing bathroom and bedroom. My question is regarding the water feeds and wastes - is it a necessary requirement to be able to access the pipework in the stud wall through an access panel? If so, is this better done...

got the walls lined with aquapanel and almost ready to tile aprt from adhesive/tape on the joints which I was going to do just before tiling commences. I was also going to use BAL WP1 waterproofing kit on the cement board and in particular the joints to ensure there is no trouble in the...

Are these any good? Or should I stick to a seperate fan? Trouble is, external wall is engineers bricks (excrutiatingly hard and time consuming to drill!) and my house has no soffits to vent a ceiling mounted extrator fan. Is there another way of venting through the ceiling/loft/roof?

Anyone have a nice bathroom lighting set up that they would recommend? Thinking of downlighters (one above the shower area and then another 2 or 3 in the ceiling of the L shape bathroom) but wondered if anyone has an alternative that they are pleased with? Thanks

Fitting an omnitub duo bath, which is 1050mm square. It is to go into a space where 3 bath-sides are against walls. Can anyone tell me the best way of fixing this bath? Obviously you cannot get to anything but the front once in position. The bath comes with no fitting kit, and the MI just say...

Refitting bathroom on a late 50's property that I have recently moved into. I understand the need to have an RCD protected lighting circuit, however my current install which has a modern CU seems to have retained the old metal conduit for the lighting circuit up and downstairs, and is currently...

Getting round to fitting up a new Hudson Reed thermostatic shower valve. Firstly, am I correct in saying that I do not need to fit non-return valves to the H&C supply feeds as the shower valve has them built-in? Secondly, what connectors do I use to marry up the pipework to the valve ...

Currently underatking a bathroom refurb which involves removing old electric walk-in shower and fitting new bath, shower and two basins. So far I have only seen some cross bonding to the old sink taps. The radiator has nothing. I have had a new boiler and tank fitted in the loft now and...

Had a go at plastering with multi-finish on the toilet wall today (approx 4ft square area) Initial panic set in when I saw it beginning to crack where it was drying out too quickly. Managed to save it by keeping it watered with a spray bottle and troweling across it but it took ages! I...

Trying to re-instate an old bathroom door that was covered by the previous owner when an alternative entrance was made to adapt for wheelchair user. Have taken off the old plasterboard covering and they have used 75mm thick frame to support the gap. If I remove this (which I haven't done yet)...

For an inexperienced plasterer, what is the easiest product to use to skim over my bathroom ceiling to make it flat? At the minute the ceiling appears to have been plastered and then 'rolled across' or something to create a shallow pattern of sorts. I just want it flat. And I have some...

Installing two basins in my bathroom refurb. I was going to link two seperate basin wastes into one waste. Can I keep the waste at 32mm for its entirity of do I need to go to 40mm where they meet? The total waste run should be approx 2m straight across the floor to the soil pipe.

Got a small stand-alone toilet room off the upstairs landing and the top coat plaster was all blown so taken it off back to the rough undercoat plaster Can I tile direct to this, or do I need to skim a new coat of plaster on first? If I dot/dab plasterboard instead can I tile direct to...

I'm after some clarification on the replacing of a WC with a back to wall close coupled unit. The new WC is flush all the way to the floor so you cannot access the soil pipe. How do you ensure that the connector between the soil pipe/toilet is fully engaged when fitting? Also I can't see...

Soon to start bathroom refit. Running 22mm Hot and Cold feeds to bathroom, firstly feeding shower and bath taps and then across to two basins. Basin taps are mixers hence 10mm fittings. Question is where is the best point to begin to change from 22mm to 15mm and then 10mm required for taps...

Ordered an 'Omnitub' bath to arrive in two weeks and just looking at the fitting instructions. Have read elsewhere that you shouldn't use plumbers maite on plastic sinks etc. you use silicon to seal around wastes/overflow. Is this the same case for a fibreglass bathtub? And should I...

Hi all, New to the forum and browsing for days to gen up on my bathroom refurb. Just want to check I get this right before I start! On removing old wall tiles I will no doubt damage the plasterboard on the one stud wall seperating the bathroom and bedroom, so I was going to replace the...