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    Dwarf wall insulation

    "taking the inner leaf down and building an insulated timber stud wall" best idea but i'm not trying to create expense/work :) how about the loose fill? easiest option.
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    Dwarf wall insulation

    HI all I'm having my conservatory replaced, new frames and a solid insulated roof, so that it is actually useable. I was going to try and insulate the cavity of the existing dwarf walls (brick/block inner, stone outer), but having taken some sill off the gap is very variable (due to stone...
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    Correction of poor finish

    hi I just painted exterior woodwork and decided to make the change to water based weather shield, as I was doing front door. Wrong week to do that. Temp is so high that paint was drying as I applied so finish is flat and brush marks visible. So my question is can I rubdown and put a second...
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    best CH controls for a small house

    HI all Just completed on a second home (2bed, through lounge/dinner with kitchen and bathroom in 2 story rear extension) as the wife works 2hrs away 4 or 5 days a week and works 12 hour days when away, but some weeks not at all. Rest of the family will stay sometimes during school holidays...
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    additional cold water tank needed.

    just not enough room in existing spaces for that one. would require replumbing to, and strengthening another ceiling space. So yes it might come to that. Things are never straight forward. :?
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    additional cold water tank needed.

    Thanks for the response. 5 people in house 2 bathrooms (each with a shower and bath). Toilets and most of the taps are plumbed to the mains. One shower has big head and body jets. pump salamander ESP100CPV (they recommend 50gal /shower) 3 stories, so not best pressure at CWS fill...
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    additional cold water tank needed.

    Thanks for the mass of responses. :P not sure if the question was too obvious or too scary for people to reply. :? I've been in contact with salamander and the pump(ESP100 CPV) has a bypass pipe so pressure differential would cause problems if either side was fed from different tanks...
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    additional cold water tank needed.

    HI all I installed a new (2nd) shower and installed a bigger pump to drive both. Have two 25gal CWtanks linked as storage in small loft above the bathroom. This has turned out to be too small (as expected). The problem is the loft will not hold more. I do have more loft space above the...
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    concrete slab and drain advice

    noted, but they(2 dogs) already have the run of the drive way. when they do foul it I clean it up any residue already goes into the surface water drains. Its not a commercial thing.
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    concrete slab and drain advice

    Hi I want to rip up an area of 5mx5m tarmac and replace it with concrete slab(4", about 2.5m3 i think) to use as a dog run. I know how to lay sub-base etc, but wanted some advice on details. I think it will need dividing bays (will be getting ready mix), and I wanted to include a linear...
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    floorstanding bath tap install
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    Connecting floorstanding bath taps

    Thanks I have routed pumped c/w and h/w from existing shower, and fixed extra batten so I can put some big screws through the floor into the joist. However, the ring solder bend tap connectors I was going to use are too wide (for the cowl to fit over). I've also tried compression, but they...
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    Connecting floorstanding bath taps

    it was a contact at TC, quote, "HELLO .SORRY BUT YOU CAN’T USE MAINS AND GRAVITY TOGETHER.IF SOMEONE IS IN THE SHOWER AND THE WATERBOARD TURN THE WATER OFF THEN THE SOMEONE GETS SCALDED.THE SHOWER THERMO CARTRIDGE MAY SHUT DOWN THE SHOWER BUT IF THERMO CARTRIDGE FAILS THEN THEY GET SCALDED.I...
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