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Good shout, gents. Thanks.

Evening all, planning on plumbing in 2 column rads into a combi system (only 5 rads on the system, used to be more) and wondering if it's acceptable to tee them both in on one feed and return, given they will be "back to back" on either side of a stud wall? Room B may be fed through the wall...

Edit: apologies, think this should be in the plumbing thread, have reposted - mods please delete this

Thanks for the responses, I'll consider narrower door and wider side panels but will discuss with the vendor. One more thing to further add to my question - the doorway has concrete lintels above (several in parallel in our case as it's a deep alcove) - do installers usually drill into them or...

Ta for the response. Are they all coupled these days? The current frame is an "all in one" by the looks of it, seems a cleaner look. I'll check with the mfr about the coupler sizings and whether they can be upgraded, presuming the sidelights widths just need to be reduced by the appropriate...

Hi, I'm looking to replace my UPVC front door with a newer composite - currently UPVC door and frame, with a pair of 320mm glass panels on both sides with midrails. I would prefer a thinner full-height glass panel either side of the door as I think it looks more modern and slick, but will the...

Cheers Daz, Do you happen to know of any suppliers in the Ellesmere Port area?

Thanks for the info, will check it out.

May have answered my own question here... found a product selector guide here which suggests Prim Grip or Prim T can be used over cutback adhesive residue.. http://www.mapei.com/public/US/linedocument/Primers_for_Self_Leveling_Materials_EN.pdf ...would still appreciate some input tho :)

Hi, I took up some old thin 5/6mm laminate from our hallway in order to lay a better version 10mm thick + 5mm green underlay. The old stuff was laid over the original vinyl tiles from the early 70s and unfortunately the subfloor levels are out in a few places by 12mm... I threw down the new...

Hi all, We bought a house with a single skin garage converted into a bedroom w/ensuite (not sure when it was done, less than 10 years ago certainly) - the inner walls are studded with insulated plasterboard. We are replacing a cheap jacuzzi bath from the ensuite where it currently sits under...

Thanks kindly for the responses, it also occurred to me last night that I could use a sheet for this so thanks for re-affirming that for me, Ree. I'll hopefully have enough room to run pipework along the front of the bath, i'm looking at possibly deck-mounting the taps just around where the...

Hi all, Hope this is the right subforum for this; I'm replacing a dodgy old whirlpool bath (Mrs is a bit funny about all the holes and jets) with a reinforced acryclic one. It's an offset corner due to the size and position - I'm going to build a frame (probably tanalised 3x2), ply on the top...

One last bump

Hi, does anyone have any ideas or diagnostic steps I could perform? Happy to break out the multimeter if need be, if I knew what values to be looking for...