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Someone gave me a new bathroom Armitage shanks Sandringham 51 basin without a pedestal Will a random pedestal be ok to use, or are the pedestals fairly specific for the basin shape ? Cheers

We want to maintain maximum ceiling height for bedrooms in roof space and need to insulate under rafters. If we could get rid of diagonal bracing members measuring 25x100x1000, could we replace these with heavy duty steel straps 5mm thick x 30mm x various lengths. It would make it much easier...

I have been getting into researching this wood stain lark and it's doing my head in. I need to 'do' a brand new redwood timber fascia and soffit and not sure what to plump for I phoned the Sikkens hotline; they said to use HLS+ then Filter 7 top coat (blurb recommend 2 coats each) but after...

Hi the chippies want to pretreat timber fascia and ply sheets for soffit before the boards are fitted and the ply sawn into strips. Can anybody recommend a lasting and quick and sensible treatment for these We will probably go for a wood stain kind of final finish rather than paint Any...

Planning to use a cavity sock to stop the gap between the 2 leaves at wall plate height Will this stop mice from getting into walls ? lots of the little blighters in this neck of the woods Cheers

I'm amazed at the large number of wet underfloor heating brands there are now. Looking at using this in a conversion into dwelling. I have lived with UFH and I like it. We will be having an air source heat pump. I noticed online that Nu-heats warranty is as follows Fastflo™ underfloor heating...

We are stripping old (1980's) concrete pantiles, putting in new roof trusses and re-tiling with same pantiles. I was reading something on DIYdoctor about installing velux that surprised me ... the blogger said that all slates are usually nailed but that tiles are generally laid on each other...

We are about to strip a barn roof and not quite sure when it will be weatherproof again. Using prefab trusses and the guy putting these into position is also going to lay the floor. The bedrooms will be in the roof space with velux windows. I need to get some chipboard ordered that will...

How long is it 'ok' to leave a roof just felted but without it being tiled ? My roofer says he can put on the breathable membrane and batten but will not have time to tile and put in velux until after Christmas ... at least 2 months after. Thanks.

I'm researching replacement windows for a conversion ... including glass doors for a gap which already exists which is 5 m wide. I was wondering about bi-folds but am concerned that over time they may become drafty as this does seem to be a problem reported by others. I guess other options are...

Hi We are converting a former commercial stone building into a house. The bedrooms will be in the roofspace like a dormer bungalow and we are planning to use Velux. We are not allowed to create dormers. All the rotten windows on the ground floor will need to be replaced too. We are thinking...

Can anyone recommend a door manufacturer of large garage style doors, sideways opening rather than up and over ... the opening will be a little taller and wider than normal garage doors though. Cheapness rather than long term quality as these doors will only be needed for about 10 years. Cheers

Hi The Crittall window is in good condition. The timbers at the top and sides are in reasonable condition, but the window sill is virtually rotted right through. i.e. there are chunks of wood missing because it is so flakey I need the window to last for another 3 years before I can afford to...

Hi Edwardian terraced houses with loo on ground floor in a "lean to" at back of house; the toilets are all on one step up from the usual floor level of the ground floor. I would prefer to get rid of the step; but might there be a good reason why they have been constructed that way, or was it...

Hi I have 0.1 bar hot water pressure. I am aware that many modern taps tend to operate effeciently only with minimum 0.2 bar. I am also aware from feedback that cartridge taps that state 0.1 may also operate at a dribble. Can anyone recommend a modern looking tap ( with one lever at the top )...

I want a replacement modern toilet at a good price; the waste pipe has to turn 90 degrees to right, so a back to the wall model is not suitable. I'm finding that many of the sites do not have diagrams for dimensions ...Wickes is pretty awful in this regard. I want to have to avoid pushing...

My shower needs to be dealt with quite soon because of leaky tray/waste. If I can delay replacing the loo and sink until another day then it would be beneficial. However the overflow pipe of old low level wc cistern is currently piped to discharge into the shower tray. Is it OK to pipe the...

I want to create a hassle free shower room as have previously had a lot of leaks. The shower is located in a 3 wall alcove. Approx 800 x 800 square The current shower tray has a waste trap below floor level; there is a hole in the floor. However, the waste has leaked over years and caused a...

The current tank has no problems I don't know how old the fortic tank is in my flat. It has factory foam insulation, The youngest it can be is 7 years old but it could be more than twice that old. Im going to refurb the bathroom and that may mean changing hot water pipe runs. ALso if I go for...

I have a 8.5 electic shower. Will a thermostatic (pressure balancing to cope with mains cold) mixer shower at 0.1 bar pressure (1m head to bottom cold tank feeding hot tank) give a better flow? Or not much in it ? Cheers