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Morning all, Moving the dishwasher so the waste will be approx 3 mtrs away.. do I extend the waste pipe or use a longer dishwasher waste hose? Thanks all Mark

My Grid switch which feeds the socket is on the other wall.. far left so couldn’t do this

Brilliant !

I’m literally installing a new full-size dishwasher in place of the slimline. The socket is behind the slimline, and unfortunately is about 2mtrs away and the cable is 1.8mtrs!!

Your right, I’ve over engineered it..

I can’t.. hence the question

I have a single recessed socket that need to be moved for a dishwasher.. so I’m making it surface blanking it and using a contractor pack to move. Any idea how I make the single socket surface? Only think I can think of is using a surface pattress and adapting it? As I need knockouts.

Yep.. think I'll just add some clear silicone for peace of mind

Thanks all.. after your advice I'm of a mind to leave as is.. My worry was water seeping under the fixtures?

Hi all, Tiler said we didn’t need to silicone round the toilet and pedestal, or tile to skirting, as it discolours.. Should I just run some white silicone around it all? TIA Mark

Not sure if this is the right section to post this, but I have a white shower tray that is scuffed up. I’m going to wet and dry sand and polish it. But I want to paint it black.. can anyone give any recommendations?? TIA Mark

None, it’s a new build.. and the window is open most of the time

Hi all, I'm painting a small En-suite that is currently covered in silk. Missus wants is matt, so stupidly I bought Crown Vinyl Matt for the feature wall, and White for the rest. Will this work ? I am going to give everything a sand 1st so it adheres to the walls.. If not could I do the...

Thanks both. How do I isolate the one radiator to do these works, as I will need to remove the thermostat. I was looking at draining the whole system, but I don’t have a train off tap on any downstairs rads.

Hi all, How do I take off a currently installed chrome rad and replace with black ? I will obviously also be replacing the TRV valve. It’s 1200x500.. if I buy another will the brackets be able to replace the current bracket positions, as 2 are in tiles. Thanks all!! Never done any...

I might regards the shower tray.. I think I could do the rest ?

Morning all, Other half wants the En Suite shower, tray and screen ripped out and replacing with a back finish. Also wants the grout replacing.. I've bever done anything like this before, any advice? I'm worried about ripping out the tray and not getting the new one in properly ! I'm...

Hi All, Wondering if I could ask advice from the experts. Her indoors wants the house painting again, but I refuse to use gloss anymore. I was told to just lightly sand the glossed areas and paint over with Acrylic egg shell.. and this sounds like a much better idea! Issue is our walls...

Hi all, My workshop/shed framing is only 47x27mm so I want to add some more timber to step it out so it can be easily boarded. Can I use untreated?

Yeah but there is now a Lip of 3mm.. think I'll take all the screws out and try again with a pilot hole