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Hi Does anyone know what size male thread (i.e eye bolt) will fit into a 3/8" female BSP pipe thread? Or if there even is such a gauge? Obviously (now I've done some reading :rolleyes:) 3/8" BSPT is the internal pipe diameter of the male part, not the outer thread diameter. Thanks

My bathroom is above an unheated storage area accessed from outside, presumably originally a coal shed. The bathroom has been rather cold and drafty during the winter, so I've pulled down the plasterboard ceiling in the shed and fitted 100mm Celotex between the floor joists. Between the...

I recently purchased a 1960s council-built house with a storage space underneath the bathroom, adjacent to the kitchen. The space is accessed from outside so is not heated/double glazed/sealed, and hence the bathroom feels much colder than the rest of the house. There were some exposed drafty...

My girlfriend has just had central heating installed. Her flat has hard flooring and ceiling so the initial plan was to chase out pipework through the floor. The plumber then suggested plastic trunking as cheaper and neater than chasing out. The finished product however is far from neat (See...

Hi, There is a cold draft coming through my UPVC doors and one of them whistles when the wind picks up. I successfully tightened up the hinge side with allen keys, but have not been able to adjust the cams on the hook keeps. I've tried a set of torx keys and a set of allen keys but nothing...

I’m hoping to fix some noisy steps in my newly acquired house prior to fitting new carpets. I was planning on taking up the treads to glue and screw to the stringer and riser (Access from underneath is not possible), but the skirting is cut around the end of each tread so they won’t move...

Greetings The interior trim on my UPVC door was very loose and drafty, having been stuck to the wallpaper which has since been stripped from the rest of the hallway (I'm new to the property so can accept no credit for this). Removing this revealed a 15mm gap above the door frame which has...