Home DIY

I dont know if I mean a hole like this, that also looks sodden though.

Is that strap-on near horizontal? Doesn't seem like a great approach!

Yes we did it earlier this year. We had redecorated the bedroom and it made us realise how bad the sealant was.

We followed the route this guy describes below. Our sealant looked pretty similar to how his does at the start with the addition of some mouldy areas.

There are many comments on the video saying he goes overboard and takes too long but we have all the time in the world to do it and it looks great now it’s been redone.

https://youtu.be/WXXD2gaSq9U?si=77xracE8eTSZ0o9o

My first strap on encounter in this context.

It's near horizontal, but not quite. Dripping turns to flow when either loo is flushed or sink taps are on.

1 - stop leak. Replace/reseal strap on bit.

2 - hack out damp plaster

3 - make good ceiling

Any suggestions for 1?

What's the existing hole diameter?

Given the tight space, I'd consider a mechanical alternative.

Fitting video here.

Strap on boss's are fine, but like everything can leak if not done right and the thing i hate about them is its usually just a push insert as there is nothing to tighten on them

Not sure what size the hole is, can't see that video either.

If I bought that mechanical fitting, what else would I need? Sealant etc?

You can get nut/bolt, or clip versions but they're both ideally suited to a vertical SVP, or only suitable for attaching to the top part of a horizontal soil pipe, although not when in close proximity to a loo! The original solution was a non-compliant bodge job...

No sealant needed for mechanical fit, but really the whole design/approach is wrong.

"cut out a nice neat square" 🤣

A view from above would be great too, can you just rip out all of the tiles and the subfloor?

That's for tomorrow :)

Can anyone identify these cistern bits?

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there's a hell of a lot of nonsense in that ceiling [construction]

my leaky bog was fixed with some pushing and poking and a £4.50 rubber ring from fixmybog .com

Should this white waste pipe from the sink come apart easily?

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No. It's solvent welded (glued). It can come apart with heat but quicker to cut and rebuild.

Honestly for the cost of a plumber if be inclined to pay someone.

No it should be solvent welded. New page fail.

Echo skinny - pay a plumber to mess around in your effluent.
Fitting new pipes is easy enough but mussing in confined spaces trying to get new to play with old is a right pain.

Is flexible garden path edging any good? If so, can anyone recommend one? Thinking of using it to make a gravel path in front garden. Presumably I'd put some sort of membrane underneath to slow weeds?

What would be the major pitfalls with digging up concrete and replacing it with turf?

We're looking at a house which has essentially a tennis court (technically it is a frontenis court) that we'd much rather was grass for the wee-un to play on, and have no idea what it might take to remedy.

The key pitfall is that digging up concrete is a lot of hard work. I'd budget for hiring a minidigger.

After that, you're look at rotavating the base, adding some good soil and then turf.

If it's been done properly then underneath should be a sub base of some sort. So the pitfalls I guess would be:
• difficulty of removal / risk they did a really good job installing and having a massive volume of material to remove
• digger access and the route to the skip
• cost of lots of skips

Isn't there a hell of a lot more that can be done with one of those Vs a lawn
or even if it is a lawn how much of a base would it need to grow i.e. just go on top with a shingle base covered with fleece then 4" top soil

Shit Just realised this is the diy thread!

You could have an initial crack with a sledge hammer, but this probably one to pay for.

bet it's got floodlights

After recommendations for a suitable 'trade pack' of assorted screws that are not made of cheese and will provide grab and go for most use cases for when buying products supplied with aforementioned cheese screws.

Can anyone suggest suitable?

(See also the 'I hate' thread)