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    Installing kitchen

    Hi - just tore a very old, very manky kitchen out of our new place, and I'm about to put a new one in. I've a quick general question: given the state the walls are in, is there any prep you'd do before the units go in? They'll be covered up of course but I don't want to (eg) trap damp back there...
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    New soil pipe questions

    Thanks for replying -- the layout for the new run was suggested by building control, who also indicated that because the soil pipes were exclusively on mine and my neighbour's land it wouldn't require getting in touch with Anglian water. Is that incorrect? (certainly not ruling out the...
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    New soil pipe questions

    Hi -- a quick couple of questions here regarding soil pipes. I'm digging the foundation for an extension as part of renovation work on an old house, and it's turned out that the soil pipe for the neighbour's house runs right down the middle of the trench for most of its length. I'm going to have...
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    Shower tray installation & bathroom tiling questions

    This is so helpful, thanks. I've got a meeting with them in the morning and I'll talk them through the options!
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    Shower tray installation & bathroom tiling questions

    -- or can tanking the walls include the joint with the shower tray, is that what you're suggesting?
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    Shower tray installation & bathroom tiling questions

    This is really helpful, thank you. 22mm t/g chipboard is what I've used in the past. The tray is indeed only siliconed down so removing and reinstalling will be fine. I've been asked to tile inside the shower enclosure, which is fine, but I'm worried about the space -- is it ever good practice...
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    Shower tray installation & bathroom tiling questions

    Hi all -- I've been away from this forum for a while but I found it really useful a couple of years back, not just for questions but for reading through various threads picking up tips from other people's expertise. So I'm really hoping someone can help me here! I've installed bathrooms before...
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    Quick question about nailers

    Thanks mate!
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    Quick question about nailers

    Hi all -- I'm building a shed, using 2x3s for the frame, with OSB sheathing, then membrane, then battens, then 21mm thick weatherboard cladding. Nailing all the cladding on by hand will be a bit of a job, so I'm thinking about buying a nail gun, but can't seem to work out what gauge would be...
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    Central heating pipe layout

    That makes sense, thank you. The situation with the by-pass is actually slightly different from what I'd thought: the feed and return pipes don't join together where I thought they did, but rather the pipes I thought were connecting them instead disappear off through a hole to supply the...
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    Central heating pipe layout

    Hi all -- I'm adding a towel radiator in the upstairs bathroom so I've got some floorboards up and I wanted to check that a couple things I noticed are normal. i) The feed and return pipes come up out of the combi boiler into the bedroom, where there's immediately a radiator with 15mm pipe...
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    Bathroom waste

    Thanks so much for your help mate- that's what I'll go with. I'll be sure to post back here when thrte's water pouring through the kitchen ceiling
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    Bathroom waste

    Would something like this do the job?- https://www.wirquin.co.uk/wastes/slim-90mm-shower-waste.html -- it's anti-back siphoning and specifies it can be cleaned from above.
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    Bathroom waste

    Ok, cheers. If i use a hep valve instead of the waste ive got, can it be cleaned from above in the event of blockage?
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    Bathroom waste

    Haha that's exactly what I'd like to avoid!! The shower came with its own little bottle style waste but nothing that would stop water coming back through. Various people have suggested that hepvo and non-return valves are prone to blocking (particularly if your girlfriend has long hair and...
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