Nickfromwales

I bought my first ever set of metre long SDS drill bits from them, and they lasted me literally years and years. I lost ( misplaced ) them over the years but tbh I think they're still going, somewhere. Their hand-tools are just crap on a good day, and yes I avoid them like the plague. I tend to only buy quality tools now, as they repay you over time. I was working with my mate a while back and used his 16mm SDS bit to drill a hole through a brick wall. After 10 mins of not going anywhere, and the drill clutch kicking in all the time, I investigated. I worked out that he had had the drill sooooo bloody long it had been worn away at the TCT tip to around 13mm. The thing was shaped like a dart . I gave up, called him a twat and went to get my one out of my van. Sat down next to the drill and grabbed the knackered bit to take it out of the drill and got a scalded hand.....as the bloody thing was still white hot from the friction of just rubbing against the bricks. My mate looked at me daft and said it was 'usually ok' to which I went outside and threw it as far away as I could. I bet he went looking for it, and found it, and is still rubbing his way through walls with it. Tight as a ducks arse, him

I can't see the point tbh. The flush pipe isn't cold enough for long enough to get condensation, and the cistern already has an eps jacket.

It does tbh, but avoid the small angled ones that go back against the short tiled wall at 45o. They do next to nowt.

Yes, I worded that poorly . Cheers.

Tbh, I've only ever seen one tray like this. It must be a duff batch or they're using a duff mould. Did you have to remove and re-tile each room? Sub cover the work?

You really don't want the glass going to the ceiling. No way for steam to escape, plus, personally, I think it would look pants. .

Just got to keep them cool.

Plenty of lube and a slow geared pillar drill and I bet it would do it .

I have one after it, and a banana on the way to work. ? Its working a treat, need a belt for my Snickers now though and I hate wearing a belt to work. I'm really glad that Ed started this healthy eating thread. What a guy !

Steady on pal, yours is at 230 volts !!

Gap at the top with a 45o stay bar I think on that one. Nothing on the floor, and certainly no big gap between the tiles. How dare you. ✊ Nope. ''Twas a straight one

Works ok if you don't get 'busy' and splash the water everywhere. ? Pipes out of the wall so mopping is easy.

I did say it was like eating fackin cardboard. ?

I'm using the 500 or so empty takeaway containers that my wife washed out and kept ! That's why I need the bastard granola. I don't eat in the morning first thing, as the 4 kids absorb any spare time for sustaining my own life. I take it to work and munch it with a pint of milk, half over the granola and the rest to wash the stuff down. Saves washing spoons ✌️

They could have at least removed the horns

Same again ?

That one was a 2000mm x 850mm shower area ( mosiac tiled ) and the glass was iirc 1400mm long. Aluminium wall profile can be seen in the second pic, but I always bond the glass straight down to the tiled floor with clear CT1 as bottom channels look rough as toast and harbour water, grot and worse. Point being, you don't need anything complicated, but you do need to do a good job of fitting the screen. Masking tape either side of where the glass will hit the floor / tray, smear a bit of CT1 along the 1000mm long run and rub it in and get some adhesion going, then apply a generous 10-15mm bead of CT1 along the bit you just smeared ready to drop ( lol ) the glass down onto. Two man job tbh, but I have done them on my own when I have had to. Set the glass down gently and let it displace the CT1. Clean off the excess with wet wipes and multisolve spray, the bit you'll love the most More on that when you get to that stage

Your tray will usually be delivered with a completely flat upper surface, unless you ask for an 'up-stand' tray, so 'compatibility' isn't a problem. A bit of glass is a bit of glass, so buy the cheapest one you can. 6mm will need a wall brace, but 8mm may allow you to have one stand alone. 10mm would be best so it takes a knock or two, as its a rental. . You want a good 1000-1100mm of glass so...Victorian plumbing have this offering. Quite a nice unit with the end pole going up to the ceiling, if you don't mind the glass having a 'frame', or this one for a £100 less and no end frame. Reasonable places to start benchmarking the types / costs . Do you not have a local glass supplier you could ask to quote?

Not if you keep chomping the cheese coated stakes mate Sound dangerously good, but I'm on a bit of a diet thing at the mo. Kicked breakfasts into touch in favour of granola "It's granola!" , still beats the shit out of muesli . They should feed prisoners on muesli, and watch the crime rates drop over night.

That looks the bollocks mate. What's the little window? A light tunnel? ( taken the labourer missus for a slap up meal yet ).

That's just computer generated free waffle. Get a piece of graph paper and you'll draw out a much better layout in minutes. Scrap copies first so you can just bin them until its looking good. .

I don't ever lay 'serpentine' as it's a pita and doesn't heat evenly. I much prefer reverse / inverted TBH. That way you only have one or two tight 180o bends in the middle of the loop rather than the 36 or more you have in your first revision .

Hi and welcome. Get some pics uploaded so we can see where your building. Pics are good .

+1 Id go for ply not aquapanel as it's really hard to feather out the joints compared to ply. Last large Amtico floor I saw being laid was over plywood, glued and screwed. A feathering compound was used to smooth the joints and fill the screw heads. After countersinking screws into a 6mm AP id be worried about just how much meat was left at each fixing.

You have been warned . Just don't even think of wiping it clean or it'll be....."hello again plaster"...followed by...."bollocks!"