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Hi all..... I'm about to re-do our downstairs cloakroom. It only contains a sink & loo, but the pipe to the original sink were all run in a big, ugly box, running across the bottom of one of the walls. In replacing the sink, I'd like to chase the 3 pipes (2 x water, 1 x waste) into the wall...

Hi all.... can anyone help me pls? I'm coming to the end of my kitchen project and just have 3 kickboards left to fit. Unfortunately, to make them a tight / neat fit, they all need to have their ends moulded into the skirting boards. The skirtings are builder std items, which are mostly...

Hi folks. As per the subject, I've just fitted a new towel radiator, but both tails keep leaking (where screwed into the rad), despite using PTFE tape. This is the first time I'd had an issue with any of our rads, so am looking for some advice on stopping the leaks.... Would you recommend...

Hi. I'm having some problems soldering some coper pipe (we've had to move some radiators). It's not a task I've done before, so I've spent a lot of time reading up on the topic and watching videos (I know there's no substitute for practice, of course). I have a Propane Benzomatic torch...

When we bought our house half a dozen of the rad valves were broken. Whilst I'm doing some work on the heating, I'm looking to replace all the TRVs & lockshields with new ones (the system is currently drained down so it seems like a good idea). Due to their appealing style, I'm looking at...

In our kitchen, we have a nasty 4 swtich connection unit on one wall just above the worktop. 2 of the 4 switches are spare, the 3rd is marked Dishwasher and the 4th Fridge. Under the worktop on the wall, the 2 in-use switches feed 2 separate un-switched sockets into which the Dishwasher and...

I'm currently fitting a new bathroom suite and have a wall mounted set of bath taps to fit. The wall fittings to the taps have a 3/4" BSP connection and will be mounted on a stud wall. As there's not much room in the stud cavity, I need to use a 3/4" elbow fitting on the back of the taps...

Hi, When we moved into our house 5mths ago, we found that the heating was pretty rubbish. Many of the TRVs were broken, some Lockshield valves were seized, rads were not heating up uniformly, etc. Also, we only have TRVs on about 60% of the rads making individual room control a bit tricky...

Having lurked in the background, reading post after post, it's time to ask the experts a few questions! My wife & I recently moved to a 9.5yr old house. Aside from a few squeaky floorboards and some dodgy paint colours (including peach window frames!!), our main issue is with the bathrooms...