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    Cooker Hood Stud

    Thanks for reply. can flexible ducting flex in this way- I thought it could be used around corners but maintained the circular profile (if that makes sense)
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    Cooker Hood Stud

    Hi all In process of installing a cooker hood and there is a vertical stud right in the centre line. I have around 100mm either side of the stud which is not enough for the 125mm hole I was going to make for ducting. Apart from drilling through stud (which is not ideal as this is what hood is...
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    Cooker Hood into Plasterboard

    With a wood primer?
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    Cooker Hood into Plasterboard

    Thanks all. So I went with ply, cut to span three studs. I then attached the hood to the ply. Seems pretty secure, only concern is the steam from cooking hitting the ply. I suppose I could chase it into plasterboard, but you can't see it behind hood
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    Cooker Hood into Plasterboard

    Don't think corfix would work anyway as its more than 45mm to brick even if I could get nicely through the foil insulation
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    Cooker Hood into Plasterboard

    Thanks all - insulation clogs up drill bit to the point which it stops being effective and can barely get it out, not to mention breaking the vapour barrier
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    Cooker Hood into Plasterboard

    Hi guys I'm trying to fit a 13kg cooker hood into drywall. It's plasterboard on battens on brick, but with foil insulation in between. I was planning on drilling all way into brick but the insulation gets all caught in drill bit I can get a fix with one screw on a timber. So with this, and...
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    Moving Downstairs Bathroom - Drainage

    Hi all I'm hoping you can help me. I'm wanting to move our downstairs bathroom to another part of the house, still downstairs (1900s detatched). This will be a better use of space. The drain is right next to the current bathroom, where there is a manhole. I assume it then goes under the...
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    Insulating between rafters

    Hi all We're renovating a loft room (existing, not conversion) and want to insulate between the rafters before we plaster (lime over woodwool board). I want to use sheepswool insulation, but not sure on how to fit it. The rafters are only 70mm deep, and I understand need a gap between...
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    Kitchen Hood vs Fan

    Hi guys Our kitchen has low ceiling with hood that recirculates so we get lots of condensation. We're going to duct out through ceiling to exterior wall about 1m away, but considering taking down hood and using an inline extractor fan instead. Is there any problems with doing this? Without the...
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    Lime Plaster Attic Room

    Hi guys We have an attic room in a Victorian property, with sloping ceilings (original lath and plaster). We want to get it replastered in lime to maintain breathability. The quote we got was £6k to remove all existing lime and replaster completely, insulating between rafters with...
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    No Lintel

    Yes its 120 years old, but no lintel in sight, taken chimney breast back to brick, see pic
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    No Lintel

    Hi all In process of removing gas fire, and opening up fireplace to have a woodburner down the line. Pulled it all out, and a bit surprised to find no lintel! All I can see is a very small metal bar spanning brickwork, and also the mantel piece goes back about 3 inches into the brickwork, could...
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    Fireplace Removal

    Hi all Considering ripping out a horrible 1970s fireplace. There are quarry tiles on the hearth on what could be an asbestos cement underlay. Any suggestions on how to handle? Perhaps tile over? Thanks
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    Asbestos?

    Hi guys Doing some decorating on a late 1800s property, Victorian red brick and concerned over absestos. Chimney breast in dining room is boxed in with plasterboard so pulling this down. Behind skirting, noticed dark matetial between brick work that looks like it has some big fibres in it -...
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