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Hi I am looking for recommendations for a 115mm diamond wheel for my angle grinder. The tiles I am cutting are 10mm thick porcelain 820 x 410mm and will have to cut a couple along the 820 length http://www.verde1999.com/img/news/20101109_084019_Verde1999_Jorstone_Cat_Low.pdf Thanks

What is it best to bed a stone resin shower tray with ? Thanks

Hi It seems that the plasterer didn't do as good a job as I'd thought. After discussion about heights before the work starting it has ended up 15 mm too high and I need to try and claw back at least 10mm.This will take it to 2-3mm below the height of the wooden threshold. To that end a...

Hi I have recently purchased a Matki illusion corner shower cubicle.It was supplied with a fast flow waste made for the tray that has a 40mm (1.5") spigot for connection. I want to connect using a solvent weld straight coupler, rather than compression, to try and minimise the chance of it...

Hi I have just had a shower room boarded out with dotted & dabbed 12.5mm Marmox as the chased back walls were very uneven. The plasterer has done a pretty good job but some of the boards have a bow across the width (600mm). I will be doing the tiling and the tiles we have chosen are 820mm X...

Hi I have a stuart turner 3 bar twin supplying hot & cold to a shower and hot throughout the bungalow. I recently did some prep work ready for a 2nd shower installation ( chasing pipes into walls and connecting to the supply etc) and ever since the hot water supply has been a little erratic...

Hi I am currently re-fitting a shower room as follows. We are using a corner cubicle. All walls are back to bare brick/block and are pretty uneven. I have decided to use Hardie backer on all 4 walls as it is only a smallish room and won't be that costly to do. Also the tiles we have chosen...

Hi I have laid a concrete slab in a shower room ready to be screeded & the walls rendered. The walls are being rendered as the tiles going on them are nearly 10kg each. ( 33kg / sqm inc addy) How is it best to finish the DPM coming up the walls ?

Hi I am going to be fitting a Matki Illusion cubicle & tray and will have ufh on the floor. A simple question, If i fit the tray first (which is 95 mm high) Is it considered good practice and is it ok to fit the following afterwards. 6mm Adhesive 10mm Marmox 6mm Ufh encased in SLC 8mm...

Hi We are replacing a shower room suite (shower, basin & toilet) Could somebody tell me what I need to install in the way of isolating / check valves on the supplies to all of the above ? Many Thanks

Hi We are having a shower room re-fitted and was wondering what would be the best way to run a supply (s) for it. Would it be to have a seperate ring with FCU's supplying lighting,underfloor heating,shaver socket & an extractor fan or to run these from existing rings with FCU's Many thanks

Hi I am about to lay underfloor heating (single cable) in a shower room and am not sure which of the Self Levelling Compounds is best to use ( Latex or Water based) The cable will be laid on marmox boards that will be laid on screed using flexible adhesive. Any pointers / Advice would be...

Hi I am about to lay underfloor heating (single cable) in a shower room and am not sure which of the Self Levelling Compounds is best to use ( Latex or Water based) The cable will be laid on marmox boards that will be laid on screed using flexible adhesive. Any pointers / Advice would be...

Hi I have the following scenario : Bathroom to be fully tiled on walls that will be chased back to the brick / blockwork then recovered in sand / cement / waterproof render (no plaster) Tiles to be used are glazed porcelain measuring 412 mm x 827 mm x 10mm with a square meter weight of 25kg...

Hi I am having a suspended bathroom floor replaced with a concrete one and was interested to know peoples thoughts on the best method of Underfloor Heating. I will be using a cable as opposed to a mat (because of the shape) but more importantly is it better to lay it in or under the screed, or...

Hi I am looking to install a woodburning stove as a heating source as I have a good (free) supply of logs. My chimney is already lined with a 9" liner from top to bottom(it is currently used as an open fire) Can I install the woodburner with a flue pipe that just goes through the register...

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Hi I am looking to install 4 external lights in conjunction with 2 PIR's. Can somebody tell me 1. Is it possible ? 2. If it is,is there a wiring diagram available on the site ? (I have tried to find one but with no success) Thanks

Hi I am finally getting round to installing a 3 bar Monsoon pump that I have had in the garage for a couple of years and I would like to use it to pump all the hot water in my bungalow and both hot and cold to two showers. The hot water tank has a surrey flange already fitted to it so I can...

Hi I have just sold a property in spain and bought back various table lamps which I would like to use. Can i simply remove the continental 2 pin plug and replace with 3 pin UK plug? Thanks