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Hi I am about to fit a new bath which will have no access once it is fitted. The bath plug hole is directly above a joist. Can I use a low profile bath waste? I have read that they can cause issues with smells etc. The bath will be on its own pipe work all the way to the soil stack, in 40mm...

Hi, I am about to hire a rubi 1200 manual tile cutter. I need to cut some 1200 x 600 porcelain tiles. They are 10mm thick. Can someone tell me if this equipment will be up to the job. I intend to but a new cutting wheel when I hire it.

Hi, I already have a Cotswold stone gravel driveway. It has a few small pot holes which I can fill and wack down. It has been a good 7 - 8 years since it was topped up and as it has access to my next door neighbors house, it is looking a bit tired. Can I just lay the new stone chipping on...

Hi, I am planning to tile the floor and walls of my bathroom. Can anyone advise on the depth of the adhesive for the floor and walls. What size notched trowel should I use for the wall and floor? The tiles are 11mm thick. I have already tanked etc and the adhesive will be BAL maxiflex...

Hi, Can anyone help? I have purchased an Impay aquadeck wet room shower tray former for my wet room. I have also purchased their decoupling membrane that I will be fitting over the tray and all around the showering area. I have schluter ditra matting for the remainder of the bathroom floor...

Hi, I am looking at 'all the way to the floor' baths on the internet. Can anyone explain how you go about fitting the waste under the bath? Do you need to buy a waste that you can secure from above, a bit like a shower waste? The only way I can see of fitting a conventional waste is to lift...

Hi, I am about to start buying material for a wet room. The room will be on the second floor. I have lifted the flooring and now have just the joists. I was going to go with 18mm Marine ply and then overlay this with 6mm tile backer board. I was then going to tank the whole area including...

Hi. I have removed the flooring in my bath room and have layed 25mm WPB ply down. I have sealed the underside and the edges of the ply and screwed the ply at 50mm centrs. I will be laying tiles directly to the ply in a wet room. Should I seal the ply before I lay the tiles or will the flexi...

I have an problem with the pressure control box on my pump. A recent visit from my usual service engr caused damage to the control switch on the black box causing damage to the plastic switch and the internal copper armateur. He has said it was not him. I can fix it if I could either replace...

Hi, I am about to tile my upstairs bathroom and have removed the original floorboards. I was going to use 25mm ply and lay on top of the ply. I have read a load of posts on this and other sites and each gives different advice. Is it okay to lay directly on top of ply. I will be using flexi...

Hi, I am about to build a wall in the living room to extend the door into the hall. I don't want to build a stud I want to build it out of block. Can I just remove the 2-3 inch of screed and the small sheet of polystyrene and then lay the new block work directly on top of the sub floor? I...

Hi, I have read a few threads about tiling on a wooden bathroom floor. I am going to rip up the chipboard in my bathroom put noggins in where needed and then cover with 25 mm WBP PLY. Some threads suggest sealing the underside and edges of the ply before fixing to the joists. Can you advise...

Hi, I want to add a toilet in the room next to my current bathroom. I want to leave the original toilet where it is and the other toilet just the other side of the wall. I will need to remove the soil bend that I have and replace with a double. The problem is that the soil stack is connected...

Hi, I am about to extend the heating system up into the loft. I have a combi boiler which can handle the extra rads and the system is running through 10mm micro bore copper pipe. I was going to extend from the 22mm flow and return pipes with further 22mm pipe up to the third floor and then to...

Hi, I am in the middle of a loft conversion and have to provide 5000mm SQ continuous ventilation. I have seen some suitable vents which give 9,000mm SQ each. I am trying to work out how many I need. The roof space is 8.6 m long. Is my math correct? 8.6 x 5000mmSQ = 45.000 mm SQ. So I...

Hi, I have to fit 50mm celotex between the rafters and 80mm over the top with 12.5 plasterboard over the lot. I am going to use 150mm drywall screws to fix the 80mm celotex and 12.5 plasterboard to the rafters. Is this the normal way to do it?

Hi, I have to fit 50mm celotex between the rafters and 80mm over the top with 12.5 plasterboard over the lot. I am going to use 150mm drywall screws to fix the 80mm celotex and 12.5 plasterboard to the rafters. Is this the normal way to do it?

Can anyone tell me the best way to fix 80mm thick insulation board over the rafters? I have to put 50mm between the rafters which is no problem but to fix 80mm over this would need 150mm drywall screws. Is there anything else out there that would d the job?

Hi, I have to fit 50mm celotex between the rafters and 80mm over the top with 12.5 plasterboard over the lot. I am going to use 150mm drywall screws to fix the 80mm celotex and 12.5 plasterboard to the rafters. Is this the normal way to do it?

Hi, I need to find a radiator for each of the two bedrooms in my loft conversion. One room has one velux windows and measures 35.2M3. The other measures the same but has two velux windows. I have used the BTU calculators on line but thought I would put it passed the experts on this site...