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Hi All, I was hoping someone can advise as I purchased a deck mounting bath / Showe Mixer tap to replace my dated ones over the weekend only to find that it does not match the holes in the bath! The current holes are 140mm between centres rather than the 180 required. Ooops... I just assumed...

My new house has all the skirting / door frames and doors wood stained to a mahogany finish which makes it pretty gloomy. I am looking to paint over it all if possible. What would be the easiest (there is lots of it!) process to complete this transformation. Further what primers / paint would...

Morning, My fridge has decided to give up. LEC TL55142W (444441946) I have traced the fault to the compressor PTC starter switch which is burnt out. LEC want to replace the whole compressor assembly for nearly £500!!! or offered a discount on a new fridge! Various switches are available on evil...

I came home last night to find my front garden like a bog. Some work with the spade tracked the issue to a crack in the underground supply pipe to the property after the water meter. It was after dark when I got to the issue but the pipe work is plastic and not the new style blue MDPE. It is...

The basin i have purchased has an overflow which falls between the double skin of the basin. I assume this needs a slotted waste however the pop up wast that comes with my Tap does no have one (Bristan Prism basin monobloc). Any easy solutions? Or have i got to take the tap back?

i have a back to the wall pan i am fitting to a vanity unit with enclosed cistern. All sorted until i went to drill into the tiles and fix to the floor and realised the tiles where warm and the heating pipes are directly under the screw points! Dont want to risk it. There are two good...

Saw these in their brochure and may be ideal fro my circumstance with the waste being in the floor of the bathroom. Wondered if they are easy enough to fit? How does the outlet fit into the waste... a simple push fit i assume? Also the I.S. web site does not show the distance from the wall to...

Is there a system that allows access through the push button appeture to maintain a concealed cistern?? Seem to remember something mentioned on here? Possibly? but cant seem to find anything?? Looking at fitting a Grohe adajio (spelling?) but the mrs wants it all tiled in :roll: looking...

I have an awkward WC change out (for me anyway - DIY'er) in our en suite in that the waste pipe is situated 9 inches (to centre) from the external wall going down thru a concrete floor. I cant find a suitable replacement for the one i want to replace. Any thoughts on best way forward. Any...

My fitter has queried my boiler choice and would like views... i had gone for the Worcester 30 CDI. Design value for heating requirements is 21kw. Only DHW feed from this boiler will be to a shower room containing a thermostatically controlled shower and a basin. He thinks the 28i...

After removing some horrible laminate flooring in preferance for floor tiles we have found the concrete floor covered in 10 inch square tiles. About 3mm thick and they are brittle but do come up easily. Underneath there is the residue of the adhesive which is black. It is not sticky at all but...

Gutted a kitchen, next step query, walss plastered and base coat painted, ceilings painted. Do i tile floor before or after fitting units??

Renovating a house to rent out in the fuure. Concrete floors - large kitchen diner and not sure what to put down on the floor? Recommendations. Will be heavy traffic area as main entance also comes into the room.

Possibly looking for replacement for a Glow worm Compact 100e that was put in using a top fill kit. Do most makes supply such kits? Are there any boilers specifically designed as top fill? Any ideas to get around it? Thought of geting a frame welded up o mount boiler off the wall a bit but...

It started as something so simple. Boiler ran ok but loosing pressure through the PRV - which i replaced. Here starts the tail of woe... First - no fan on ignition! Found loose connection in supply. Reterminated ok. Then tested.... then had some arcing on the PCB.... which i dont believe was...

I dont think I do but... The heating pipes had been layed direct into the concrete with no protection.... the new boiler found the weak points... thank god it was before we had fitted the new Bathroom / kitchen etc. Have chopped channels into the floor screed down to the slab below for new...

I am looking to convert a side extension / store room with flat roof and no heating into a living space / office. Have checked the roof and no insulation at all. What would be the best way to insulate the ceiling which is currently plasterboard. Just putting in a new heating system in...

I have a 4 inch breeze block wall (Not Load bearing) which we found had a crack right through it when removing wardrobes. had a builder friend look and after 6 months with tell tales on it - no movement. looks like at some time there mad been a bad leak from bathroom on otherside - some water...

I am fitting a new kitchen in my Grans old place. The plumbing skirts the walls around the kitchen on the surface. Cold feed, DHW and heating flow / return. Was going to have a free standing gas cooker. However with the pipework (looking at my own one) it wont push back to the wall. Are there...

I am refurbing a bungalow. Long term we will want to extend into the loft but for now all rooms are on one level with one bathroom inc bath, seperate shower, toilet and basin, kitchen, second toilet and basin, 3 other rooms and two bedrooms. 10 radiators in all. Have a floor standing stelrad...