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    230V rated electric UFH temperature sensor

    I've just got a Schneider Wiser electronic load controller which I was intending to use to replace the existing UFH controller for the bathroom floor. https://www.draytoncontrols.co.uk/product/wiser-electrical-heat-switch The only issue is that the sensor lines on the new controller are not...
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    New screed meets old - decoupling membrane?

    Hi, I had a small kitchen extension built a couple of years ago. The new sand and cement screed has been taken right up to the old one over where the old external wall used to be. Obviously after a couple of years this has now well dried out and is crack free. The new floor has more insulation...
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    Small ladder stile dent... still safe?

    I have noticed a small dent in the face of my Werner 2.4m x 3 section ladder. Its in the bottom section, measures a maximum of 1mm deep and the corners of the stile profile are not affected. Just after a bit of a second opinion as my gut feel is its now scrap but wondering if im being overly...
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    Disaster avoidance: Internal sand and cement render on light weight blocks

    Hello! I have an internal wall that was sand and cement rendered and then skimmed in the 1980s. After some building work I have this area to patch: Whats the best process to follow on this? Something like: - Prime with 50:50 PVA:Water and allow to dry - Another coat of the PVA mix and start...
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    Float and set over LBC sandfaced bricks

    Hi I would like to apply a coat of sand and cement render over some LBC sandfaced bricks that are now inside my kitchen.. I tried a small area but the bond between the brick and scratch coat failed as it sounded hollow in a couple of places so I ended up hacking this off. The method I used...
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    Installation / reference method and insulated plasterboard...

    I have two walls that need to be dot and dabbed with 37.5mm thick insulated plasterboard (12.5mm PB and 25mm PIR insulation) One of the walls is brick and the other is thermal block, dry fix foam will be used to attach the boards to the wall and the intention is to have the smallest possible...
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    Damp in party wall

    @^woody^ sorry to be a pain, how high up should I take that DPM?
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    Damp in party wall

    A bit of a weekly bump on this thread If I don't run the DPM up the entire wall wouldn't any damp from where the DPC on the right hand leaf of the wall is bridged by the infill cause issues on my side? Or because its a flinty infill rather than soil that bridging things do you just treat it...
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    Damp in party wall

    Thanks woody. How high should the DPM go up the wall?
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    Damp in party wall

    I'm really tight on space so if I could avoid the separate wall that would really help. If I were to go the tanking route would I just apply it in the area shown in pink below and seal it to the DPC? I assume I would also still inject the DPC cream in the mortar bed shown in green? I managed to...
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    Damp in party wall

    I wonder if someone could offer some advice on the best way to tackle some damp proofing in my kitchen extension. I live in a terrace on a hill and next doors floor is therefore higher than mine. On the party wall between us in the extension the BCO noticed the bottom of the wall is damp To...
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    Kitchen layout ideas needed....

    The wall is around 1800 long so 600 for a dishwasher, 650 for the corner unit only leaves 550ish for the unit under the sink?
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    Kitchen layout ideas needed....

    The only issue with the dishwasher in that position is that it measn the cupboard under the sink would have to be 500mm wide which I believe limits me to a 1 bowl rather than 1.5 bowl sink?
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    Kitchen layout ideas needed....

    Afternoon, I have a bit of a strange shaped kitchen and I am after some ideas on how to get the best layout into it. The major things I need to fit in are the following two 600mm full height units: * An integrated 50/50 fridge / freezer * Double oven (eye level) Then: * 600mm dishwasher *...
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    Cable in 25mm service void below insulation

    Cheers, it would appear they have a 50A RCBO lined up to go on this (or at least thats whats in the board at the mo....) I guess this will still be ok in the void given its not touching insulation? They aren't due to the end of the week so i guess ill find out then!
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    Cable in 25mm service void below insulation

    Chaps, I have a vaulted ceiling that has 100mm celotex between the rafters and then 50mm below it with all joints taped with foil tape. This has been counter battened with a 25mm batten and the plasterboard has then been fixed to the batten. This leaves a 25mm void between the insulation and...
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    MK 693 series RCBO compatibility...

    Thanks that is what my concern is. The only reason for asking is the existing plastic board is full of RCBOs but has a cracked cover. Probably best off perusing ebay for a replacement cover by the sounds of things.
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    Vertical extraction fan pipework condensate

    I am just fitting the extraction pipework for a new cooker hood in 5" rigid duct. There is a horizontal run of 1.5m and then a vertical run of 1.5m to go out through a roof tile. I have a condensate trap at the bottom of the vertical run and i believe these are usually taken outside. This is...
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    MK 693 series RCBO compatibility...

    Do any of you chaps know if 693 series MK RCBOs of 2007 vintage will fit into their latest metal consumer units? I vaguely remember there is something about DIN rail position and offset having minor differences.
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    Iron gas pipe in screed...

    I have taken down a wall between my kitchen and a new extension. In the picture below you can see the DPC for the inner and outer leaves of the cavity wall that was removed. Just under the screed you can see a black iron pipe with a rusty looking coupling. I believe this is the gas supply to...
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