Search results

Hi - well that's great to know - still don't understand why, but thanks for the tip.

Hi Dan I understand that I need a 1/2 inch nut, thanks for your help - I'm just trying to understand what the relationship is between the thread and the diameter of the shank. To look at it in terms of thread then, to decide if you want 1/2inch or 3/4 thread, how do you measure the thread...

I even looked here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Standard_Pipe and the 1/2 inch BSP thread says is corresponds to a 21.3mm OD (outer diameter right?) rather than a 18mm OD - so I still wasn't sure. Can you enlighten me?

[/url] Hi Dan - thanks for your reply. I had a feeling that was going to be the case. However, the shank is 3/4 diameter, so how do you know you need a 1/2 (thread) nut? How come the diameter of the nut is not specified? Does a 3/4 diameter always mean a 1/2 thread?

Hi folks First, I'm not a plumber by any stretch of the imagination and I'm working things out as I go along. I've been having problems with the valve in my toilet cistern. I have bought one of these to replace it with: http://www.screwfix.com/p/fluidmaster-bottom-entry-fill-valve-uk/84007...

Hi there I want to inject some Fernox F4 Express into my heating system as I seem to have a small leak somewhere - pressure keeps going relentlessly down over time after topping up. I have no experience of plumbing, so I just wanted to check something that's probably obvious if you know -...

OK thanks very much for your advice on that You questioned 12mm - are you thinking 12mm is a bit substandard for a solid oak floor? That it might be prone to warping etc?

Hi Aron RE the DPM / underlay - what would you recommend? A separate sheet DPM just laid down? Or those silvered rolls / boards taped together? What thickness would you recommend under and over the ply? I've got about 30mm max to the underside of the fireplace hearth - you can see it lips...

Hi Aron It is 1100 x 150 x 12mm solid oak from Homebase. It's got a slight bevel to the edges and a 'tap' together system. However it says glue is required. On the pack it says: 3 easy steps to a perfect floor: 1. Lay Homebase underlay and vapour barrier where required 2. Lay the floor...

Hi there I've just moved house and have a (cold!) room with a tiled floor over solid concrete subfloor, which I was advised by the previous owner 'probably did not have a damp proof membrane under it'. I was planning/hoping it would be OK to lay a click together glue-free engineered wooden...