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    New flooring up to cavity under patio doors?...

    I am about to lay laminate wood flooring in my lounge/diner but have stumbled across a problem after lifting the carpet. The patio doors are fitted on the outer brick work leaving the cavity exposed. When this flooring was layed the was bridged up to the bottom of the door frame but still left...
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    Potterton Suprima firing up and shutting off immediately...

    Hi there, I've just spent the last couple of hours trawling through the many threads regarding the lovely reliable suprima boilers! I called a local gasman out t'other week to do a routine service on our boiler as we hadn't had it done since we moved in and it had been a year. Once he had...
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    between toilet and tiles...?

    hi peeps, whats the best product to use to prevent damage between the toilet and porcelain floor tiles? i have a load of dc785 to use but i thought id double check. was planning on setting it in this and let it go off, then screw the pan down into the plastic brackets attached to the tile... is...
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    Prep underneath Hardibacker...?

    Hi All, I am tiling a wooden floor in my bathroom (joist span 40mm, board thickness 16mm - small 2m squared area). I am putting down 6mm Hardibacker boards in preparation for waterproof matting and tiles with bal rapidset flexible. My local topps tiles told me to simply screw the board...
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    Tiling up to bath with side panel...

    Hi all... As per the tiling guide, it has always been my intention to tile up to my new bath and silicon seal between the tile and the bath deck... however, as the moulded side panel extends the complete length of the bath, the tiles down the side would then prevent the side panel from fitting...
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    Concealed Bath/Shower mixer valve and wall cavity...

    Hi all, I'm currently getting all the plumbing in place to install a new bathroom and would be very grateful for some advice. This morning i have channelled out the hole to fit the concealed shower valve, however, the valve required a 110mm recess and the blockwork is only 130mm. I chain...
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    Laminate wood flooring: under or up to fireplace?

    Hi peeps, i have removed a gas fire and brick hearth from my fireplace and will be installing a modern 'all in one' style one. I'm not sure whether i should lay the laminate wood flooring first and go all the way up to the wall, then sit the new fireplace etc on top OR fit the fireplace first...
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    Shower bath query...

    Hi guys, I have searched the forum extensively and have found lots of helpful info on this topic, but nothing particularly recent or specific to the products i have in mind. I am replacing my steel bath for an acrylic shower bath and have convinced myself that this...
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