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    Sealing and cleaning - Topps victorian mosaic floor tiles

    Hi, just laid some of these in a little front hall, black and white, porcelain quarry tiles. On the advice of the guy in Topps, sealed before and after grouting with topps unpolished protector. Cleaning them is still a real pain though. Dirt seems to really stick to them and is hard to shift...
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    Simple tiling question

    I hope ... Small space, 5' x 4', have prepared/strengthened joists and noggins and will tile with 8mm porcelain quarry tiles, mosaic style, each "main" tile is 4.5cm square, longer border ones, 14cm by 2.5cm. Not a bathroom or wet area. To bring it up to floor height I have a couple of...
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    bay roof insulation question

    Hi there, looking for some general info from the experts! I have a double fronted 1870s terrace, bay windows on the ground floor only. The bay rooves are pitched, lead covered and have no insulation inside. They join the house at the level of the downstairs ceiling and a bit higher than the...
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    Shires Tap Parts Problem

    Hi there, hoping for some advice on tap parts. Bought a shires bathroom suite last summer but only fitted it at Christmas. The bath taps are the Azur mixer/telephone shower model - http://www.shires-bathrooms.com/controller?action=displayobjects&tier=4&superclass=8119&sclass=0&prodid=8124...
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    elbow joints and water pressure

    Just replaced my old galvanised steel tank and lead pipe with 25 gallon polythene and copper. The cold feed was just a lead pipe from the underside of the tank which was bent 90 degrees over to the nearest wall, bent again to lead down the wall, bent under the bath and up to join with the...
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    Cold water loft tank problem

    Hi there, replacing my steel tank with a plastic one and removing some lead piping. For the hot feed, thought I had the right hole cutter in my drill but, oops, hole was a bit too big, not bigger than the washers but not a snug fit on the tank connector and now having troble sealing it. Just...
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    baxi barcelona, thermistor or control pcb?

    Hi, looking for some advice on my barcelona. Christmas before last I had to replace the flow thermistor and ignition pcb, one to get it to stay lit and the other to get it to spark. Last Christmas I again had to replace the thermistor to get it to stay on until the water was beyond lukewarm...
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