bathroom

Hi all, relative DIY newbie here but I've done a fair few bits around the house so happy to give things a go and follow proper instructions although if something is a bit more intensive I'll look for the professional help! Onto the topic at hand - When we had some bathroom renovations a while...

Current layout is as shown in picture 1. We want to add to this setup as shown in picture 2. (2 sinks and a washing machine all feeding into external soil pipe tower) Will this work/ how would you improve it? Does it need a vent anywhere? (The soil pipe tower is outside, the toilet is inside, I...

I'm trying to replace the taps on my bath. The hot feed has a helpful isolator under the bath, but no such luck on the cold feed. I've identified the cold feed from the header tank in the loft and shut that off - which stops other upstairs taps. Water in the bath keeps running but at...

Hi, I have a Douglas James shower pod with a concealed mixer shower. This appears to be a Triton Elina shower, but not 100% confirmed. As with some older posts in the forum, the control lever has come off and I can't get it back on. Spare parts are no longer available either from Triton or, as...

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.

Hello everyone at Screwfix forums! Bought a house last year, built in the 60s and first thing that's needing done is the bathroom. It's in dire need of a refurb to bring it up to date. My concerns are, should I be worried about asbestos potentially? I was about to crack on with a mask and...

Hi experts, Hope you can help. I’ve bought a new house and it’s not got an extractor fan in the main bathroom but does in the ensuite in attic. There’s no vent in roof or coming out of walls so I was curious about where it was going. Turns out it just goes to the eves. Just hanging out...

Hello, I laid these porcelain tiles and the first attempt for grouting was far too white. I since raked this out and replaced with the pictured grout. On both occasions, the grout is a very different colour along the lines varying from what it should be, to a much darker tone as if it were...

I dont want to have fan and want to use the hot to cold air law to provide hot air with escape route in my bathroom. So if i run a straight ducting pupe through the ceiling above shower and then roof will there be any issues? One that bothers me is if the pipe is straight the rain may drop in...

I have a 760x760 shower tray that I want to replace with a 760x1000 shower tray up stairs. Will I have to get a riser kit as well or can I make use of the existing one?

I was removing an old towel hook in my bathroom and as I was removing the old raw plugs, the tile cracked and broke - I am now in the dog house with the wife! I have never done tiling before so is this an easy fix for one tile? I’m assuming all id need from b&q is the tile, adhesive & grout...

Hi all, i have been looking for quotes for someone to install a shower tray (1700 x 700). basically we have a crack in our current one so we have bought new - exactly same size. We do have a shower enclosure (sliding doors) but it's just a standard one. I have had a mixed bunch of quotes and so...

Hello everyone, I need some decorator advice please! As shown one of my bathroom walls is cracking considerably, the room is a relatively small bathroom and no window so gets very hot and steamy. I recently had the walls repainted with two coats of zinsser undercoat and two coats of trade...

We have a property which we recently bought but we understand was renovated around 12 years ago. This morning we sprung a leak in the first floor bathroom and it’s dripping through to the lounge. The bathroom floor is timber in construction, with underfloor heating and finished with tiles on...

Would kingspan and 12mm insulated prowarm boards be a good solution to insulate the bathroom in preparation for tiling Currently it's cladded in tongue and groove and polystyrene insulation, not very warm, not very good for tiling 😂 It is a cavity wall

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...

I’m hoping someone can help. Earlier in the year we had our bathroom revamped. Water pressure to the bath was always low but to the basin it was good (we didn’t turn the cold tap on fully as it would splash everywhere if we did). Since having a new basin, and tap, the water trickles out, even...

Hi, I’ve posted here as I suppose someone may have the answer as it could relate to building, decorating, plumbing or perhaps tiling. I’m installing a reclaimed oak trim around a tiled shower area and I’m wondering what sealant to use on the small gaps where it meets a metal tile trim that’s...

I bought a manifold for water distribution in the bathroom (JGMAN4) https://www.johnguest.com/gb/en/products/jg-speedfit/fittings/push-fit-plumbing-manifolds/manifold . The inlet is on the wrong side for what I intend in order to keep pipes as neat as possible. So I thought I will just get...