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    Varnish over emulsion paint on facings/frames to match walls

    I've used Dulux Trade Brilliant white (vinyl for bath/kitchen and 'normal' for the rest) on my walls. The eggshell paint I've used is Ronseal Brilliant White Eggshell for the prepped/undercoated woodwork but yet the two shades of white between the walls and the wood are different, with the...
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    Mishapen UPVC windows

    Well 2-4 degrees out of 90 more like :wink: Wish I had access to a decent camera. Put it this way my brother and father never even noticed but my girlfriend and her friend clocked it straight away (they saw it 1st). Not being fussy really about the windows - did not want the fake wood...
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    Mishapen UPVC windows

    I hired a joiner to fit 7 UPVC large Tilt and turn windows in my flat with a dividing transom in each. I previously asked him to give me a quote for a window make/profile other than the supplier he usually used. He sourced the nearest supplier of the window make I liked (Deceuninck/Zendow 3000...
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    Connecting vertical radiator at top via roofspace

    Good point - think I'll just try and run the single pipe down behind (or as elegantly as possible) the rad as in this case chasing would be difficult. Thanks for your help H :wink: Jamie
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    Connecting vertical radiator at top via roofspace

    Thanks for your reply Holty! What if the flow is connected to the bottom and the return to the top. That would involve only one pipe dropping from the ceiling to the bottom of the radiator? Might that work?
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    Connecting vertical radiator at top via roofspace

    I'm in a top floor flat and plan to fit a few full height vertical radiators connected via the roofspace (some rooms will connected via the floor). Can I connect the in and out pipes to these vertical radiators at the top only so that all you see are two pipes going up into the ceiling...
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    Building small concrete block wall on top of paving slabs?

    Could I then just use many timber posts (to support the timber decking and frame at the perimeter and inside) on a wide timber plates? Would this work?
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    Building small concrete block wall on top of paving slabs?

    I'm wanting to put in a small beer garden to my pub. The proposed area is currently laid with 600x600x50mm concrete paving slabs on sand and a rock base. I'd like to build a small 600mm high concrete block wall on top of the paving slabs (with no foundations) to support a timber frame and...
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    Saniflo / Sanivite for very shallow horizontal run

    http://www.saniflo.co.uk/SANIVITE.aspx I want to connect a proposed kitchen sink and washing machine (on the same floor level) to the existing waste connections in my bathroom. The run is 4.5m horizontally connecting to a 65mm (or so) upvc bath waste pipe. This pipe in turn connects to the...
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