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    new house, 2 queries.

    Thankyou for all your comments. The reason for posting the 2 queries was : --- 1. I thought it was compulsary that all new build houses had to have water meters fitted. 2. I thought that the termination point of the pressure relief pipe had to be visible. ( suppose I could always ask the...
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    new house, 2 queries.

    As I was helping my son + family move into their newly built house, I noticed 2 things that caused me concern. 1. There was no water meter fitted. 2. There is a unvented cylinder fitted. There is a black plastic tundish fitted in the cylinder cupboard on the pressure relief pipe, approx. 0.5...
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    fixing ceiling cladding to joists.

    :lol: Thanks for that Deluks. The original fibreglass insulation will be replaced as I fit the cladding ( it all came down when I removed the plasterboard ), also very shortly will be having more installed to bring up to current standards (250mm i think ). The roof itself is felted & tiled. Can...
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    fixing ceiling cladding to joists.

    :) I am completely renovating the bathroom in my bungalow. The ceiling was very uneven, as some time previously it used to be separate toilet and bathroom. I have removed all the plasterboard ceiling. Can i now fit the white plastic t+g type cladding directly onto the ceiling joists, or do...
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    tiling around bath

    :wink: Tile to bath rim, or tile wall then install bath ? I've checked previous answers -- no definitive answer. How would a ' master tiler ' instruct his apprentice on this issue ?
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    uneven asphalt - which self level product to use ?

    All ---- it's a bungalow, all asphalt floors. :D
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    uneven asphalt - which self level product to use ?

    I am considering laying down Wickes's parquet floor tiles ( approx. 2ft by 2ft. each, :? containing 16 small squares, and has a thin bitumin backing ). The floor is asphalt and a small area of it is concave. Is it o.k. to apply one of these self levelling products, if yes - which one is...
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    wallpapering onto plasterboard ?

    Thanks, both of you. :D
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    wallpapering onto plasterboard ?

    I am erecting a studded wall in a larger room to create a smaller additional room. Is it possible to wallpaper onto the plaster board, or does it have to be plastered first ? :roll:
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