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The front two external corner vertical edges of a standard traditional chimney stack in a living room has been coated in mortar (sand/cement). If wanting to add an angle bead along the two vertical corners in conjunction with the bonding plaster and finishing plaster: would you: a) attach...

The attached photo shows a fireplace with hearth flags, brick slips on the three internal walls and a plaster finish on the front facing chimney wall. The plaster covers the front edges of the brick slips so the these edges are not left exposed. On a front facing chimney wall which already has...

I've seen socket beads attached around a socket on a plasterboard wall. The bead is stapled to the plasterboard. Are these socket beads also attached to brick/block walls? If so, I guess adhesive of some description is used to adhere to the wall.

Or would the output need to be bumped up if adjoining rooms had rads, but were not heated?

Would you think the rad below would suffice for a living space of (3.5 m x 2.93 m) x 2.6 m height. Has a standard chimney place in room. One double glazed window. North of England latitude. radiator: type 33 K3 (triple panel) size: length 1000 mm x 400 mm height output: 1971 Watts / 6720 BTU...

Are there any other K4 - Type 44 radiators (not 4-column) on the market other than this one: https://www.justradiators.co.uk/ultraheat-compact-quadruple-panel-double-convector-type-44-k4

A dividing wall between two ground floor rooms is just one brick/block thick. What would your thoughts be on placing one 47 kg radiator on either side of the same wall at the same point (different rooms) as indicated by the red coloured boxes on the schematic attached? Thanks.

Would it be reasonable to assume that standard compact K3 convection radiators of the same physical size would have the same output in a 50C heating system across brands? When I check widely available brands of convection rads of the same size, and use the provided manufacturer outputs they...

Out of curiosity, what were the benefits for plasterers of moving from sand and cement to hardwall?

On an internal brick/block wall can a bonding coat of plaster be applied directly to the brick/block wall, or does the wall need a coat of sand and cement (mortar) first before applying the bonding coat? Thanks

I have an outside small brick shed which was constructed many decades ago from relatively low quality bricks which means it constantly sheds brickdust and mortar onto the ground inside the shed. Are there any sealant products which could be painted onto the brickwork to try and seal the brick...

I'm in Northern Ireland, and we don't have water meter meters. Yes there is one there on the footpath which only corresponds to my house so that can be used in an emergency. Reason for my initial asking about location of stopcock is that the mains pipe from footpath is lead and I'm going to...

No water meter required, so there is no water meter.

Mains water supply of mid-terraced house enters house through front door, runs along full length of hall and then directly into kitchen where stop cock is located. Present setup means water supply is "live" right up to kitchen and cannot be switched off if required. Ideally, where should the...

Since there is no immersion switch located in that location presently (and so no cabling), would the electrician have to put in a new circuit back to the main electrical box? I know if a new electrical socket is put in a room, an electrician can connect it up to an existing socket, but with a...