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    Screed treatment

    Hello, We have had screed put down over underfloor heating pipes. We aren't having tiles down for a fair few months. Is there anything we can treat yhr floor with to stop the dust coming up? Cheers
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    Hob integrated extract

    Hi What's the deal with induction hobs and integral extract fans. It's for an island, do they have to be ducted? You can get recirc I have read but they also look like they have some ducting too
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    Downlights insulation

    Hello. We are having dowlights in out 3m single storey ceiling. This obviously has insulation in, what are the regs regarding this? Obviously I don't want to break the thermal barrier but how do I go about installing them? Cheers
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    Ashp pipes

    Hello, Using ashp for central heating. Are 22mm pipes from cylinder with 15mm tails for rads sufficient? Cheers
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    Extrusion nut for aluminium bifold doors

    Does anyone know where I can get one of these from? It's for the frame of aluminium bi fold doors. Thank you
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    Aluminium bifolds

    Morning all. I have assembled some aluminium bi folds which was easy enough. However, there is an additional length of extrusion which is about 100mm shy of the overall width of the bifolds. It looks to me that the only place it could go is at the top. Having looked online it seems it could be...
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    Render

    Hi, Has anyone had their house rendered in, or use alpol? If so. How does it differ to krend? Thank you
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    Oak porch to dwarf wall

    Hi, We are building an oak porch and have a dwarf wall already built. What's the best way of attaching the uprights to the dwarf wall, preferably without seeing any brackets. Is it possible to drill into the dwarf wall and upright and insert a length of threated bar with resin. If so, what...
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    Metal isolation to plastic

    Hi, Can you fit plastic water pipe to a metal isolation valve? Thank you
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    Paper angle bead

    Hello, Does anyone know where I can get paper angle bead? Cheers
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    Bathroom Floor Material

    I'll check when I get back to my house. I am pretty sure they're 600mm.
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    Bathroom Floor Material

    Thanks for the replies. When we took the bathroom out we took up the vinyl, the 3mm board which left the floor boards. Typical boards of a 1960s house I believe. Tiles would be nice but I am just concerned about a lip it could leave to the hallway carpet. Say if the 18mm ply was put on top of...
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    Bathroom Floor Material

    Vinyl I believe. What would I need if tile or vinyl? Thank you
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    Bathroom Floor Material

    Hi, We have taken the bathroom out and the flooring up to put a new one in just a question regarding the floor. On top of the floor boards, what do I need to put down. Have read on line and there is no clear answer and wondered if anyone could share. The existing one looked like 2 to 3mm...
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    Dwarf wall dpc

    Hi We are having a porch at the front of the house and within a dwarf wall (L shaped) about 3 to 4ft high which will have an oak beam from it. Does this need to be damp proofed? Thank you
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