bathroom

Hi All, I had a bathroom refurb done on our first floor bathroom last year. It has vinyl planks fitted on MDF, over timber trusses with the garage below. I noticed the attached image with residue appearing between a gap. To the left is the WC, to the right the shower and the top boxing is the...

I’m trying to replace my bathroom light pull cord, as it keeps failing (just won’t click on and off, I’ve taken it down and cleaned and reset it multiple times, however tends to break again within a few days so it seems it must be down to poor build quality/ heavy handed use). I’ve been into...

Should my shower shroud cover these exposed threads? I can’t tighten the nuts anymore and the shroud can’t be moved closer as the threads/nut will start to show on the other side. I can’t move the threads into the wall as there’s not enough space around the copper pipes.

I am hoping someone may be able to offer some sound construction advice to help me determine if my internal partial stud and partial stramit board (Easiwall) is offering any support or bearing. I have provided images with coloured annotations for clarity, but the below description I hope paints...

I have a recessed shelf I’m wanting to install in the bathroom, top floor 2.5 storey house. I’ve stripped back the plasterboard and insulation and hit some timber in the space where the wall starts to slope into the roofline. Should I leave it be, cover the hole, and move the shelf elsewhere, or...

I fitted an upstairs bathroom last year and a new downstairs bathroom fitted a few years before that. Recently when I flushed the downstairs toilet the kitchen tap would drip and the pipes would make a droning sound (like a chair being dragged across the floor). The noise would only stop if I...

I'm redecorating a bathroom after a water leak on the floor above made some small water damage. Sealent completely detached from the plasterboard and I was wondering if it would be better to use caulk to cover the gap and make better finish between vertical tiles and ceiling? Caulk can also be...

I’m trying to remove my toilet in preparation for tiling, but I’m struggling to loosen the nut on the water supply line. I’ve already applied WD-40, but when I attempt to loosen the nut, the entire thread rotates along with it. Does anyone have advice on how to get the nut loose so I can remove...

Before someone start yelling at me: NO, I didn't. But sadly the people I got my house from did, and now the bathroom paint is peeling off. :rolleyes: I was wondering what is best: applying zinsser base + paint on top, or I need to take a more drastic approach like sanding it/using other...

I’ve had a shower tray bedded down onto a sand-cement mixture, which is laid directly on marine plywood. I’ve noticed a small gap forming between the sand-cement layer and the plywood base. The tray itself feels solid and stable when I stand on it, so there doesn’t seem to be any immediate...

I’m hoping to move my sink hot cold pipes into an exterior wall. They’re currently coming up through the floor but we’d like a floating vanity so the pipes need to be routed into the wall. Is putting these pipes through an exterior wall a bad idea? I’m using plastic pipes.

Hi All, I'm currently in the middle of an upstairs bathroom remodel and am considering whether I can move the existing soil waste pipe to the toilet to under the floor boards. The current situation is this: - Vertical stack that pops up, just under the floor - Bathroom shower 40mm feeds into...

Hi All, So am replacing a pedestal sink and boy, did the installer of the old one like sealant! I’ve cut around and tried to dig out as much as I can but would it be wise to put sealant remover down the back for any that a Stanley can’t reach? I’ve checked and no missing bolts don’t worry...

Hello, We’ve just had our bathroom professionally renovated and the our old Artex ceiling skimmed and painted. As you can see in the pictures, the ceiling has started to crack along the full width of the room around the doorway, and another small crack and a small bulge has formed around the...

I’m laying down a 1200 x 760 stone resin on a floor that isn’t level. Manufacture instructions recommend a cement mix or silicone. Silicone seems like the simpler option but can this be used to level a shower tray? Or would a sand cement mix be better for this?

Just curious about people's thoughts on this I'm currently working on a diy project of a wetroom on a first floor with only loft space abovr. I was planning to use duplex boards and a primer but wondered since it will be a small wetroom with potentially a lot of hot steam would it be worth...

Hi I'm looking at buying a property that has Water Underfloor heating throughout - no radiatiors at all. The problem is there are no towel radiatiors in any of the bathrooms. The bathrooms are in really good condition and partly tiled and I don't really want to start smashing up the tiles etc...

I’ve dry-fitted my shower tray waste. Can anyone spot any potential issues? (Please ignore the sawdust, I’ll clean everything before the final fit.)

I’m installing a shower tray and noticed a brush icon in the instructions labeled “PVC.” Do you know what this indicates?

I’m in the process of connecting a shower tray waste and have encountered an issue. The tray is being installed on plywood, with layers of chipboard and OSB beneath it, which has raised the trap significantly. As a result, it’s not aligning with the existing waste pipes. Would it be better to...