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Fitting the sink

Fitting a sink is very much like fitting a bath, only much smaller and a little bit easier as a result. Make sure that the water supply is turned off before you start, and check that you have enough room and the right equipment to fit your sink- now you’re ready to go.

If you’re using the same taps, you might drop lucky and simply be able to re-connect these to the old pipes when you’re done. If they’re new taps, or for whatever reason the old ones won’t fit back on, then you’ll need to adjust the pipes or fit new ones to start with. You then place the sink over the correct part of the pipes and check that it’s levelled up.
Now, connect the waste pipe and the overflow to the supplied pipes and connect up all the relevant pipes before screwing the sink to the wall. Seal around the top of the sink with sealant after double checking everything is level and in the right place and tighten the tap connectors as you do so before adding the taps and tightening accordingly.

Always check that you’ve turned the water off correctly and if you can’t do it from indoors you’ll need to do it from the street valve. For hot water, make sure the boiler and heaters are turned OFF before you drain the water out. Finally, if your new sink is part of a worktop unit, always make sure it will fit into the old space. If it’s just a bit bigger, you can use a template to widen the worktop (never cut the sink!) although it the space is too big, then you’ll need to get a different sink.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our bathroom remodelling tips and look forward to seeing what you come up with.

2010
11/23
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Helpful Tips About Hot Tubs At Home

Thinking about investing in a hot tub and installing it at your home? A hot tub works wonders on those aching muscles and melts away any form of exhaustion while you relax in a tub of steaming hot water. Although you could probably get a similar effect from having a bath or using a power shower, a hot tub can offer much more.

For starters, a hot tub can be located outdoors such as on a roof terrace or out on the deck. The various sizing options means hot tubs are designed to accommodate quite a few people at any one time as opposed to the limited space of a conventional bathtub. The general rule of thumb is to multiply 75 gallons of water by the number of people using the hot tub to determine the water capacity required.

Hot tubs can be used in hydrotherapy to treat common ailments such as back and joint pain. In addition, some doctors would prescribe hot tub therapy to their patients to treat high blood pressure. A patient’s body temperature rises when undergoing a hot tub therapy. Hot water dilates the blood vessels and in turn the heart does not have to work as hard to pump and circulate the blood around the body, hence providing relief. Research has also found that hot tubs have the ability to help type 2 diabetes patients to reduce their blood sugar level, lose weight and improve sleep patterns. The participants sat in a hot tub with water as hot as 104 degrees for 30 minutes every day, six days a week over a three week period all reported experiencing a higher level of energy and an increased feeling of well-being after the treatment. Read more

2010
07/20
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