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    Part for my shower screen

    Thanks but no, the part I'm after is straight aluminium that fits over the U channel on the wall, I'm sure there must be a site that sells it, still looking.
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    Part for my shower screen

    Wonder if anyone can help, I'm reusing a shower screen but the part the glass fits into needs replacing, see pics. I don't really want to buy a new screen just for this part but can't find it or know what it's called
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    plastic closed couple toilet fixings

    are these plastic fixings that come with closed couple toilets supposed to be hand tighten only?
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    Sticking on skirtingboards - or nailing?

    looks like you got there already but if you try using just adhesive, grab adhesive works best, apply using circles of the glue instead of lines down the back of the skirting, the circles gives you suction and holds the skirting back to the wall, i try stay away from drill and plugging its a ball...
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    hard wired fire alarm in bedroom?

    doing a property conversion from a house to 5 flats, that will be 3 story with the loft conversion, they will be self contained flats, own water and electric with split deeds do the flats need to have a hardwired smoke alarm in the bedroom? connected to the smoke and heat in the kitchen and...
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    how many flats into one soil pipie

    trying to block the thought of someone having to clean that mess up :sick::sick:
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    fire door lining thickness

    im pretty sure there fd60 doors, yeah softwood linings and the door stops are 20x25mm
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    fire door lining thickness

    is there a reg for how thick a door lining needs to be? I got someone to pick me up some timber for an oversized opening, the lining comes out at about 180mm wide, but they've brought me back timber with a thickness of 20mm thanks
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    how many flats into one soil pipie

    Almost certainly is ok?
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    how many flats into one soil pipie

    Is there a reg to say how many flats can connect into one soil pipe? ive got three flats, 2 one beds and a studio that need to share the same soil pipe, is this ok?
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    question on pipe size and new connection

    actually having them on the outside wall in the bin store area would work really well, just dont know if you can put stop taps outside. also what about the pipe size question, can i use 15mm for the whole of the pipe work or should i use 22mm and T off to the sinks ect in 15mm?
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    question on pipe size and new connection

    is having them on an external wall an option? boxed in with a door
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    question on pipe size and new connection

    im converting a property into 5 flats, each flat has been separated as there own dwelling so have there own electric and water, there all pretty much the same so will have a shower and sink and a kitchen sink, being used by 2 adults, can i use 15mm for the whole of the pipe work or should i use...
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    Will this create a cold spot

    I agree, with the 70mm cls and gap behind the 100mm batts would just be touching in some places but compressed by 30mm in others, so i would have gone for that but theres already to much difference in r value, 2.86 for the Knauf green slabs 100mm and 3.4 for the 75mm celotex/kingspan I cant say...
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