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    Installing A New Cold Water Storage Tank Advice Needed

    Many Thanks for your reply Blup! even though I was hoping for a "no problem" kind of response! :-P What is an SE?
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    Installing A New Cold Water Storage Tank Advice Needed

    Hi, We Have 2 lofts in our house, 1 is upstairs above the upstairs bathroom and the other is above our downstairs bathroom. In the downstairs bathroom I am installing a new mira pumped digital shower and would like to install a coffin-type water storage tank (already purchased) My question is...
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    How To Identify UPVC Sliding Door? Unable To Adjust

    Thank you all so much for your advice!! I got myself a REALLY long crossblade screwdriver and admittedly it took about 10 minutes of poking around the bottom right corner of the door I found it!! Door now closing perfectly! :-)
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    How To Identify UPVC Sliding Door? Unable To Adjust

    Hi, by slant I mean the top of the door closes (meets the closure point) before the bottom thus making it difficult to impossible to lock (I have to lift the bottom of the door to try and lock) I will have another look tomorrow
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    How To Identify UPVC Sliding Door? Unable To Adjust

    Hi, many thanks for your reply, I have been looking for an adjusting screw and there is just nothing there at all, can you see in the pictures? there is just a void in that gap under the door, I have poked around and even used an endoscope but nothing :-S The door runs very smooth and is not...
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    How To Identify UPVC Sliding Door? Unable To Adjust

    Hi, The house we bought had door & windows fitted by G&H Windows & Conservatories but they they unfortunately have gone bust and I am trying to identify who manufactured our door to find out how to adjust it. There are no adjustment screws on any of the corners but I need to adjust the slant...
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    Repairing a floating Screed

    Many Thanks noseall! really appreciated!
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    Repairing a floating Screed

    Hi, just a bump to see if anyone can help?
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    Repairing a floating Screed

    Hi, Firstly, apologies as I posted this in General DIY which looks to be wrong? I need to make a cavity floor repair due to the relocation of some pipework and am just wondering what would be the best mix to use? I have never concreted before so nothing is obvious to me! :) I was wondering if...
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    What mix of concrete should I use?

    I was wondering about strength.. should I have posted this in the building section?
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    What mix of concrete should I use?

    no, they are just temporary until I plumb the new towel rail
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    What mix of concrete should I use?

    Thank you Notch, I will look into rebar :-)
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    What mix of concrete should I use?

    Thanks for replying!, Yes it is insulation, I have some new insulation to lay down first to line up to the existing, should I then put a bed of sharpsand down on top of the insulation first and then screed? I have heard of some formula you can paint on existing concrete to help the bond just...
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    What mix of concrete should I use?

    Hi, I need to make a cavity floor repair due to the relocation of some pipework and am just wondering what would be the best mix to use? I have never concreted before so nothing is obvious to me! :-) I was wondering if I would need to do anything special as I need it to bond with existing...
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    Creating a wet room area slope in concrete floor avoiding enveloped tiles

    Thanks, that is another possibility now thrown in the pot! :-) I would personally prefer to have the drain at the end as it would be less work to chase out but it is certainly worth a thought thank you!
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    Creating a wet room area slope in concrete floor avoiding enveloped tiles

    I just spoke to wetroomdesign (online chat) about this item and although it appears to me that the item you linked to has no diagonal lines on it he assures me it has! if you look at the other trays they sell you can clearly see the diagonal lines but this one has nothing, it looks flat so I am...
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    Creating a wet room area slope in concrete floor avoiding enveloped tiles

    Hi foxhole, many thanks for taking the time to reply! I had looked at those trays and quite tempted but I am wondering if I actually need one? If I were to create that gradient myself by grinding and then tanking the floor would that be ok? just making sure I am not missing anything as it would...
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    Creating a wet room area slope in concrete floor avoiding enveloped tiles

    Hi, I have a screeded concrete floor in my bathroom and instead of a conventional shower tray I want to have a wet room style linear drain floor. The area I am using is a corner and I have found linear former trays but they all require an envelope style tiling system. The area I want to slope...
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