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    Flat Warm Roof with Side Pitch

    I would like to have a flat warm roof for our new extension but as the our house has a pitched roof am not sure how the abut the too as the exterior walls will be flush and so the large flat roof fascia, deck and insulation will cut awkwardly into the pitch roof and i am not sure it is even...
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    How to support Rafter on RSJ

    Thank you kindly, But is Prop2 still a possibility provided the beam is sized correctly or are there other factors what would prevent this configuration
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    How to support Rafter on RSJ

    Yes, correct. The wall will be replaced with beam and column both ends.
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    How to support Rafter on RSJ

    We are planning an extension that will abut to our pitched roof. This will involve cutting back rafters and replacing the roof plate with an I-Beam. I would like to understand how this should be installed to continue to support existing rafters please. The below shows 2 options of how I envisage...
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    Improving pressure in direct heating installation

    If my post you will note "so I was thinking of installing a cold water tank to feed a twin pump supply ..." I understand that I cannot pump off the mains
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    Improving pressure in direct heating installation

    Thank you. Could you elaborate on why it would not work please. If the tank is located in the loft and if a use a 3 Bar-per-side pump. My reasoning is that the pump should kick in when the cold is turned on giving me 3 bar directly. Same for the hot except it will pass through the boiler first...
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    Improving pressure in direct heating installation

    My flat suffers from poor mains pressure and we have a direct heat setup with combi boiler. The boiler is rated up to 3Bar, so I was thinking of installing a cold water tank to feed a twin pump supply cold and into the boiler for hot (both 15mm). My questions are Is this a feasible setup Can I...
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    Soundproofing with decoupled ceilings (or isolating clips)

    I have almost the identical issue as you and spent many months mulling this over. The problem is that there is sooo much contradictory advice even from people claiming to be experts or solutions that are perfect for recording studios when all we need to know is; "Will it stop me hearing them...
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