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Hey All, We’ve just moved into a property and they’ve had the conservatory converted into an extension, however, because the floor was lower in the old conservatory they’ve raised this to match the existing floor. Now, between the kitchen floor and the extension there is a bit of damage to the...

So tomorrow I’m making a start on fitting my mother in laws shower tray and valve. On previous threads I’ve got the advice for the tray so don’t have an issue there. The question is around the shower valve, she’s chosen a recessed one...

Hi All, As per my previous posts I’ve been tasked with install my mother-in-laws bathroom. They’ve purchased a bungalow and it has a concrete floor, I don’t fancy chiseling out the floor and potentially damaging the damp proofing so I’m going to raise the tray up to fit the waste, I’ll use 4x2...

Hello, So my mother in law has just bought a new house and I’ve been tasked with putting the bathroom in. I’ve plumbed all the pipes in for the toilet, sink and waste, etc. I have also installed the toilet. I’ve come to install the new vanity unit...

Hi All, Just looking for some advice if possible, I'm in the process of building a TV unit with a built-in fire, etc. Luckly the socket that I need to spur off are on their own radial circuit (not sure why the old owners did this, but it's saved me time). I'm looking to add an extra 5 sockets...

Hello All, I've been a lurker of this forum for many years so thought I posted my first major project. I'm currently in the process of fitting a new bathroom suite. We've gone for the following: Bathroom Suite - https://victoriaplum.com/product/clarity-bathroom-suite-with-straight-bath Shower...

Hello, As you can probably tell from previous posts this is my first bathroom fit out, I'm just in the process of planning how the shower pipes are going to be installed... I've seen a few people add a ply backboard and then poke the pipes through this, is that needed or will the tiles and a...

Hi All, I'm currently in the process of renovating my bathroom and I'm about to take the bath out to put the new one in. I've got the following pipes, the cold is 15mm and to the hot is 22mm, I've purchased the push-fit demountable stop caps, will this be ok until I need to put the new bath...

Hello all, I'm in the process of redoing the bathroom and have started to remove the tiles from the wall, the previous owner has tiled over tiles so it's taking a little longer than planned but I was wondering if you could answer this question. Where the shower is going is a stud wall so I'm...

Hi Guys, Hope your all well, we've just managed to buy our first house and we're in the middle of decorating the house. I've noticed that we seem to have 2 boiler controls, one is a really old Danfoss 102 & I have a honeywell thermostat at the top of the stairs... Pictures are attached...

Hi Guys, Hopefully you can help me out here... We haven't had the heating on for the past couple of months due to the hot weather. I've just come to switch it on this morning and were not getting any central heating. I've looked at the boiler and the status is 0 which I think is standby...

Hi Guys, Happy New Year!!! - Hope your all ok. Our boiler decided to pack up yesterday, it was making a very strange rumbling noise from the top of the boiler and had F L on the status screen and then it switches off until you hold down the reset button. I've been reading about the...

Hello, We have just moved into a property that has an old Gainsborough Style 400x at the moment we don't really have the funds available to replace the whole unit. Basically the shower is so poor it dribbles out of the head and when you try and was your hair the water struggles to get...