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Would these magnetic latches fit into a cheap 34mm thick door?

My mate (well his SWMBO) wants a wall hung WC like mine. Just measured mine up: He's hampered by the existing through the wall, 110mm soil. Centre is 175mm above the floorboards: We need then a nom. 65mm "offset" fitting to go from the 100mm dia poo pipe stub on the wc to the 110mm soil coming through the wall. Is there a Geberit fitting that'll do this does anyone know? And clip into the Geberit frame. Cheers

Old suite looked alright to me...

My Homebase basin is OK but the matching pedestal is appalling. The thing isn't symmetrical.

Homebase basin/pedestal and bath. Bernstein wc. Mix of Geberit, Hudson Reed and Bristan shiny bits. Somehow it all works.

The apprenticeship for bathroom fitting is about 8 years and can be done online.

How would you get colour variation with a single colour mix? I did some imprinted concrete years ago, mock block paving if you like, about 12'x12'. Mixed the concrete and it was the colour of ketchup. Let it go off and imprinted it with a homemade mould. I then dipped an old broom head in black dye and "flecked" the whole area. The finishing touch was to run along all the mock mortar joints with a half inch paint brush. The flecks of black dye in the joints were enough to colour the joints one single colour. Still looks good nearly 30 years later. Will try and find a pic. Edit: Found the pics. From memory I chambered the timber beads that formed the joints and used WD40 to coat the imprint board - the side of an old wardrobe:

@Triassic, ref the cabin, you had no issues like being in an AONB, SSSI etc?

A survey suggests that 53.4% of Buildhubbers WANT to see a rise and fall shower head.....

You mean the rise and fall shower head! Just looking at a salvaged flow switch in the shed actually. Wondering if it could trigger the rise/fall mechanism and the LED halo set in the ceiling... It could still happen!

A big factor in him leaving home was a working bathroom I suspect! SWMBO in there now putting "womanly" touches to it: Seems we're waiting for No.1 son to come home before the shower gets christened. What next? - Mirror (& demister pad) - Posh, chrome toothbrush charger thing - Cupboard light - Cupboard skirting - The body dryer - The extract take off for the wc - Loo roll holder - The proper door I'm intrigued by these "magnetic" door locks I read about on here. Too late to have gone off invisible hinges. Ventilation is a must as there's nothing in there at the moment. Still thinking home brew, single room MVHR.

The place leaks already thanks.

SWMBO kindly sprayed the grout sealer this morning so luckily it's been a day we can have all the windows open. The can says wait 24hrs before using as a wet room... Potentially then the shower can at long last be tested/used...HONESTLY! (Trying to get them to wait until my lads back from university as we joked my daughter was to have the first bath, my boy the first shower, me the first use of the wc and SWMBO gets to clean it!) So whilst it all looks pretty inside, outside is a different story! One ropey old drain "grate" that feeds into the cess pool via clay pipes. Coming in from the left is the old, (white) waste from the upstairs entrance suite. The bath used to tee into that but exits now at that bend under the tee: A bit concerned at the angle of the 2" waste for the shower I think is a bit steep (though Nick reckons its OK): As a temporary solution (my temporary ), all the black, solvent weld is just shoved together with silicon grease case I'm ever in a position to re-render the walls smooth and possibly EWI. (You can see where this window used to be a door, I've still to try and remove the old footings for a long since demolished, pre us, side extension so I can level this ground up the side of the house). Eventually this old grate to be replaced with a gulley(?) or whatever needs be but set a bit lower.

Upvc going here.

That build up for 2 storey? Can you do him a drawing?

Didn't chance it. New bag of multi but still added cot.

I've read elsewhere that ref the shortage, quality is sometimes going down with board edges being malformed. Allegedly British Gypsum are not taking/returning cells on the supply issues. The official line is there's no shortage per se just high demand for the product.

Small victories! On a serious note I'd urge you to have a go a plastering. It's oddly gratifying though my attempts leave much to be desired. Just done this bathroom cupboard and a smidge of Easy Fill was used after a going over with the Mirka sander. Basically I can get it on but it's the finishing off I fall down on. Big areas are easier too I think. I'd say good lighting is a big must. I plastered the cupboard in less that ideal lighting (aside from the space constrictions). When I went back with better lighting it showed. Good eyesight helps too! Wish I had a mentor I could work with to show me how. Did consider a course once. Surprisingly physically demanding too.

Well it is only a cupboard...

I've always used twin and earth for my speaker cables! If we get the lounge/diner knocked through then I'm insisting the Technics/Pioneer/Wharfdale separates get set up again and made a feature!

Looks crisp. Well done to Craig, finding that skirting! ?

Self builder? Learn how to skim in front of an avalanche ( AnonymousBosch May 2019)

Mr Cheapseats here but I haven't stopped using the set I put into the bathroom ceiling since I put them in. https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Kitchen-Wireless-Bluetooth-Amplifier-2x-White-165mm-6-5-Inch-Ceiling-Speakers/18003051144?iid=123069555028 Amazed at the quality tbh as I'm pretty sure a fully tiled bathroom isn't the best place acoustics wise. I tend to listen to trance, progressive house, edm etc. Maybe that lends itself.

Previous to this I've always used the multitool with a standard blade as you say. Going to give it one more go on a piece of scrap. What makes it worse is I bought two singles and two doubles - a set for my chippy mate. I'll be returning the 3 unopened ones to CPC if I can.

I thought the very same about multitools. My proper, apprenticed, chisel sharpening, hand plane wielding, veneer applying, cabinet making chippy mate lent me his for a job. I thought he'd gone mad and it was an unwieldy tool for bodgers. I was amazed and now have two cheapos. Both corded, a Draper and a Lidl Parkside. Haven't stopped using them tbh and surprising how accurate you can be especially if you cut with the blade against a clamped on wooden block to keep things dead square. The concept took a bashing yesterday mind when had to move one double socket that meant cutting for a new dry lining box in 3/8" pb. I tried my new Triton back box cutting tool from CPC...epic FAIL, just useless and then some. Might try in my mates 18V Dewalt in case the oscillation is "better".