Recent content by garyo

Fantastic thanks

Hi All, Sorry for the stupid question, but I'm assembling this 6 port manifold which has been pretty self explanitory, with all o-rings/seals pre-fitted, apart from the last two to connect into the 22mm copper central heating system. Hopefully the photo is good enough, but should I buy o-rings...

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UFH Manifold

I have a 6 year old Grant Vortex running in an open vented system. I seen to be getting through around 1 raduator of fluid each day, based on the amount of air I bleed out. There are no obvious signs of leaks. A couple of the 20mm pipes run though concrete (old 60's bungalow) so that's a...

I'm considering something similar but more of an oak framed storm shelter for wellies etc. For the purposes of PD am I right is saying there's no difference between this and an enclosed porch, and it's the same 3m2 footprint limit?

Nice. Shame you waited until the twilight of my diy career to tell me that one.

Hi Chaps, I'm just working out a hardcore order for a patio. Is it fair to say that 1 bulk bag of MoT will wack down to 0.5 cubic metres of volume? Cheers!

Ps the ones I'm taking up are 40mm thick and concrete. Now that's heavy, and yes my back can feel it!

Yes, about 20kg sounds about right. Even with a powered suction handle I'll still be taking the full weight though. What's the alternative?

I need to lay a bunch of 600x900 porcelain slabs. They're 20mm thick so not particularly heavy but due to the 5mm grout gap I'm not sure how to drop them in to place. I don't want to pay 300 pounds for a suction handle if I can avoid it. Do the 30 quid lifting tongs tend to work okay with...

Disappointed. I thought this was a thread about another corrupt prime minister.

My local authority has just re-insourced its building control services. For a long as i can remember these had been outsourced to agency that was shared between it and two other local authorities. This happened half way through two jobs that I've had ongoing for the last three years, and...

Do you mean the style of pointing or the actual mortar mix? The pointing style is a rough attempt at 'weatherstruck'. There will be various YouTube vids showing how that's done.

Hi, I'm attempting to fit a brand new manifold kit to a brand new pipe run. The feed pipe seems to be leak free, but the return pipe is dripping and I can't get it to seal. The part of the brass cone that slots inside the pipe has two orings and is nice and tight. The larger oring looks okay...