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    Wetroom style screen on shower tray

    I'm installing a wetroom style single glass panel screen on top of a shower tray. There is lots of advice out there regarding installation and I understand the theory of not sealing the inside but I have two questions: (1) I've seen advice to seal the inside of the wall channel and the...
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    Pearlstone shower tray

    Thanks guys, that's helpful. One further question: I'm installing a wetroom style sheet glass panel which will sit on top of the tray, supported by an extruded wall channel and an overhead showerhead. I understand the reasons for only sealing the outside of the wall channel with silicone but...
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    Pearlstone shower tray

    Two quick questions re installing a pearlstone tray onto marine ply. (1) The manufacturer recommends a weak cement mix as a base. I've seen manufacturers of similar products state that floor tile adhesive can also be used. I happen to have floor tile adhesive but not some sand and cement...
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    Thermostatic Shower Too Hot

    Just installed a new Hudson Reed thermostatic shower valve. My problem is that the water temperature runs from hot (37c) to very hot (47c) when the temp control is rotated from C to H and is not possible to go lower than that. I've got a pressurised megaflow system and the hot and cold feeds...
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    Maximum number of radiators

    The boiler's an Ideal Logic combi 30 and I've got a dual pump system with under floor heating on the top floor. Everything is baking hot except for the one new radiator in the cellar.
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    Maximum number of radiators

    Sitting here sweating like a pig! Rebalancing worked a treat for all bar the furthest away rad. Hopefully it will settle down but if it doesn't - any ideas?
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    Maximum number of radiators

    I've got a modern condenser boiler and a house with 4 floors. I've just added two radiators in the cellar meaning there are a total of 8 radiators on the ground floor and in the cellar. I can get them to work individually or in pairs but not all together. The radiators on the top two floors...
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    Fibre lining paper

    Does anyone have any experience of using (e.g. Mav Wallrock)? I've got some uneven lime plaster walls which I can't face the time and mess of having fixed. This looks interesting but I'm not sure how effective it is.
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    Accurately cutting shelves for an alcove

    I'm building a bookcase in a square alcove that isn't terribly square - it's out by + / - 10mm horizontally and vertically. My question is - what is the easiest way to fit shelves accurately in a recess where the walls either side and at the back are so out of true?
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    2m high wall

    I'm building a series of raised planters in 21.5 wide hollow dense block that will be rendered and painted. In the middle I want to build a 2m high x 1.35 wide wall (3 blocks x 9) using the same blocks with a waterblade feature in the middle. Searching the net implies that anything over 1m...
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    Cladding denseblock with travertine

    I've just managed to pick up a load of travertine that I will use for a patio. I'm also going to build some raised planters out of denseblock and had planned to render them. However, I'll have enought stone left to clad them and use as coping. The stone is 3cm thick. Can I simply use a...
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    Fitting a (Very) expensive composite kitchen worktop

    I'm about to fit a new composite "Maia" worktop in a utility area I've just created in my cellar. I'm going for the "industrial" look with lots of exposed (but painted) brick etc. Unfortunately, the wall it's going against meanders by about +_1.5cm along the length. The question is, do I...
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    Lime plaster

    My house is very old (c1780). The dining room walls are covered in very rough and badly patched lime plaster. In parts you can actually see the original timber framing in the walls (which the neighbours have made a feature of!) through the top coat and in other parts, the walls move if you...
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    Granite Work Surface Joints

    Ta! I'll give it a go.
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    Granite Work Surface Joints

    The joints in my granite work surfaces are filled with a matt black filler that has started to break up. Any idea what it is and where I can get some more?
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    Filling paint chips

    My house is very old and has lots of painted surfaces that have seen better days with a significant number of chips to the paint. Ideally I'd like to strip the paint completely as there are lots of layers but I'm concerned that the base ones may contain lead (two small children don't help)...
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    Built in "cantilever" bench

    I'm building a section of rendered retaining wall in my garden (from medium density concrete block) that I want to build an "L" shaped bench against in the trendy cantilevered style with no visible supports. What's the best way to do this? The "long" section is 3m long and has a wall at each...
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    Saniflo Help!

    I'm using the Saniflo elbow to connect to the existing small bore plastic pipework. The problem is that the elbow won't stay put - there is a lip that prevents it being pushed too far into the rubber sleeve. Just tried again and the same problem - bl**dy thing!
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    Saniflo Help!

    I've just replaced an old Saniflo unit with a new one (and fixed the problem with the toilet overflow posted earlier). Everything went incredibly smoothly until the final problem: the right angled bend that exits the unit and connects to the discharge pipe blows off or leaks each time the...
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    Saniflo and WC Overflow

    My existing Saniflo was knackered, so I've just bought a new one (the WC only version). The only problem is that they have updated the model and there now appears to be no connection for the cistern overflow. Surely these things can't be designed for internal overflow WC's only. The...
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