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Had a search not found similar question. Removed upvc trim ahead of doing a window and found the trim was covering the original panel. It look like It might be nasty material? If I use a filtered face mask can I carry on removing the rest?

Hi all, After laying the cill I am looking at how the door sits on it. Seems I can rest it just inside a raised lip or use a rebate in the door to slot on to the cill. See photos. My question is which one is right in the rebate or inside the lip. I have used an off cut from the cill in the...

Hi, We got a Solidor with an add on strip (15mm) the builder recomended an add on strip because of the door location. Question is do we glue the strip to the door before we fit it, or, fit the strip to the wall then the door? My instinct saye we should glue the strip to the door with super...

I am looking to reduce the 3/4 female pipe fitting on the inbox to 15mm pipe Hansgrohe have a part number for their reducer but no specs so I don’t know if it’s BSPT or BSPP. They are £10 each!! but was hoping I could use a pegler 3/4 BSPT to 1/2 BSPP coupler. only £4 from SF. Question is...

So I understand compression fittings are not recommended for voids but I don’t see what else I can use for connecting to the water outlets on the toilet and basin frames. See pic any suggestions welcome

Hi I am fitting a Geberit basin frame. do I fit a 32mm waste and leave a length sticking out of the wall or is there a push fitting I can fix flush to the wall tiles to accept the basin waste trap? Geberit manual is a bit light

Does anyone have any experience with Orion shower tray former? The tray and kit looks similar to the Abacus one but its half the price

Is it possible to stand on a shower tray former, Marmox or Abacus, to continue work on the surrounding walls or should this be avoided? Can I lay a protective plywood over the top maybe?

Removing plaster from wall and reveals in bedroom and noticed crack in lintel. The bungalow is a1960s build the lintel is concrete. will it be ok to leave?

I got 25mm plywood for the new bathroom floor to use with a former tray however I think the ply might be too thick??? The level access shower former is 30mm leaving 5mm for the backer board I can only see 6mm backer board available. Is there a size of backer board somewhere that works with...

Removed an airing cupboard to give space to the kitchen on the other side and framed the opening with pressure treated 3x2. however when I place the tile backer board (12.5) against the frame its proud of the wall by about 6mm. Will the tiler be able to make up the difference with adhesive or...

So I am looking to replace bedroom window in our bungalow. The existing window is aluminium casements in a hardwood frame. When I was measuring up I discovered that there is nothing above the hardwood frame its just covered by the roof facia. The wall finishes at the same height as the top of...

Recently plumbed a new soil pipe into bathroom to fit a toilet (previously no toilet). The 32mm waste is connected into the top of the vertical section of the soil pipe with the 110 for the toilet running parole underneath it (see pic) The problem is when the basin is used the waste water...

In the uTube video for Geberit they show a slotted Channel that the top fixings hang off and the feet get clamped into. Is this slotted channel 41mm x 21mm unistrut?

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We had a new floor poured recently in a garden building and the intention was to.... Pour and spread a layer of levelling compound Then lay four inch PIR (over black plastic sheet) Then float a wooden floor on top of the PIR I laid down a sheet of PIR loosely around the floor with the spirit...