Search results

hello i am decorating my kids play room that has a thermostatic valve on the rad. the rad has never worked that well and i know its not very eco friendly but i would like the rad to come on permanantly with the rest of the system. if i just take the white twisted top off, which i have already...

i have fitted a new toilet, but when i flush the water appears to enter from one side, causing the water to spin in the pan and not really effectively flush the toilet, do flushing mechanisms only fit one way? :)

hello, i know this is a botch up but i need some help, i am installing a macerator into a downstairs room, adjacent is an existing toilet, because of the location of this room i cant run direct up into loft to attach to soil, i cant dig down to locate sewer pipe, so my only alternative is to...

hello have a new basin im istalling, the tail pipes from the new tap are 10mm copper, the existing feed is 15mm copper, can i just use 15mm to 10mm reducing coupler, or is it possible to buy flexible hoses that have a small screw into the new taps, i cant seem to loacte these if they exist?

hello i am nearly finished my shower project, thanks for everyones help along the way, i need ideas now. i have had to raise the shower tray to allow for the waste pipe, and have now created a gap between the floor and the shower tray, ideally i want to face this off with something nice white...

hello i have read the forums and have understood that under no circumstances should i attempt to wire up my power shower alone, but as where the wire needs to go is to be decorated and the decoration will be done before the shower goes in, i intend to run the cable from the consumer unit to the...

i have asked a few questions in the past about putting in a new loo, i am going to dig a pit this week to expose existing pipe and attach new section for new loo, i think i am comfortable with this bit, one thing i am a bit confused with is the sink waste, how or do i connect this to the pipe...

i am installing a new wc, the plan is to dig down and expose the soil pipe that is running below the planned site. the pipe i am going to attach to only has one other toilet attached, about five feet away. i was just going to attach an equal tee connection, and then plumb straight in, is there...

i am installing a new shower in a downstairs room, behind this room is an existing sink with a 2 inch drainage pipe, can i put the shower waste direct into this existing drainage pipe along with the sink?

i have put some 1000 grade lining paper on a distressed wall, but under natural light the imperfections still show through, is it ok to add another layer of lining paper?

i am adding a new toilet/shower to a downstairs room, i have taken advice and it has been suggested to dig a pit in floor, locate soil which should be easy. add a t junction and then run new loo/shower into this with a small sub stack. is this a diy job or should i just dig the pit myself...

new to forums today, got some great advice already, wish i had looked last week. i am decorating one of the spare rooms which has artexed ceilings, saw some ready mixed plaster skim in wickes, says slap it over with a brush, let it go off, the smooth over, easy aye? well yes, it paints on...

i have bricked up a doorway using thermalite air bricks. i now need to platser the sides. the existing walls have about 10mm of something, then a skim of plaster on outside. what is that 10mm made of? i take it i cant put 11 mm of skim plaster on? this is my first go at plastering, it doesnt...

hello just need some advice on a new electric shower, i just want to obtain some knowledge before i call in more plumbers. i am installing a new shower room in a downstairs room, new toilet, basin and shower. i chose an electric shower because i understood i only needed a cold water feed, the...