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Can I hire someone to inspect my bathroom plumbing installation?
Plumbing  •  318 views  •  2 answers

I recently started a bathroom renovation where I am replacing the bathtub with a walk in shower try + glass. The plumber has installed the shower tray and the valve, and has told me the plan on how to fit the shower head. I dont feel confident about it, but …

Shower cartridge
Plumbing  •  317 views  •  3 answers

Hi trying to remove cartridge from shower have removed the Allen key retaining screw but can’t get the cartridge out l have photos

How to hange a duel pipe waterfall shower head to single pipe head?
Plumbing  •  316 views  •  1 answer

how to change a duel pipe waterfall shower head back to normal single pipe shower head

Types of undermount sink support?
Handywork  •  315 views  •  6 answers

What types of undermount sink bars do you uses. The one that sits horizonally?

Liability when installing tap
Plumbing  •  315 views  •  2 answers

When installing a new tap in a domestic property, should a plumber check if a backflow prevention device is required? Even if there was no backflow prevention device in the property prior to the installation, and the plumber has just been asked by the customer to complete a like-for-like installation? …

Can inline thermostatic valvem be removed?
Plumbing  •  314 views  •  1 answer

Hi changing bath to shower ,at present there is an inline thermostatic valve to bath taps can I remove this as I am fitting thermostatic shower. System is combi boiler. Thanks

asbestos on valuation report
Plastering & Rendering  •  314 views  •  1 answer

im remortgaing and ive had to get a specialist report for utility room querying asbestos in artex. Outcome is its 1% chrystaline and recomends removing it as its badly damaged in some places. All the knobbly bits have previously been removed and its quite smooth. Do I really need to …

Are Milano bathrooms products good?
Bathroom Fitting  •  314 views  •  0 answers

Hello Could you tell me that Milano bathrooms are worth to try? I've got 3 bathrooms to do I'm doing research about brands. Milano has a good price, nice looking products and interesting website. I can't find any info where they produce it. Any help welcome.

Combi Boiler issue
Heating & Gas  •  312 views  •  2 answers

I had a Baxi 800 system installed last July. It has recently started making a banging noise and then the heating turns off. Water still works fine. It has been flushed and the plate heat exchanger has been changed, but issue still persists. I have been advised the radiators are …

Radiator TRV's
Heating & Gas  •  312 views  •  2 answers

I've always understood that a Drayton TRV(4) should always go on the flow side of a radiator and the bleed valve goes on the top of the other end of the rad. Having moved onto a new, to us, old house a number of bleed valves are on the same …

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