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I believe that extracts have a stated maximum distance in their specs? And that every bend limits the max length by a factor of “X” However I didn’t know if X is the same for all/ varies by duct material My kitchen extract comes out the side, and I made a “shelf” from a kitchen end panel that...

I don’t suppose Ikea do tops? I know they do some kind of polycarbonate (type) tops for Kalix ? Personally I’d go for glass, but budget may be a concern.

Could you build the frames flat, use wrap, but then raise them to near vertical using a support frame, close to the boundary, then clad? Then move to your boundary. Repeat for the other side using the same support system, dismantle the supports. Or build the back wall first, using that to...

Any builders merchant will have heavy duty polythene for DPMs. https://www.wickes.co.uk/featured/damp-proof-membrane Possibly cheaper on Amazon/ebay

Use several pieces of cardboard and tape to create a template of the gulley and pipe locations. Then copy this onto something (ideally) weatherproof to make a cover. Plywood/upvc/ cement board. If ply, it will need many coats of waterproofing. Wander around B&Q to find something suitable- even...

Option 2 allows access to the windows should you wish to get closer, and allow access to the cupboards on the LH and RH walls. Option 1 allows a bit more storage, but makes the cupboards on the LH and RH corner hard to access.. it also means that peering out of the window is harder. You can...

Humvees are terrible. they are too wide and are being phased out They are looking at a BAE vehicle and Pinzgauer, merc, Toyota and BAE have vehicles in the testing.

Looks ok to me? I am not a plumber. It looks like a new boiler added to old pipe work.? With the general mix of pipes, I’d assume it will be boxed in later.

Assuming that the lights are LED, and the CE marking is genuine, probably YES. The only real danger is the PSU overheating. It would be sensible to have them on a timer so the supply gets a chance to cool down.

You might be able to fit an additional screw over the top of the mirror once it’s hung on the cleat? We used to do similar. The screw would hopefully be out of vision at the top and prevents the mirror being lifted above the release point. A bit of heat shrink on the WAGOS would probably be...

Couldn’t you use inline commando sockets? Ok you’d have a tail but if you cut the fixed mains lead long enough to sit the join on the ground, the unit will still be portable yet extendable

Either a fire door or make one out of 2x2 frame covered in thick ply filled with plasterboard.

Is there any insulation in the other internal walls? I’d go for rockwool in the cavity, and plasterboard /timber over the faces. Double up on the plasterboard if you can and use a mastic or similar to seal joins. Sound goes around corners, so it the side room has a door that’s flimsy, you will...

I assume that this is the side passageway of a terrace at the rear? And there will be a window above? As suggested, use a rope from above to hold the weight. I would acquire a big cardboard box (as a source of sheet material) that I could slide behind the bars to protect the glass I’d cut the...

A mate had one of those. If you stood close enough, you could hear it rust

A well built MDF box surround will be in compression. The wardrobe is made the same way.

To be fair, the pipes look like they haven’t been touched in years. If they were under the floor, there could well be a wardrobe on top? Is the wardrobe white? I would go to b&Q and buy some 18mm contiboard shelving that’s faced on all edges. Get a length of 2x2 as well and buy the cheapest...

Worst case ring 111 and they can book you in through A&E . You could just turn up at A&E but through 111 seems quicker. Different case, but after I fell from a ladder, 24 hours later I rang 111 and they booked me a check-in at A&E in 2 hrs. Arrived and checked in, waited 15 mins (in a crowded...

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The upstands could be screwed through, with gripfill or similar. I used the square tube because we used it everywhere. I suppose that it might(?) deflect less? I’d use whatever you have available, or easier for you.