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    what size cable - Garden consumer unit

    thanks for advice, think best to just bury the conduit as you say then electrician can pull through. or get a wood burner ;-) do you think a data cable is worth it, can't think why I would need it. are you thinking additional garden wifi node
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    what size cable - Garden consumer unit

    Hi, Firstly I will not be carrying out the electrical work, I will hire an electrician. I currently have a trench open in the garden so want to take the opportunity to bury an armoured cable for future projects. I plan to have a garden sauna, some low volt garden lights along with a few 13A...
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    how long before applying sealer to grout?

    Should I wait for grout to dry, or to fully cure before applying sealer? I have marble tiles which I sealed before grouting, I've grouted using Norcros 4in 1 grout which has a 5 hour dry time. sealing with Fila MP90 ECO XTREME I now need to seal everything before use but I can't find any...
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    Combi boiler connection

    it's a Vaillant ecoTec, but the Vaillant Wave thermostat has a separate wifi transmitter that needs a 13A socket
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    Combi boiler connection

    or should I just run the spur into a new 13A and leave the fuse switched as is?
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    Combi boiler connection

    Currently my combi is correctly switch fused, however I have a wifi thermostat which needs a 13A socket. currently this is plugged in the other side of the room and I have a long wire going to the boilers eBus. I would like to tidy things up and would prefer a 13A socket next to the wired fuse...
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    Insulating slopping roof - who has done it?

    I know this has been covered many times on here and I have a pretty good idea of my options. I have a bathroom in a Victorian terrace that is located in the rear extension, the roof is pitch but internally it has a half slopping roof. So from inside the ceiling boards are nailed directly to the...
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    repairing flashings this weekend...advice please

    Hi everyone, so this weekend I will be repairing the render that holds the flashing on my roof as it has come away from the parapet wall and water is getting in, so I will chip off the old render to hopefully reveal good lead then i have two options 1 - simply re-render down to the lead...
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    new toilet please help!

    Hi, I’m trying to install a new upstairs toilet but I am unsure of the fitment to the soil pipe, the current toilet which is quite old connects through the floor to the soil pipe, but all the new toilets that are on the market seem to fit through the wall! What would I have to do so I could fit...
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