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Will I have any problems if I connect a manifold to the main feed and return of a closed loop system to add 3 new radiators? I am joining the manifold quite close the the boiler. The main feed and return supplies the rest of the house 10 rads.The boiler has the btu, but will the pump be over worked?

Just wondering if anyone has actual experience of playing parquet/block flooring, I have a floor that is 23 foot long and one side is lower than the other side and middle by 1 inch that gradually gets lower from the centre, Is it worth all the hassle of leveling it or will the block flooring...

I have 6x2 joists with 18mm ply and travertine tiles on top, I want to put 100mm rockwool in between the joists does there need to be ventilation for the 50mm gap above? or I could put 150mm celotex and glue it to the underside of the ply? **** See also...

Unfortunately I have just tiled a bathroom floor and didnt think about underfloor heating until now:eek: The ceiling below hasn't been plasterboarded yet so I was wondering if I could put those electric heating mats or heating wire under the floor which is 18mm wbp ply?

Unfortunately I have just tiled a bathroom floor and didnt think about underfloor heating until now:eek: The ceiling below hasn't been plasterboarded yet so I was wondering if I could put those electric heating mats or heating wire under the floor which is 18mm wbp ply?

I am fitting a bathroom and I'm a bit stuck on the waste pipes- I have a bath waste joined to a basin waste with 50mm pipe which goes to the soil pipe- The shower has 40mm pipe that goes through the joists and then changes to 50mm once out of the joists and tees into the bath and basin 50mm...

I am installing a new toilet in an extension on the 1st floor, the main bathroom has a vented soil pipe which is about 15-20 meters away from the new toilet do i need a vented soil pipe? only asking as it will have to go through a roof below and is a bit of a pita..

I have rendered a stone wall with a haired scratch coat and a smooth second coat, I was wondering if I could do a third very thin coat of just lime and water to fill in the tiny imperfections?

We have a modern oil boiler that heats the radiators, our hot water is heated by an immersion heater in the tank, along with a rayburn that is connected to the coil inside the tank. Is there any way to have the oil boiler heating the water along with the rayburn when the rayburn is off without...

I'm going to render a small building that is partially stone and block. It is slightly exposed so hydraulic lime seems right from what I have read. But I'm unsure of the consistency, is it a problem to have quite a wet mix? Also I saw on Utube that a primer coat of watery mortar was "hauled"...

Would a 3 1/2" birdsmouth bearing be enough from the rafter to the wall plate? I.e 3 1/2" of the rafter is touching the wall plate.Rafters are 6x2.

I can't seem to get some rsj's to be level side ways,length ways they are fine,but side ways is a bit off.Is this normal? Padstones/lintels are level both ways. I can't see it being an issue but thought I'd check.They are for a timber floor.

I am building a wall to fill an opening in a 600mm stone wall.The opening is about 2000mm wide and the new wall needs to go to the wall plate height of 3500mm. I have been laying 4 inch blocks flat and joining the two leaves with a block across every block length. What I was thinking of doing...

I'm about to install a ridge beam with one side into a 600mm stone wall and the other into a block wall. I was wondering if it's worth protecting the end of the rsj thats going into the stone wall? A friend has advised to cover the end of the rsj in dpm- or bitumen before installing it. Any...