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  1. M

    Bathroom first/second fix plumbing costs

    Hi all, I just got a quote for bathroom and WC plumbing LABOUR only first and second fix £3850 for the following: Bathroom: Single ended (freestanding style) bath with wall mounted 3TH taps Thermostatic exposed shower valves Pedestal basin with 3TH taps Toilet with concealed cistern top...
  2. K

    Advice needed - questions before getting new bathroom fitted

    Hi all, hope this is okay to post. Just over a year ago, I took on my dad's old house, and I want to get the bathroom done up. His ex-wife convinved him to fit a shower cubicle and get rid of the bath, and whoever she got in to do it seemed to be a bit of a cowboy, so it has to go. But I...
  3. F

    Bathroom tap advice

    Hi All, When I turn the hot tap off on bathroom sink when it's at the final turn and the water is stopped the tap turns past it and water comes on? I can constantly turn it clock wise till water stops then past it water on and to the stop point again? Anyone had this before Tap insert and top...
  4. Colin the Toffee

    Arezzo 900mm Gloss Grey Combination Bathroom Suite Unit

    Arezzo 900mm Gloss Grey Combination Bathroom Suite Unit Can someone help please? When I push the unit with the basin on to the wall I cannot work out how to plumb it in? Unless one of the drawers come out I cannot connect the tap or basin because I cannot reach under the sink unless I take...
  5. I

    Bathroom sink leaking! Need advice

    Hi everyone Need advice ! My corner bathroom sink is leaking from a hole which is located at the bottom of the sink on the side The water drains as normal and I can't see a leak anywhere else . Any ideas what could be causing this I have attached an image
  6. A

    Cold water issues in the top bathroom

    Hi, I was hoping to get some advice. I live in a three floor house with a gravity fed cold water system for all of the bathrooms. The tank is in the loft. Due to a flush being stuck down, we managed to empty the whole tank! I got it filled up again and, using some suction got the cold taps...
  7. R

    squeaky grohe bathroom tap 2 months old

    Hi bit of a weird issue, I installed a grohe bathroom tap successfully 2 months ago bought from screwfix. Last week the right hand hot tap makes a squeak noise as I turn it on or off, left tap is 100% perfect and noiseless. This grohe tap is like one unit, so no screw notch or way I can remove...
  8. P

    Repeated Airlock in Bathroom

    Hi, Can anyone advise as to why the cold water to my bathroom keeps airlocking? This originally happened about 12 months ago and has happened 3-4 times since. It’s an upstairs bathroom, fed from a tank in the attic. The tank is about 8 Meters away and feeds a bath, sink and toilet. The tank...
  9. W

    Plastic bathroom sink?

    I removed the old vanity unit in my bathroom, intending to do a makeover. Finished the shower cubicle, and starting on the vanity. I bought a 2nd hand basin with taps, but I find it's far too heavy to mount on the new counter I made. What I'd like is a plastic basin. I see a few on eeb ay, but...
  10. S

    No hot water in bathroom.

    The Water Board have just replaced the main water supply to our property. We have a ground floor combi boiler. The central heating system for the whole house is working as normal. Hot water is working as normal on the ground floor. However, there is no hot water to the first floor bathroom. This...
  11. S

    Bathroom leaking to kitchen and floorboard??

    Hey guys I know this ain't plumbing. But some of you may know. I have a small bathroom but water seems to leak to the kitchen. I realised under the floor tiles one of the floorboards on side of the bath was wet through and almost rotten. So I feel the water has been seeping through that due...
  12. M

    I have a leaking wall mounted bathroom tap

    I have a wall mounted bathroom tap that leaks. Presumably I need a washer of sorts replaced. I cannot work out which tool I need to remove the tap. There is a small hole (8mm?) to the side but I can’t seem to get a fixing from either a alum key or screwdriver. Ever hopeful…? Matt
  13. I

    Bathroom Renovation: Full removal, tiling, new fixtures

    Size of bathroom 230cm x 210cm Height 230cm Birmingham Area Initial problem Burst pipe underground in bathroom, concrete. Have had this dug up & made safe for now, have had affected pipe cut & put end caps on. Work required Full bathroom remove old tiles walls and floor. Renew tiling. New...
  14. M

    Leaking single handle bathroom faucet

    Hi, I’m looking for guidance to access the cartridge of a leaking single handle bathroom faucet. It has no visible markings on it to determine manufacturer. I see how to remove the handle but question the 2 metal rings which are part of the faucet. Do these need to be removed to access the...
  15. B

    Hot black water coming out of bath tap in newly refurbished. Bathroom

    Hi, I hope someone can help. I’m hoping this isn’t a permanent problem. We’ve converted a gravity vented hot water system, into an unvented indirect hot water system to improve pressure in the house. The previous cylinders are in the loft now they’re in the garage next to the boiler. We...
  16. boxer01

    How to remove siliconed rail off tiled bathroom wall

    Please can someone tell me the best way of removing a siliconed folding support rail that has been siliconed to a tiled bathroom wall at my mums. I can't get a hacksaw blade in between the wall and the plate and I can't get any thin windscreen cutter wire in as there is no gap. I don't really...
  17. B

    Is toilet water same as bathroom taps

    Hi everyone, I turned my cold water feed off in the airing cupboard which supplies only cold water to my bathroom but it also turned the water to my toilet off is that a correct set up? Because it didn't used to before the stop valve in airing cupboard only turned off the cold water supply to...
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  18. R

    Burlington bathroom tap noise

    I had new taps fitted within the last year on my bathroom sink. When turning on both the hot or cold tap, there is a vibration/squeaking noise, if the turn the tap fully on the noise stops. I have replaced the flexible hoses to both taps and fitted in-line isolation valves. The noise is now...
  19. R

    Sewage smell from Bathroom, no loo blockage though!

    Hello I have a mystery, my bathroom has a sewage smell appears to get far worse 5pm-9pm. I have plugged my bathroom/sink with plugs and its 100% coming from the toilet. Tried Lugi worlds best plunger, that air gun blaster and 50 buckets of hot water down the toilet for 2-3 days and no joy, the...
  20. L

    Gasoline/ burning smell in bathroom

    Hello so we have just recently remodeled and I cannot remember if we were experiencing this before in our bathroom upstairs but, there’s a strong gasoline/cigarette smell coming from the pipes I think. It is not there all the time, in fact it went away for 4 days and now it has returned...
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