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    Bath replacement with a shower unit.

    After my mostly unresolved problems here I have decided to rip out the bath and replace it with a shower unit which will hopefully allow access to the pipes. https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/shower-pressure-of-cold-leaky-sink-help-please.538252/ However I would like some guidance on what I...
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    Shower pressure of cold, leaky sink! Help please :)

    After purchasing one of these https://www.toolstation.com/waste-pipe-cleaner/p80592 and a water pump I pulled off the tap in the shower and started attacking the pipe, sadly the 6mm waste pipe cleaner could not get further than about 20cm after hitting the first real bend. The water pump also...
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    Shower pressure of cold, leaky sink! Help please :)

    Hey thanks for the reply! The plumber did this, and the flow was poor even without any mixer for the cold. Do you mean something like this https://www.screwfix.com/p/rothenberger-pipe-drain-cleaning-coil-1-32m/65766 ? I also noticed this little device, I wonder if this will help...
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    Shower pressure of cold, leaky sink! Help please :)

    I have two problems I would help resolving, I recently paid a plumber who didn't resolve my issues and if anything made it worse but perhaps pointed me in a better direction of my problems. Problem1: The water pressure in my bathroom is fine, the sink hot and cold water pressures are OK...
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    Immersion heaters - Left out to dry by plumber

    A price of £280 seem fair for service, fitting and supply?
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    Immersion heaters - Left out to dry by plumber

    At least I know who I am looking for now and what the system is, that alone is much appreciated :) Cheers
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    Immersion heaters - Left out to dry by plumber

    I own an apartment which has a water tank 2 immersion heaters and a timer. Recently I have been getting extremely hot water then one day I got no hot water at all. A plumber came round and had a look, my timer appears to be faulty along with one immersion heater always being on the emergency...
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    Stud wall for extra insulation on an old house good idea?

    Ah well, not sure he is putting up a vapour barrier. He is going to use foil coated kingspan though. Can a vapour barrier be added afterwards in this sort of style:? http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/insulation/stud_wall_insulation.htm
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    Stud wall for extra insulation on an old house good idea?

    Sorry for the worry just worried about things not being right considering all the effort and permanent damage I've caused by taking everything so bare!
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    Stud wall for extra insulation on an old house good idea?

    I have literally taken the whole wall back to bare brick and ripped out everything else including coving and skirting boards the joiner is here now. Anything he should be doing to fill the gap between the floorboards and brick or anything which should be going onto the exposed brick?
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    Stud wall for extra insulation on an old house good idea?

    Its interesting its now November, my room is still in a mess and I have yet to get this sorted. Just got my fire fitted and started to look into the stud walling again! As I said before, my handyman skills are pretty terrible but someone quoted for basically building my stud walling...
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    Bit clueless, landing pad adjacent to house. Where to start?

    I currently own a detached property which has a lean-to shed and adjacent to the property is as an area which is best described as a landing pad. It has a concrete floor, Brick wall and gates onto the road and a wooden fence around the edge. Id like to do something with it, either build a...
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    Stud wall for extra insulation on an old house good idea?

    Nah just rather new at all this and not the handiest of people!
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    Stud wall for extra insulation on an old house good idea?

    I appreciate the advice! Is it worth attempting to do this myself or getting a professional to do it for me perhaps?
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    Stud wall for extra insulation on an old house good idea?

    Currently i am in the process of doing up my living room. Everything has been moved out of there i will be replacing my fire and rip out my fireplace and i am pulling all wallpaper off the walls and going to bare plaster. From the looks of it the plaster underneath is rather old id say a good...
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