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Hi all, I have an old isolation valve in place and a contemporary rad. I need to marry the external thread to the internal thread rad as shown. What is the right type of coupler to use? Am I better off just fitting new isolation valves? If I use the existing valve does it need an olive...

Hi all, Any suggestions as to how I can make this arrangement less wide. It’s going to get boxed off but am wondering if I can save a bit more floor space. I can’t really plumb in upstream from here without making the nearest wastewater go uphill. Many thanks, D

Hi all, Whilst gutting a bathroom I found a leaky soil linkage. It was an odd connection using multiple diameters. I’ve removed what I can and am left with this sleeve section. I’ve removed an inner seal from the rib. I think this is another old adaptor? It measure 50mm at the opening then...

Hi folks, ive been having great fun clearing off a bathroom wall. I want to stick some backerboard up. The walls are still dusty (it was gypsum) as hell despite multiple brushdowns and some spraying. as it stands will the backerboard stick? If not, any tips for further wall prep? cheers

Hi all, I’d appreciate some advice regarding a poorly 1970s wall. I’ve been gutting a bathroom, which had tiles on tiles in some sections, which has been a bit of a mare to remove. as far as I can see there is a layer of skim which is quite flaky and comes off easy in some areas. The render...

Hi all, I'd appreciate some suggestions regarding a new shower install. I'd like to put in a larger unit but there is little room, as the current tray (76cm) is pretty much flush with the window. So I'm stuck with 76cm width to work with. What I'd like to do is install a small shelf at floor...

dear all, would appreciate some help with the following. we have a very old concord WRS wall mounted boiler in our garage. for a while now a gated valve above the boiler has been leaking and this was corroding the casing so yesterday i finally got round to replacing it. the valve was down...

hi guys, novice here seeking advice, in my garage currently there is a single double power socket. This runs on a single cable from the consumer unit (i.e not on a ring circuit). when i took the face plate off the wall socket, there was one neutral, one live and one earth as expected. however...