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by gary29
Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:47 am
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: fire doors
Replies: 1
Views: 2587

fire doors

Good morning i need to coat my pine fire doors. they are plain wood as with most living things they expand and contract so some times stick they have been up for over a year and they were a quality purchase from howdens. what do you recomend have looked at the dimond tough sealears but they are quit...
by gary29
Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:27 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: clicking rad
Replies: 1
Views: 2147

clicking rad

good evening i had the heating on quite a bit recently and one of the rads has started clicking as it gets hot how can i eradicate this
by gary29
Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:31 am
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: pLastering fine cracks
Replies: 1
Views: 3375

pLastering fine cracks

Good morning all and a happy new year we have had a loft convertion last year. and had to have some plastering done the plastering in the loft is fine but since we have had the heating on i have a large fine crack running across the middle floor bathroom ceiling this was replasterd on to exsiting pl...
by gary29
Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:01 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: washer problem
Replies: 8
Views: 3683

Hi all Thank you all for your advice. spoke to triton before contacting your selves. had a plummer round and there was a problem with the offset conector that fits to the mixer unit. it had a slight burr where the thread started so when the unit was tightened it cut in to washers on both sides sligh...
by gary29
Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:31 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: washer problem
Replies: 8
Views: 3683

washer probs

Thank you for the reply. the washers are the ones supplied by triton for this perticuler unit

regards Gary
by gary29
Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:43 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: washer problem
Replies: 8
Views: 3683

washers

Thank you gentle men for your sugestions will give it a try. the nut is going all the way on to the fixing. i tighten it slowly under half pressure still leaks give it one more turn and the washer chews up more drips. cant put any thing else to seal as it invalidates the warrenty. any more tricks i ...
by gary29
Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:23 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: fuse box neutral switch
Replies: 3
Views: 2722

fuse box neutral switch

Hi all i have a poblem with the neteral switch on my fuse box that keeps tripping out and not the brakers. it does this a ramden times day and night and there is no basic comondenominator as to why it goes off when we switch lights on its ok then the next time it trips out how do i go about finding ...
by gary29
Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:07 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: washer problem
Replies: 8
Views: 3683

washer problem

have fitted to ayla triton shower the first no problem the second i have a leak from the back of the nut on the mixer assembly they are tight have used rubber washer they cut up if you tighten to much have tried fiber washer they do the same. original washers leaked tried combination of the two stil...
by gary29
Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:40 am
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: tavatine tile problem
Replies: 2
Views: 4223

tavatine tile problem

Hi all i have just tiled a bathroom wall. bath was level and tiled up from there no problem tiles were 18 x 12 tavertine went up realy good then got to the top i have 1/4 inch at one end and a inch at the other end where the ceiling is out dont really want to put tile slithers in and they probably w...
by gary29
Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:39 am
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: tavatine tile problem
Replies: 1
Views: 2937

tavatine tile problem

Hi all i have just tiled a bathroom wall. bath was level and tiled up from there no problem tiles were 18 x 12 tavertine went up realy good then got to the top i have 1/4 inch at one end and a inch at the other end where the ceiling is out dont really want to put tile slithers in and they probably w...
by gary29
Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:21 am
Forum: Fillers, Sealants and Adhesives Forum
Topic: spot lights how do i get them to look neat
Replies: 1
Views: 4218

spot lights how do i get them to look neat

Hi ALL I HAVE HAD A LOFT EXTENTION AND EVEN THOUGH THE CEILING HAS BEEN PLASTERD THE SPOT LIGHTS DO NOT FIT FLUSH WHERE THE PLASTER IS SLIGHTLY UN EVEN SO WHEN I HAVE USED MAT WHITE PAINT ON THE CEILING THE SPOT LIGHTS HAVE SHADOWS ARROUND THEM WHERE THERE IS A SLIGHT GAP HAVE BEEN SUGESTED TO USE P...
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