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Hello all I've decided to rip up the old carpet that has been in the hallway for the last 15 years and plan to lay some laminate flooring. I've never done this but from what ive read and various youtube videos that i have watched, it looks fairly straight forward. I just have a couple of...

Done the same before when i started plumbing. Using the skill saw to cut floorboards and went through the mains cold water feeding the combi boiler. Usually have push fit stop end 15mm in my pocket but on this occasion had nothing. Thumb over the top and frantically looking around and then it...

hahahaha horrific! I'd leave it as it is ...... till bonfire night!

Cheap tiles or leak

If you do not wish to remove tiles i would dot and dab over them or make stud wall just in front. That'll give the plasterer a better chance :)

Easy enough. Prime the wall area that you want tiled with a pva like this (mixed with water - not too runny) http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-pva-5ltr/57248 Apply with brush or roller and wait to dry/ become tacky. Then apply tiles/mosaics, wait to dry and grout. I would...

Hello Shep 2 options depending on how fussy you want to be 1. Grout in the line with the same colour grout thats there or (preferably) 2. Replace the damaged tile(s) with the spares that you have. Use a stanley knife to score around the tile grout lines then use a hammer to break and...

You could lay some self leveling concrete on the floor first to make up some of the inch gap then apply a thick bed of adhesive. Remember before laying adhesive to give the floor a good sweep/ hoover and apply pva. I know its a solid ground floor but i'd use flexible adhesive/ rapidset just in case.

If i was you i'd install a pump like this one for your showers and basins http://www.screwfix.com/p/salamander-ct50-twin-positive-head-shower-pump-with-isolators-1-5bar/46231?cm_sp=Search-_-SearchRec-_-Area1&_requestid=274050 Of course make sure you got sufficient cold water storage tanks

Yeah coca cola works wonders. I've used it to clean pumps before :P

I would check to make sure all gate valves are open and as the above person said, gate valves have a tendency to break when they're turned on/off after not being used for a while. If they are open then i would put it down to an air lock in which case just leave the hot water valve on the shower...

Sorry if i haven't read correct but is the boss for the basin waste below or above the toilet waste on the soil pipe. Also, check the soil stack for a rodding eye if this problem presists. It may just need a good clean.

Hello leebarlow Point D is where you can turn off the hot water as this pipe is feeding the cyclinder from the tank. Just open up the various hot water taps in the house and drain the water down. The water is drained down from the pipes leading to the hot water taps and the top of the...

Thanks Whitespirit

Never cease to amaze me how people feel the need to heat their conservatories as if it was a main room in the house. Like someone said above it's not an extension but a conservatory

Okay cool but say i was replacing a rad and the two valves how would i determine which was the flow and the return. Obvious answer i guess is see which one heats up first. Was just wondering if flow/ return had to go into TRV. Thanks for the info

Hello all Just a quick question. Does the return/ flow have to be on a TRV valve or does it now matter?

Thanks man i was thinking of the 3/4 cap or just draining it down and putting an isolation valve there just as a temp.

Hello all I removed a radiator from my bathroom earlier but whilst doing it the TRV cap fell of the TRV. I didn't notice it untill i filled back up the heating system and water was coming out. I manage to stop the water coming out but it is on upside down (where the 0 should be there is a 3 if...

I would buy a new syphon. Make sure you take measurements of the cistern depth and width when buying one. Easiest thing to do is jot the measurements down on a piece of paper and take a tape measure with you to double check.