Category Archives: Bathrooms

How to Remove Your Bath or Sink Taps

If you need to replace your bath or sink taps, either because they have become worn or because you wish to update the look of your bathroom, you will first need to turn off the water supply to both the … Continue reading

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Tips for Achieving Bathroom Perfection

Whether your bathroom needs a serious re-vamp or just requires a little attention to make it more attractive, there are a few things to consider as you head down the road to bathroom perfection. Storage Adequate storage space is essential … Continue reading

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How to Fix Common Bathroom Problems

You don’t need a plumber’s licence to fix most of the typical problems with a bathroom suite. Several bathroom issues can be solved quickly and easily using common household tools such as a plunger, vinegar, and baking soda. A Dripping … Continue reading

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Tips for Tiling

Tiling can be a tricky task, but there are some tips that can help you to improve your work. Use a spirit level when marking out a vertical and horizontal baseline on the surface you will be tiling.  You need … Continue reading

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Update your Bathroom with accessories

The bathroom may be the smallest room in a house or flat, but furnished correctly it can still create a good impression. A successful bathroom must combine both functionality and aesthetic quality which can be achieved by choosing the correct … Continue reading

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What Causes Drains to Become Blocked?

Drains are both publicly and privately maintained. The homeowner is usually responsible for clearing drains when the blockage is located between the house and where the drain meets the main sewer. It is also possible that several homeowners will share … Continue reading

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Tiling equipment

Tiling may seem at first like a difficult and even impossible task, but given the right tools for the job it is not so bad.  The proper tools for tiling include saws, cutters, tile nippers and nibblers.  Using these tools … Continue reading

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Designing a Bathroom

When designing a bathroom the first step is to include all the items required for the bathroom suite, as well as the bath and or shower, sink and toilet. The position of the cistern, low-level or high-level, for the toilet … Continue reading

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Replacing a Bathroom Tap

Removal Turn off the water supply – either by turning off the valve under the sink, or turning off the main water supply tap outside the property. Loosen the hot and cold supply pipes to the taps. With a sink … Continue reading

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Choosing the right shower

The choice of a shower will be influenced by how water is heated in the home as certain types of showers cannot be used with some heating systems. Electric showers can be used with any domestic water system. The shower … Continue reading

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