Recent content by gizmo1990

@YorkshireMidge Thanks for that. If I was to replace the whole thing would the union I've indicated in the photo require anything to provide a water tight seal? One of the main reasons I thought this would be an easy job is that the washer is already attached with the inner method. The way...

@Stuckinarut Thanks for the reply. The issue is that on the new one I bought, the metal nut there is not actually a seperate nut at all. It's part of the whole metal assembly. And when I look online, all I can find are other valves that look like the 'nut' is built in too. It's infuriating. Does...

@ChrisJP The screw nut is attached to the pipe which runs through the water tank. The ball cock valve has a female connector with a thread (and built in washer) which the water tank's pipe's nut screws into. I've been searching online and can't seem to find a valve with the female thread and...

@Exedon Thanks again for the reply. I'm not sure about screwfix, it seems like their one also doesn't have the seperate nut fixing? Have a look here

@Exedon Thanks for the reply. That's what I thought I'd bought, except the union nut (the big metal nut in the photo?) is built into the main metal part. Hence it can't be joined to my water pipe? Hopefully I've explained it well enough. Here's some photos of the new valve I bought. That metal...

I need to fit a new one of these and stupidly thought that the fixing would be universal. It turns out that I bought one with what I would term a male fixing, whereas the one in situ is a female version. Here's a photo of the present old one. Looking around the net I can't seem to find ones...

@Wayners Great thanks for that. You're talking about Wickes standard wallpaper adhesive right? This one.

I need a temporary fix to restick some wallpaper to a wall that has a thin layer of polystyrene applied to it. The room will be redecorated in the spring but would benefit from the wallpaper being restuck before then. Could someone suggest a good adhesive for this? Would this be suitable...

@freddiemercurystwin @Notch7 @mrrusty Thanks everyone. I'm checking both fb and nextdoor now. On a related note, the insurer is saying to send in the one quote I do have so far so they can run it through their system to estimate costs for the repairs. I was going to wait till I had a few and...

Another update with what is likely a very stupid question (I apologise in advance!) but I'll ask it anyway because I need to move this on and I don't mind looking stupid. Perhaps I should create a specific thread but I'll post here first. I'm finding it very difficult to find builders who do...

@foxhole Apparently. I presume because it would require more professional knowledge to attach it properly, possibly by more than one person because of the size of the boards, seal it round the edges, skim over and then paint?

I'm considering repairing (getting new 600mm x 600mm panels) a suspended ceiling which was installed many years but then taken down (as water pipework was needed) and was never put back up. The room is about 3.6m x 5m. The ceiling is in what's now being used as a kitchen, however the gas cooker...

Thought I'd update this thread with the latest situation. I've rung the insurer and the claim is now under an escape of water. I've had a plumber round to asses and quote and he's supplied me with a cause of damage report which says that the leak was coming from the sink combined waste and...

Thanks everyone. I'm giving the insurer a ring shortly so hopefully I'll get this sorted.

@mrrusty It's my mums house. I think the leak is linked to the washing sink in the room above. And that it's possibly a drainage pipe, so only leaking when the sink is in use? I'll check that out today, We know a plumber so we could get him in to fix that. The main worry it feels like is if the...