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    Water above my window?

    I happen to have photos of when the roof was being retiled
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    Water above my window?

    When I checked the roof the felt ends just on top of the gutter as it should be. If I remove the last row of tiles would I be able to see inside the cavity? Also, what’s the purpose of the fascia?
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    Water above my window?

    We can see some dampness on the internal wall around the window, the paint has started peeling off around the metal bead; do you see anything wrong? When it rains there is the annoying drop hitting the windowcill, here’s a video showing where it’s coming from (and me trying to find a way to sleep)
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    Do I need to clean this concrete before glueing engineered wood?

    I tried grinding but I found I was just exposing the bitumen from the tile adhesive I’ll just float the floor; I was able to return the wood adhesive and get some underlay I couldn’t justify the cost of self levelling compound for something that is already flat
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    Do I need to clean this concrete before glueing engineered wood?

    That’s probably because it takes the same amount of time than grinding and the customer pays for the screed plus a premium for sourcing the material That is, if the floor is level
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    Do I need to clean this concrete before glueing engineered wood?

    Wouldn't a light grinding be quicker? I've checked for level and it's within the floor specification
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    Do I need to clean this concrete before glueing engineered wood?

    And will the screed adhere to a non clean substrate?
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    Do I need to clean this concrete before glueing engineered wood?

    Why do I need the self levelling? It's quite flat already
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    How does a solar inverter connect to a CU without bypassing the RCD?

    Thanks, so they connect it to the non-rcd side on the CU. Isn’t another reason that if the load on one rcd side circuit is less than the current pv production (and excess going into a battery), then all current flows from inverter to said circuit, without going through any rcd? Is this even...
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    How does a solar inverter connect to a CU without bypassing the RCD?

    Hi all, I've had quite a few solar panels quotes from different solar companies and I realise I have asked questions that they might not have been able to answer correctly as they were the salesmen and not the electricians doing the work. I think one of them said they will connect the inverter...
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    Do I need to clean this concrete before glueing engineered wood?

    I have a concrete floor that used to have tiles; the tiles have been removed prior to plastering so the concrete is ‘stained’ with plaster; there are also some paint residues due to me spraying some doors in this room Do I need to clean it before glueing the wood floor to it? What’s the best way?
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    Can I use water based paint over solvent based primer?

    I normally use only water based primers and paints; I have some preprimed doors (not sure what primer they used) which I had to trim so I needed to prime the sides; having run out of wood primer I bought this Leyland Wood Primer from SF...
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    Loud creaking noise from radiator

    I don’t feel anything at the valve Boiler pressure is around 1.5bar This is what I replied to the vendor Hello, Thanks for your quick reply. I don’t think it’s normal to have such loud noises and the cause can’t be the high temperature as it’s already running at 40° flow temperature. The...
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    Loud creaking noise from radiator

    It behaves exactly the same without the TRV head
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    Loud creaking noise from radiator

    I’ll try as soon as I get home; are you thinking about cavitation?
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    Loud creaking noise from radiator

    It’s this radiator https://www.traderadiators.com/trade-direct-aphex-aluminium-designer-radiator-white-1600mm-x-372mm-smooth
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    Loud creaking noise from radiator

    I think it comes from the radiator body; I can also make it do that by applying some pressure on it by hand The company I bought if from replied I've listened to the video, it is simply the sound of the metal expanding/ contracting. This isn't a product fault and is common with aluminium...
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    Loud creaking noise from radiator

    I purchased this radiator about a year ago; it has always made some creaky sounds while heating (I assume it's due to metal expansion and different metal parts rubbing together); while this was acceptable initially, the noise has recently become 10 times louder such that we can hear it while...
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    Gap between internal door and door stop

    The gap is 10mm, I can probably cut something down on the table saw
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    Gap between internal door and door stop

    After having the living room plastered I added some timber strips (4mm thick) to make the frame flush with the new plaster As a consequence I also fitted the hinges 4mm further away from the stopper; the door was already not touching the stop all the way around so now there is about a 10mm gap...
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