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Thanks for the advice. Do I need to wait until the bonding coat is completely dry or do I apply the multi finish while its stick tacky i.e. backing coat then finishing coat. Many thanks

Hi all, I attempted some plastering last year in my kitchen. When I knocked the old tiles off the wall, half the plaster came with it. I PVA'ed it and plastered using a bag I had in the shed for a few years. It did end up cracking a bit but as I was tiling over it, it wasn't such an issue...

Success!!! Took it all out, cleaned all fittings to remove washing up liquid, chamfered edges a bit more and used a PTFE lubricate. Still had a little trouble pulling the coupling over but a gentle tap with a hammer and wood and it went on. Not sure about the height of the branch but I won't...

Hi, Definitely a slip coupling. No stops in the middle of it. I am hoping that when I go back to it feeling fresh, That I'll have more luck. It was a bit time sensitive yesterday, bearing in mind that it needed to be connected up again for us to use the shower and there were all sorts of...

Well!... I took the plunge last night and decided to install my new branch. Everything went well until I tried to connect the slip coupling. First I slipped the coupling on the upper pipe but when I tried to pull the coupling down it didn't work. I then tried the other way to pull the...

Hi, Thanks for the info. I haven't actually got my new toilet yet and have been basing this on my current pan that sits 200mm from the floor from the middle of the outlet. Just had a look online and realise there isn't a standard height anyway and they seem to vary between 180 and 190mm. So if...

Hi, I am installing a new waste branch into my soil stack. The branch arm will be located 35cm away from the middle of the waste outlet on the toilet. From what I have seen on this forum, the token calculation is 1:40 (Inches) or 25:1000 (mm). I have worked out that my gradient will need to...

Hi, I'm planning on installing a new toilet situated directly beneath my bathroom, so I am planning on cutting into the existing soil stack and fitting a new branch. The soil stack runs straight into to concrete floor. I don't know how far the stack goes down before it reaches the clay pipe...

Hi, I have a 70's build that has an external cupboard that backs onto our downstairs loo. The cupboard is under the loo window and is approx. 1 metre cubed making a rather large window sill. The external wall is cladded with wooden slat. My plan is to knock out this cupboard to make the loo...