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    House redecoration costs (edited)

    Thank you guys, this gives me some idea. I needed a bulk sum, so I think £10k should be enough.
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    House redecoration costs (edited)

    Hi Guys, Can somebody help please. Want to buy a three bed house 78sqm in a poor condition. Need to know an approximate price for redecorating. Excluding bathroom and kitchen, need to strip old wallpaper, skim the walls, paint the walls, ceilings, door, cills, etc. How mus would it...
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    1 Bar tap on Gravity fed water system

    Hi guys, I have a Bristan Kitchen Tap which says - minimum 1 bar. I have a gravity fed water system, so the pressure is about 0.5bar Will the Bristan tap work ok? I do not need anything special, as long as water flows slowly.
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    Plastic Pipe for mains water outdoors

    Thanks, running internally or inside is not an option.
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    Plastic Pipe for mains water outdoors

    The outdoors part is about 3.5-4 meters, feeding a kitchen tap in the attached garage extension.
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    Plastic Pipe for mains water outdoors

    Hi guys, Need to run a bit of mains water outside of the house. This will be above ground and will be very insulated. What type of plastic pipe is the best to use? What would you recommend for above ground outdoors mains water, MDPE, HPPE, HDPE, etc? Thanks,
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    Number of Radiators in The Converted Kitchen

    Hi Guys, Doing an integral garage conversion, knocking down a wall and joining it to a small room with an existing radiator. (Small Room 5sqm, Garage 10sqm; new kitchen area 15sqm) Are there any specific Building Regs about the number of radiators per room? I want to leave one radiator, but...
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    Two Courses of brick under a stud wall

    Thank you guys, appreciate your help!
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    Two Courses of brick under a stud wall

    QUOTE="^woody^, post: 5165570, member: 37821"]DPC goes between the timber frame and the brick. As does the DPM. Thank you, So the bricks go directly on to the concrete garage floor, then DPC on top of the bricks and then the stud wall, correct? Do I need to put a bed of mortar on DPC before...
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    Two Courses of brick under a stud wall

    Hi guys, Doing an integral garage conversion. Separating the garage in the middle using a stud wall. Building Control asked for two courses of bricks first and then put the stud wall on top. Can you help to clarify please. - Do I lay DPC on the garage floor directly or build the first course...
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    Partition Wall In Garage Conversion

    Thank you, do you know if there are any specific requirements for the vent outlet? Can it go out anywhere I want (next to my neighbour's window for example) or does it have some requirements?
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    Partition Wall In Garage Conversion

    So if I built something like a stud wall on the floor, not sure what is the proper name for it (deck maybe) and insulate inside with 100 celotex, do I still need to ventilate it somehow? Even though I will have a DPM? Thanks,
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    Partition Wall In Garage Conversion

    Thank you for the detailed answer Do you mind me asking what did you do for the floors? I am thinking DPC to garage floor (concrete) Timber battens 100mm Celotex 100mm between timbers Chipboard panels on top And for the Vent, I will have a French door into the garden, do I still need a vent...
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    Partition Wall In Garage Conversion

    Hi guys, Doing an integral garage conversion, half of the garage will remain as a garage and another half will be a kitchen. The wall to split the garage in two, what type of wall should it be to meet the Building Regs? Can it be a stud wall with fireboard on both sides? How thick the...
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    Garage conversion into kitchen

    Any reason why? What is so special about this?
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    Garage conversion into kitchen

    Hi guys, I am planning a garage conversion into a kitchen and want to submit the Building Control Application. All gas and electrical work for the kitchen will be done by Registered professionals who will submit all required paperwork to the council. Do I need to say in the application that it...
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    Hot Water is Heating when House Heating is On

    To answer your questions: If you select ONLY hot water on your programmer / timer ,do the radiators heat up ? - Yes And if you select central heating only ,does hot water cylinder heat up ? - No How it was previously: - Selecting Central Heating would also heat the Hot Water - Selecting...
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    Hot Water is Heating when House Heating is On

    I guess pretty much the same. But now, when the heating is on, the hot water is not heating. Whereas previously, when the heating was on the hot water tank was boiling hot. So I assume the valve has moved with the help of the actuator? But manually moving the brass valve is hard, could not move...
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    Hot Water is Heating when House Heating is On

    Thank you, the spindle in the brass, does not move freely, had to use pliers to move it. I have changed the temperature on the hot water tank and something has happened, now I get heating on when the hot water is heating. Am I correct to assume that the actuator is working fine, but the brass...
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    Hot Water is Heating when House Heating is On

    Thank you, any easy way to reset it?
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