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    Loft conversion - new attic trusses vs. modify existing

    Attic trusses are half the price of an equivalent cut roof conversion. We did a hip to gable conversion in February 22. The truss designer do all the calculations and design for you based on your planning consultants drawings. The only thing we needed the SE calcs for was the lintel loadings...
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    Sand & cement, plaster, or tiling render before tiling?

    Hardwall or Bonding plaster would do the trick.
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    Fireplace tiling expansion gaps??

    Well the TV will last about 6mths in that position
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    BG330 boiler code F13

    Bg 330 is an old hxi isn't it the 330+ was the flexicom. Probably main burner seal perished or rear collector gone. Roasting the wiring loom. New boiler time.
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    New Baxi boiler - weather compensation not connected, does it matter?

    Its there to enable a box to be ticked. The get out for boiler plus compliance is outdoor sensor. No-one has told the sparks about it though. Generally outdoor sensors cause more problems than there worth. Every boiler I have ever fitted W. C to we have had to go back and disconnect it...
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    Loft extension staircase

    Hi I'm trying to get my head around the bannister wall of my stairwell opening. Our loft is attic trusses we replaced the entire roof as it was cheaper than converting it. My constant struggle has been getting enough room for a 1700mm Bath in the upstairs bathroom and a reasonable landing...
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    Is my heat pump dryer saving me money?

    Best tumble dryer is a gas one!! Unfortunately you can no longer buy a domestic model as white knight ceased trading.
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    Does this quote for concrete foundation seem right?

    External boiler or air source pump?. A bit of mesh or rebar or some fibres be good in the concrete as well. But price is fine.
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    Leaking shower screen - remove this silicone?

    Not that it matters but the screws have been fitted to the wrong side of the profile. On that bath screen the wall profile should be sealed against the tile on the inside vertically and on the outside vertically a small bead should run on the bottom up to the seal as well.
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    Installer insists on Combi with unvented cylinder

    A system boiler is just a combi boiler with the plate and divertor blanked off. We used to fit combis on swimming pool setups with the hot water capped off. As yes they are cheaper to buy.
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    Current lead times for building work?

    Theres so much wrong with that statement! A kitchen fitter is a kitchen fitter. You see some of the worst examples of rough plumbing in Kitchens. Your kitchen fitter is probably a chippy what skillset makes him competant or qualified to fit your bathroom? Chippy rates are probably a third less...
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    New shower installed-discoloured sealant

    Has the profile been sealed on the outside and the inside? Has the top cap been put on the profile. If yes and yes and no.. The profile is full of water and the screws they used didn't come with the enclosure as there rusting!!
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    Chipboard laid over wet underfloor heating pipes?

    If using liquid screed use trays. Clipping is only any good for normal screeds. The whole trays vs clipping is only a cost decision by the contractor to save money. Clipped pipes tend to float/lift up with a liquid screed.
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    Hardwall and plaster on walls

    Sounds like you need to buy them a corner trowel!!
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    Top oven and hob igniter not working

    Sound like the power board in the oven is damaged.
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    Shower Tray Installation

    The whole builders doing bathrooms thing I've never understood. Just because they do it cheaper than plumbers. I started a new job two weeks ago and we look after a lot of rental properties the quality of the plumbing is shocking. Got called out to one ground floor flat, fairly newly fitted...
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    Unvented Cylinder Vs Tradiotnal Vented - Did I Do This All Wrong?

    I saw one the other day knob builder had fitted boiler fix valves into the t+p valve and combination valve ( so that's both the cylinder safeties taken out if some diyer turns them of thinking he's isolating the water or the nuisance dripping out the discharge. 2 port valves fail all the time...
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    Unvented Cylinder Vs Tradiotnal Vented - Did I Do This All Wrong?

    Worth watching what happens when you cap of the safety devices
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