bathroom

  1. M

    Shower room - Bonding + skim OR plasterboard + skim?

    Hi everyone, I’m currently renovating a small shower room (2m x 1.7m) and have taken it back to brick. I’m getting different information in relation to the best way to go about plastering. The walls will be half tiled and half painted, with the tiles being approx 30x10 in brick formation...
  2. Dan watts

    Lime plaster wall in bathroom. Renovate or replace?

    I’m stripping our bathroom and found that behind all the layers of skin and tile over the years, we have lime plaster on the external solid wall. My initial plan was to just leave it be, but annoyingly it is blown from about 300mm above where the top of the new bath is going to be. The wall is...
  3. B

    Towel radiator valve leak

    Hi all I’m hoping somebody can help? We have a towel radiator in the bathroom (pictured) which is leaking from the top right valve. Obviously with current COVID restrictions we thought we would have a go ourselves. Can you please advise the steps we would need to take ie what do we need to turn...
  4. A

    Cracks between ceiling and wall

    Hi after some advice on what would be best to solve the hairline cracks which keep appearing in our spare bedroom. I sanded them down the other year and filled but they've come back,i think i tried caulk last year.The worst is the spare bedroom where the crack goes the entire length of the wall...
  5. K

    Mira Mode Digital Shower Not Working - Controller?

    Hugely annoying issue which stops this shower from working and I wonder if anyone can help as I have no bath and no other shower :( There is a dual controller for the ceiling fed or hand held parts of this digital shower which has two buttons on it (to select ceiling or hand shower) and...
  6. J

    No hot water from mixer tap in bathroom

    A little while ago I had my conventional boiler upgraded to a combi. Since then I’ve encountered several problems with my plumbing. One issue is that since the upgrade, my mixer tap in the bathroom has stopped giving hot water. I pointed this out to the plumbers that upgraded my boiler before...
  7. N

    New bathroom floor opinions.

    New tiles on bathroom floor, a couple of days old. The floor tiles are not perfectly level but very close. I've noticed the grout is several mm below tile level, between tiles and at some wall area. It is deeply ressessed where the wall and floor tiles meet and missing behind soil pipe. Also...
  8. F

    Additional Hot & Cold Supply to Bathroom Plumbing

    Hi all, Newbie poster here, renovating my bathroom. Currently I have 2 hot & 3 cold supply lines, bath, sink & toilet. I'm adding a shower to the room so need an additional hot & cold supply for the shower riser, boiler is a combi. Is it as simple as splitting the supply into the sink...
  9. Derekbirmingham

    Quick step laminate in bathroom question

    Hello people im re doing my entire bathroom and i have a plumber coming next week to fit new bath and floor standing vanity unit and sink.the room is stripped,im in a position to quickstep laminate floor in this room.i dont know weather to floor the entire room now or wait till the plumber has...
  10. M

    Bathroom project questions

    Hello, I'm going to completely gut the bathroom we have downstairs, it's damp and rotten and I want to go back to scratch in the room to know it's all been done right. The bathroom is downstairs and built into a timber framed extension the previous owner put in. As is, I am planning on...
  11. D

    General Builder or Plumber?

    Would appreciate advice from tradesfolk... Should I employ a general builder or a plumber? I want to refurbish a small bathroom. This will involve: Old WC removed and replaced with new Old wash basin removed and replaced with new Not sure about the old cast iron bath - maybe send away for...
  12. B

    Shower door wheels out of runners?

    Is there a quick and simple fix for a Shower door (curved) that keeps coming out of its runners? I have attached a photo, but most days, this keeps popping out at the bottom, and it needs to slide back in to its runner, which can be tricky? If there are any tips, to keep these 'on track' then...
  13. B

    Bathroom Radiator Towel Rail too hot?

    We have a Bathroom Radiator Towel Rail that gets scalding hot, but cannot see the best way to turn it down? There are two twisty knobs either side at the bottom, and worked out that the left hand one, (clockwise) seems to turn off the water going to the radiator, as the noise stops, but even...
  14. J

    Advice needed. Swollen floor in bathroom worsening. Leak or humidity?

    Hi everyone. I recently posted about the flooring in my bathroom. Previous owner states there was some water damage leading to swelling of the floor. I have noticed over the past few months that the swelling is extending, particularly along the seams. I am not very good with DIY, so I am...
  15. Z

    Please advice Damp appearing around the house and water in the downstairs bathroom

    Hi All, please advice damp appearing around the house, water coming into the bathroom damp appearing in the front room, bathroom. we did fit an extractor fan but will be getting a stronger one. Water appearing on the floor in the bathroom don't know where from has anyone experienced this. Any...
  16. S

    Bathroom extractor

    Hi all looking for some advice. We have a bathroom fan wall mounted and recently extended out bathroom. I upgraded the fan to cope with bigger room but my problem is where the room is extended in the centre where the support beam is is slightly lower than ceilings either side and where the...
  17. A

    Toilet seat mount cover stuck

    Hi there, anyone that knows how I can take off the mount cover of the toilet seat? It usually comes out with an easy pull, but this one seems to be stuck and it's not coming. I have attached a picture of it. Many thanks in advance for your help or advice. Antonio
  18. B

    Replace the shower

    In our main bathroom we've a shower which only has over head shower. With young kids we prefer handheld shower and I want to know what would be the simplest way of replacing this shower or adding a handheld shower to the current setup? Bathroom was done by the previous owner of the house so I...
  19. P

    Weird heat levels from different taps

    Right, a confusing one! I have a combi boiler system, hot water to 4 outlets. The first in the run is the kitchen sink, which gets hotter than holy hell. The 2nd is the bath, tepid. The cold tap is never turned on when filling a bath. The 3rd in the run is the basin, which like the kitchen...
  20. M

    Leaking toilet

    Toilet is leaking from this pipe and I’m not really sure how to fix it. Before going to a plumber I thought I’d come here to get any tips on how to fix it. Someone came to put a floor in and he moved the toilet when doing this. But since then the toilet started leaking.
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