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    Best way to cut and remove galvanised pipe fitting?

    I'm looking for some advice on removing some old pipe that was left in place in our cloak room. It's as tough as old boots so guessing its galvanised steel/iron (think it was originally the feed from the old water mains up to the old tank in loft). What I’ve got is the end of threaded joint...
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    removing push fit with limited access.....

    Hope someone can help. I have had a shower installed with pipe work concealed in a stud wall. Although the water outlet for the shower arm (rain type) is a screw fitting the builder put some kind of small section of pipe with a push fit stop on the end. Now the tiling has been done there...
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    Swivel/flipper panels for showers

    I have a 1200mm wide alcove (1000mm deep) where I want to put a shower. (door/screen plus low profile tray). One merchant suggested a fixed 700 (or 760) panel with 300mm flipper panel for a 'wet room style' shower. As it's not a wet room I don't really want water everywhere so I just wondered...
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    Cold aluminium frames

    I have a couple of aluminium framed double glazed windows in my house (probably 10-15 years old) but the frames get really cold and suck the heat out of the room (not to mention geeting covered in condensation). Just wondered if anyone knows if there is anyway of refurbishing them? Or am I...
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    'Joining' parquet to another flooring surface

    Just wondered if anyone can offer any advice. At the moment we have two rooms across the back wall of our house - a 12ft wide lounge (with parquet) and a 18ft wide kitchen (tiled floor). We plan to extend back a couple of metres but not extend the dividing wall (so it's open plan at the end...
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    Storage Combi: Viable alternative?

    I'm going to be needing a new heating system and just wondered if Storage Combi boilers are any good (ie Are they the best of both worlds or a useless compromise?). The alternative seems to be an unvented cyclinder as I'm guessing a normal combi would probably struggle at peak demand times...
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    Parquet - hard wax oil curing time

    Hi everyone, I've read through loads of helpful posts on the board so hoping one of the many knowledgeable people out there might be able to help. I've just bought a house and found a parquet floor under the carpet. it's in pretty condition (I think) so was wondering about renovating it. I...
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