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    Converting a balanced flue to a conventional flue

    Thanks Bengasman your kind comments are appreciated.
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    Converting a balanced flue to a conventional flue

    You've all jumped to the wrong conclusion. The flue exits onto an outside wall where old steps had been built down to the back garden. Previous owners had blocked off these steps at the bottom which left the steps leading to a dead end. I filled in the steps and concreted over, but built a...
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    Converting a balanced flue to a conventional flue

    I've fixed the problem flue over the weekend by extending the burnt gas outlet 850mm vertically away from the air inlet section and now it works perfectly.
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    Converting a balanced flue to a conventional flue

    I have a Glow Worm Hideaway boiler in the basement with a balanced flue, but work to the outside of the house means the flue now exits in a confined area slighly below the new floor level. Does anyone know if there is a conversion kit to change it to a conventional flue which I can fix to the...
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    Replacing a rotten timber lintel

    I'm replacing two small windows in the 1st floor bathroom with one large PVC window 1890mm long. The old timber lintel spans both existing windows and is 2680mm long by 155mm high by 75mm wide and the 4x2 wall plate sits on top. I will be removing the masonry pillar between the two existing...
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    lintel type and size

    Can anyone tell me what type and size of lintel I need to use to span a window opening of 1040mm in a new cavity wall under an existing flat roof on a ground floor porch. I've taken a doorway out and found just a couple of 4x2 timbers nailed together as a lintel.
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