bathroom

We had dimmable downlighters installed in our bathroom a few years ago. One of the lights stopped working, so I undid it in order to see what LED I need to replace it with. However it's very confusing (see picture). I do not know what this bulb or unit is? Can anyone help? Is this a job for an...

Hello, moved to a new house last year and the floor tiles in the bathroom are loose, is there anything that can be done to fix them? At some point we'll redo the bathroom so it can be a temp fix. Some additional info in case it's relevant: the bathroom has electric underfloor heating, there...

Hi All, I have installed my linear drain, levelled and position it in place with concrete and followed this with levelling compound a couple of weeks after to smooth and level the floor. I am now ready to create my mortar bed slope (Shower pan) from the curb step to the drain however I want...

Hello, I had an issue with my bathroom below the sink and an engineer removed a tile long time ago. It's empty behind this tile, it's not a wall, just the sink and the pipes. As you can see on the photo, he didn't fix around the tile when he put it back, we can still clearly see the cuts he...

Hello Sorry if this seems really simple but I just wanted to get some advice: I tried painting our bathroom (accidentally with normal wall & ceiling paint) last year. Every time I took the masking tape off, the paint came off with it (despite using different tapes, hairdryers etc). Firstly, is...

Howdy! Our 6x6foot bathroom is currently tiled up bottom to top all the walls. These tiles are probably 40+ years old and easy to remove. The wall behind is quite smooth with the old plaster in place - not much damage apart from few places with "deeper holes". I'm going to retile around the...

Evening, I am stripping and recreating my bathroom as my disabled daughter needs a walk-in-shower with supports, rather than just the over-the-bath shower we have at the moment. The bathroom is VERY small, so space is everything. I have stripped back all the tiles, plaster and render back to...

Hi All, long time reader, first time poster. The question I have is, do I need this work passing off / getting somebody to do it? regarding an ensuite refurb... I WILL NOT be altering the lighting circuit, but I WILL be replacing all of the downlights (IP65 fire rated). I will be removing the...

Hi, Looking to modify my elderly/disabled parents shower ATM they have a rectangular (approx 1000 x 680mm wide) low level tray and a fixed glass panel The shower seat will only fit into the tray facing the fixed screen , which doesn't leave enough room for them to get in and out of the chair...

Hi, I have an issue with the hot water supply to our new bathroom which has stumped a couple of plumbers and a builder, short of spending a lot of money for something that might cause more problems. I'll try to explain it clearly and would be grateful for any ideas: We live in a 200 yr old...

Hi Not a plumber, but hoping for some advice before going out to get help in. One of our bathrooms seems to be losing hot water, taps get warm but then cool back down. Water still runs. No issues in any other rooms and c.heating works fine. The taps aren’t mixer, separate hot and cold. we’ve...

Hi all We have a couple of spot lights in our bathroom that are either on but very dim or go on for a second or two, before going out. Bulbs are clearly working, but I think there must be some loose wires or something which is causing them to go. Not on a dimmer switch. Have tried to unscrew...

Hi Come someone please help. We recently moved into a old house with 2 X 80s shower room upstairs and a newish shower room downstairs, with a Thermostatic shower that's always been on the hot side and control valve not even turning a quarter of the way. This week we started combining the 2...

Dear DIYNot forum members, Hope that you are doing well in this difficult time! I was hoping to ask you for some advice before taking on the task of extending an existing bathroom tiles! Basically, I would like to add another column of tiles to the left of the existing ones. 1) Is it safe to...

Hello guys! Just to start, this is not a ‘sob storey’! Yes I had an a terrible bone infection that started a couple of years ago out of nowhere and was very very aggressive. I have now recently found out it’s permanent and in a way it has helped me move forward as being stuck in status not...

I need to remove the toilet seat from the pan and can’t seem to remove the bolts holding it. I’ve tried screwing them out and it won’t work. Any ideas would be a great help!

Hi all, I just wanted to check with people more experienced than I that I've not missed anything major with this job of levelling out this wall. Myself and my partner are due to complete on this house soon and in the master bedroom, there is a jut where built-in wardrobes used to be...

Hey Everyone, So I am doing an ensuite in my house. The walls have bonding (old) and have been skimmed (6 months ago). Looking back that probably wasn't the best way to go. My original plan was to use No More Ply, screw wooden battens into the wall for the shower area and screw the No more...

Hi, I need some advice on a new bathroom in an 1870s 3 floor terrace house. We want to partition a room at the back of the house on the and install a Jack-and-Jill bathroom. We have a bathroom already on the ground floor, and the new bathroom will be 2 floors directly above it. The water pipes...

So I'm renovating the bathroom in my new house and I bought some water resistant boards (Knauf aquapanel) for the splash heavy areas like the shower, but online I have been seeing a lot of people using the Abacus Elements foam waterproof tiling boards. Which is better? does anyone have...