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Ok thanks, checking out tech drawings, looks like one suitable product could be macalpime WC-F18R. So I’ll give that one a go

But that’s the 90mm product. Wouldn’t that be too small?

Hi all, Trying to install new WC pan to cast iron soil pipe with 95mm internal width. I can’t find any connectors for this. I only see products for 110mm, and 90mm outlets. What’s the correct product to use? Thanks

@blup thanks, all the tile shops are saying no one uses ply any more- it’s either ditra type matting or backer boards

Hi all, Preparing bathroom wooden floor boards for porcelain tiles I’ve removed the old tiles, glue and ditra mat. There’s still an uneven layer of glue on floor boards - some bits have none, others areas have upto 6-7 mm of glue. So how do I proceed now? Remove as much of old glue as...

Hi all, Preparing bathroom wooden floor boards for porcelain tiles I’ve removed the old tiles, glue and ditra mat. There’s still an uneven layer of glue on floor boards - some bits have none, others areas have upto 6-7 mm of glue. So how do I proceed now? Remove as much of old glue as...

Hi all, I bought these tap isolators: https://www.grohe.co.uk/en_gb/angle-valve-1-2-22037000.html So how do I fit the pre- roughened ends? I assume they go into wall plate elbows fitting inside my stud wall. Do you put PTFE tape on them (and how many windings should you use)? Cheers

Thanks Notch7. If I extend the Downpipe over the roof, what connector do to in recommend ? 90 degree , 112 degree. How do I secure this extra drain pipe?

Hi, I have a kitchen extension at rear of property with pitched roof with Marley mendip tiles. The pitch is 15 degrees (1 metre vertical , 4 metre horizontal). Rainwater from these tiles correctly drains into the gutter. However, there is the downpipe from the 1st floor gutter (and the loft...

Thanks all for your inputs

There’s about 2 mm gap around the tails. I can point the end of the tails closer together but can’t really push them closer together at the tiles to ensure they remain parallel.

foxhole - the pipes wont line up with the t bar without using s union connectors. But how do i fit these on copper tails ? Ive seen fast fix brackets on the internet but these will only work if the tails are 150mm apart.

hi all, I have bought a T-bar shower set (grohe tempesta cosmopolitan 160). The T bar requires the hot and cold feeds to be a 150mm centres. The builders have done the first fix work. The wall has been plastered up and tiled. The pipes ar at 155mm centres and theres no fitting to fix S Union...

Thank you chaps

I think the plasterboard is 10-12mm thick. One wall is the dividing wall to the loft bedroom. This is regular plasterboard. Maybe I could add some 4x2” noggins from the bedroom side. The bathroom cabinet, basin and towel rail will be hung on this wall. The second wall is the external wall...

Hi all, What hollow wall fixings do you recommended for a loft room shower room ? The walls are plasterboard stud walls with cavity insulation. These have been tiled with porcelain tiles. I’m guessing that the depth from the front of the tiles to back of plasterboard is now probably around...

hi all, please can you recommend a suitable self levelling compound(s) to use on my new kitchen extension in readyness for procelain floor tiles. The existing kitchen floor has abourt 4m2 of 1 inch ply. and some quarry tiles. The old adhesive and self leveling compound has been removed from...

hi all, I want to relocate an old 6x 8 ft shed to10 foot further down the garden, while my kitchen extension is being done. Next year I will replace it with a new shed on a proper base. It currently resting on concrete 4 X 6ft garden posts. Whats the cheapest / least effort option to do this ...

Thanks swwils, attached a couple of pics. Not sure if they help. You can see there’s a trim to cover the joint between the side pane and door So you are saying that the props are basically held in place simply by the force of jacking up and friction at top and bottom ?

hi all, I have a upvc french door set comprising a double glazed door in the middle and a side pane either side of the door. I think both the door and side panels are screwed into concealed metal props between the door and the side panes. This is on the rear wall of the property which is a...