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by demon
Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:31 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: new toilet not flushing properly
Replies: 0
Views: 1210

new toilet not flushing properly

Just fitted a new khazi at home. Problem is it won't flush properly - the cistern fills, and empties when required, but it just rolls the contents round and round the bowl (nice image eh?) and takes 3 or 4 flushes to clear.
Is it just a badly designed toilet, or is there something else going on?
by demon
Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:35 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: celing paint
Replies: 3
Views: 2861

if anything is loose, scrape back to sound adhered paint, lightly fill, sand and apply stainblock. Then paint in emulsion.
If all the old paint is flaking you could try sealing with pva first.
by demon
Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:13 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: painting over pebbledash
Replies: 1
Views: 6111

painting over pebbledash

I'm thinking about painting my external pebbledashed walls. The house is circa 1900 and the render hasn't been painted before. It is very sandy in a few isolated places (stabiliser needed?). What is the best method of painting? brush? roller? Do I need to thin the paint first? I've got reservations ...
by demon
Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:17 pm
Forum: Accounts Bookkeeping and Financial Forum
Topic: subcontracting and tax... help?!!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 11200

which is exactly what my example demonstrates :D
by demon
Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:03 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Granite wall drylining
Replies: 2
Views: 4751

If you go into any branch of cpd or ccf (both commercial drylining - google them for your earest branch) and ask for information on gypliner (or their in house equivalent) it's basically a metal stud frame fixed to variable depth brackets - it's pretty cheap and dead easy to install. You can insulat...
by demon
Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:06 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: removal of radiator inc valves and capping off pipework
Replies: 10
Views: 52614

arrgh! more issues... :( as far as we know the pipes come from upstairs. I'm semi confident of my soldering ability, but i think i'll still use compression ends and leave the stubs sticking out of the wall - afterall they will be hidden by the kitchen units, and accessible in the future. Moving furn...
by demon
Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:48 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: underfloor heating
Replies: 3
Views: 2750

thanks.
Would the electric ones be cheaper to buy and install?
Don't the type that are plumbed in and controlled by the central heating need to be buried in some sort of screed?
by demon
Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:44 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: removal of radiator inc valves and capping off pipework
Replies: 10
Views: 52614

no,they're both copper
by demon
Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:23 pm
Forum: Accounts Bookkeeping and Financial Forum
Topic: subcontracting and tax... help?!!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 11200

I'm in a similar situation and the people I work for pay my out of pocket ex's separately from my income. It's all detailed on my invoice I just deduct my tax at the bottom eg if you've earnt £100.00 and you've agreed £20 ex's for your van then your invoice would be for £120 and the taxable element ...
by demon
Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:11 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: underfloor heating
Replies: 3
Views: 2750

underfloor heating

I'm thinking of putting in underfloor heating to my lounge (going to be parquet flooring blocks over existing screed) and my kitchen (going to be ceramic tiles over existing screed). In terms of installation (by the diy-er) and operational cost and efficiency, is the electric mat system better that ...
by demon
Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:03 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: removal of radiator inc valves and capping off pipework
Replies: 10
Views: 52614

Thanks guys. If I'm right in understanding, the system should be completely drained (seen the other posts for this method, and am okay in doing it) then the rad can be removed along with the two valves. The pipes actually come out of the wall (the house is drylined, the pipes are in the cavity - and...
by demon
Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:22 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: removal of radiator inc valves and capping off pipework
Replies: 10
Views: 52614

Thanks for the reply. Do you mean that any rads further down the line would, in effect, be cut off from the supply if I remove this one rad?
If I want it removed should I re-route the pipework? Seems like a lot of hardwork for a couple of kitchen cabinets.
by demon
Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:08 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: removal of radiator inc valves and capping off pipework
Replies: 10
Views: 52614

removal of radiator inc valves and capping off pipework

I want to remove a radiator in my kitchen and completely cap off the pipework, but I'm worried about future leaks (I'm putting cabinets where the radiator is currently)
What's the best method of removal? How do i cap off the pipes? Will it affect the balance of the rads elsewhere?
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