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Thanks for the reply. In the end, out of desperation I took the plunge and stripped it right down. A part off the mechanism inside had broke. I've managed to get it back together and I can now at least shut the door. But thanks.

So our double glazed door with 5 lever side locking bar was stuck and for some reason we couldn't lock it. I've stripped it down and graphite lubed the actual locking mechanism and it was working fine. SO next comes the dumb part, I was opening and closing it to make sure and I think I went too...

Thanks guys. The only problem I see is that I need the extrusions to act as supports as well as channels for the LED strip. Those I can find seem to be just channels for the LED. So you may be right endecopt. It's frustrating as there are loads of images out there of exactly what I want, but...

Hi. Not sure if this is the best home for this thread as it's a mix of lighting and construction. Anyhow, I'm renovating our living room and have stripped the walls back to the stone walls so I can add insulation etc. We have a natural alcove where I want to build in some bespoke shelving and...

No that's just it, the walls are in good shape. No bowing or cracks and the lime mortar is solid. The only issue is that the current beams sit on small timber plates which in turn sit on the top face of the granite walls - which need levelling a bit and are full of loose old lime mortar.

Hi all. OK, this is a very early stage of fact finding really. We have a small Steading (barn) here in Scotland and we're thinking of converting it to a two bed property. The plan is to get the whole roof replaced professionally as a lot of the existing beams are rotten. Also, as you can see...

Thanks Jackrae. I can gain access, but it won't be easy. Rather than pulling up the newly laid tiles I'll have to approach it from the room next door which is only about 2 feet away from the trap. Though the clearance under the floor boards will be around 18" and under a beam! But it's do-able...

Yep, I guess that's it. Bloody stupid design. I expected better from McAlpine. It's supposed to shift 26ltr per minute. Lucky if I get 1 Thanks for your advice.

Ok, so with a bit more experimenting I'm left even more puzzled. So I unscrew and remove the mushroom cap and then replace the tube and seal so the water is not restricted by the cap to see what happens. So the water drains down directly into the trap but still fills up the tray and so the tube...

Yep, there is a tube on the cap which sits inside the water in the trap. The gap around the cap that water can flow is only around 10mm or so. So add soap to the water and I can see how drainage isn't going to be speedy as you say Doggit. Annoying and silly design in hindsight. Especially...

Just got in an hour ago...busy day! I really will post up some pics tomorrow, but I don't think the cap is purely cosmetic. It sits inside the removable bowl with the water in which creates the 'trap', it also has a rubber seal around it.

Thanks guys, I'll try that tomorrow. I'll also post the pick up too. So can I ask what the difference is between an aav and anti cyphon which I already have on the sink?

I must say that when I take a shower, it's not too bad. But when the girls are in there it's lather city and it was my thinking that this was the cause. I just didn't expect it to be such an issue as people have been known to use a lot of suds before, particularly the female variety. The...

I know this seems to be a well trodden problem, but I can't make sense of why it's happening, or what solution there is for my situation. I've just finished a complete refit in our bathroom and installed a standard P trap for the bath, an anti siphon bottle trap on the sink and the Mcalpine...

That would just about do it thanks!

OK, so I'm getting a tad confused with all the different kinds of extensions and pipe sizes etc. I have a standard 38mm extendable P trap to fit under our new bath but despite it being extendable it's still falls short of my bath waste by about 50mm. I know I could solve it by raising the trap...

Hi all. OK, I'm confused. I have a shower head which fits to the wall with concealed pipework. I'm plumbing in by gaining access by removing the plaster the other side of the stud wall and here the confusion begins. The bathroom is tiled onto Aquapanel with a total depth of 25mm, but the...

Yeah, it's a downstairs bathroom with the bath and basin waste joining under the wooden floor before disappearing down to the main sewer pipe. So do you think it's only worth trying on the sink as that's what suffers when the bath empties?

Hi all. As I'm getting into the bathroom renovation I've been thinking that maybe it would be a good idea to fit anti syphon traps as we often, though not always, suffered the wonderful gurgling from the sink in the previous suite whenever we emptied the bath. So is it good practice to fit anti...

Thanks vinn. I'm actually surprised at the short distance of the rot given over 100 years of sitting in a damp bed. They don't make timber like they used to.... I will be fully cleaning and treating all the joists ends today just to be sure. But even the plate appears solid apart from a little bit.