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    Kitchen / bathroom wate not draining

    Forgot to take pics but will get some tomorrow. Lead pipe disappears into the party wall so you only see one end of it. There was a collapsed straight joint below the bath which caused everything to back up and fail. Ripped it all out and replaced. Sink is existing but waste was new. When I...
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    Kitchen / bathroom wate not draining

    Hi I have just run a new 40mm waste pipe in my flat. It drop from the kitchen sink down to low level. Through the wall into the bathroom where it falls to the original lead waste pipe. Bath is T'd into it about 1m from the final connection. Everything is new appart from 1ft of lead that...
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    Pipework when using a pump

    Power shower will sit before the pump. Not sure if it has its own direct feed. Need to check. It's a rental. Does that matter?
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    Pipework when using a pump

    I need to get it done as quickly and cheaply as possible. At some point the entire flat is being ripped out and remodeled but not now so just looking for an easy win. If the pumps are an issue I will just leave it with the weak gravity feed.
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    Pipework when using a pump

    Hi I haven't been on here for a while. I hope everyone is doing well. I about but am about to pull out an old bathroom in a flat that needs renovating. The water is fed from a tank next to the bathroom but being a flat is only at say 1.5m above floor level. The water pressure is p!55 poor...
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    Decking Screws (Again)

    I know this has been asked several times before but I haven't seen one for a few years and wondered if these are still the best screws for external decking. The deck is a 20mm thick Iroko board fixed into timber bearers. Are these -> > LINK < the best screws to use? Is 50mm the correct length...
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    Smart TRV that works with Heatmiser neohub

    I ended up with a nest controlling the upstairs heating and set the manual trv's for each room to how I wanted them heated. Has been ok but the next few months will be the test now the house is finished and winter is here
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    Under stairs draws - Are they worth it?

    Decided to give it a pass. Stuck to a traditional door and wall panel.
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    Under stairs draws - Are they worth it?

    This is the sort of thing I am talking about
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    Under stairs draws - Are they worth it?

    Mrs P is convinced pull out sections are needed under our new staircase. I was pla nine to have a door under the tallest part that lead into the understairs for storage. I am losing the argument. They look great on the photos and if they work correctly probably have a use for more usable...
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    Door step base

    I have a 180mm step from my drive to the front entrance door threshold. This is not big enough to split into a 2nd step but I want to have a defined area for the door as if a step were there. This will be done using 3 stone slabs. Currently there is a type 1 sub base down so I plan to dig this...
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    Bedding a fireplace hearth

    I want to install a stone hearth on top of the original concrete base. I have a load of cementitious tile adhesive left over. Can i use this to bed the slabs or is a sand/cement better. A wood burner will be sat on top.
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    Steam clean timber before oil

    I plan to give that a go tomorrow. There are just a few noticeablr ones left now.
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    Steam clean timber before oil

    I have my engineered oak flooring laid which needs oiling to seal and finish it. The dog despite being told not to has managed to slobber water on areas of it that have left water marks. I am considering going over the entire floor with a steam cleaner before oiling in the hope that it will lift...
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    Finishing Timber to Hearth

    Tiled originally
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    Finishing Timber to Hearth

    Would the BCO class it as a superimposed hearth if it is sat onto the original concrete base?
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    Finishing Timber to Hearth

    25mm thick. I was worried a bit about tolerances and being left with a small gap hence the minor overhang.
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    Finishing Timber to Hearth

    I have looked into the regs and the hearth must sit 300mm in front of the burner and 150mm to each side. This is what i have allowed for. Just waiting fro the stone to be cut which wont be until weeks after the timber is planned to go down.
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    Finishing Timber to Hearth

    This is what i am thinking. So basically the hearth would overhang the timber by 20-30mm something like that.
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    Finishing Timber to Hearth

    I have not yet installed a hearth to the fireplace but am about to lay the engineered timber flooring to the room. The fireplace is due to have a wood burner in it. How should i finish the timber. Someone suggested laying the timber everywhere and then installing a hearth on top to the fire...
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