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Hello, I have bought and installed 18mm, tongue and groove, varnished engineered wood flooring. It has a very good fit with no gaps in between boards (if it is done well, which I mostly did). While installing it, and with my glasses on, I noticed that the wear layer, the 5mm oak at the top, is...

About 50% of the boards are 500mm, so my maximum joint overlap is 250mm. There are 2 main reasons I might want to T&G the boards. First I am trying desperately to remove sections with knots, leaving me with two pieces that can only be used at the start or the end of a row. Secondly I may need...

Has anyone got or used a tongue and groove machine with engineered wood boards? I tried cutting a groove using the table saw, made it, but it is not a simple task, and I presume the tongue could be done with the router. But if I had a machine then I'd be able to use many more offcuts (eg...

I am looking at a new concealed cistern. The provided flush valve seems to have a small bit cut off at the bottom, leaving only 3 mm for the rubber washer to make a good seal. I do not understand why they did this, but a leak there would be impossible to repair once the bathroom is tiled. I...

I have brand new concealed cistern and I want to make modifications. The inlet hole on the sides is 20mm as is the diameter of the provided inlet valve and looking at alternative inlet valves they mention 1/2". Is this normal?

My £350-£400 central heating pump is made in Serbia/Croatia/Romania - one of those. It is a lump of metal. Prices are what they are these days.

How will I know whether there is enough pressure for a gas hob for my new kitchen before I order it?

Got it now at BES

Hi, Is there somewhere I can buy a 9lt or thereabouts concealed cistern? They are all 6lt at the shops. Thanks!

Hi, I jad a boiler fitted a few weeks ago. The installer said that gas pressure is marginal. I have another gas pipe outlet quite far from boiler I was hoping to use for a combi and/or maybe a gas hob. This is currently capped off. Can another gas fitter measure gas pressure at those remote...

I am not sure how it is wired, it is an S system I was told. Will have to take a closer look. Two questions are, should the pump continue to circulate when the thermostat is off? I think yes, pump should stay on for as long as CH is on. Also, should pump's overrun be routed to the CH as means of...

Unfortunately, this is the majority of tradesmen I have met, regardless the discipline. Yes, but even with the bypass AFTER the pump, I still do not like it, if the intention is to remove latent heat from the boiler, it is just too short a circuit, why can't the valve remain open for the...

It is a regular, not a system boiler.

Yes two 2port valves.

Would I be right in assuming that the slower the speed, the cooler the return will be, as hot water spends longer inside the radiators?