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    Insulate slate roof

    If it's becoming an office, does this not make it a "habitable space" that required buildings regs?
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    Insulation questions for suspended floor

    Why 50mm insulation board and 50mm rockwool? Why not 100mm insulation board with no rockwool?
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    open vent system expansion pipe configuration

    The pipe coming out of my indirect vented cylinder comes out vertically and then runs horizontally i.e. 90 degrees from the verical for a foot before rising straight up verically to the vent. Should it slope up slightly or will a short run of horizontal cause me no real issue?
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    Shower pump recommendation

    I had a Stuart Turner twin, negative header. Was as noisy as hell, even from new.
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    3 storey Townhouse heating advice

    Following with interest. I know open plan is very trendy these days but it seems like a heating nightmare, especially in a multi-story property.
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    First they'll give us the chicken...

    Doesn't really bother me but I always try to buy British anyway.
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    Films they should remake

    Boris Johnson's Day Off.
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    Still struggling with boiler cycling

    Yep. Tried the boiler at its highest temp (82) and it still overshoots. I'll try the cylinder stat lower and see what happens but I'm not sure what that will tell me really.
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    Still struggling with boiler cycling

    Hi folks. I'm still struggling with a problem on my Glow-worm Ultra-com 24Hxi. System is indirect vented cylinder with 3 port valve. The continuing issue is that whenever we are heating DHW, the boiler continually cycles (don't get this issue when heating CH only). With the tank cold, boiler...
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    Should I put stud wall on top of floorboards?

    Should you not use T&G ?
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    Plaster / render key

    So he rendered over render?
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    Cavity wall dpc level

    Quick question. Should the external cavity wall dpc be above, below or at the same level as the internal floor? Just sorting out a patio that is above DPC level on a 1930s house where the existing DPC is well below the internal floor level, and wondering if it would be easier to install a new...
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    Painting vinyl wallpaper

    Many thanks for the replies. I appreciate it.
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    Painting vinyl wallpaper

    No he didn't like as the walls were in great condition. Neither of us knew that it would be somewhat see through once dried.
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    Painting vinyl wallpaper

    Due to family circumstances last year, I paid a professional to wallpaper our hall, stairs and landing. Latterly we've noticed it seems as if the wallpaper is somewhat see-through (I can see wall dimensions written in pencil on the walls in a couple of places) and the paper is just too white for...
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    Section 5 Public Order Act 1986

    So if I filmed you going about your daily job, you'd have no issue with that? How about if i follow you around the supermarket and filmed you shopping? No harm in that eh?
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    How's the weather where you are today?

    30 and beautifully sunny here in Florida :)
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    Frightening

    Pure and simple observation will suffice. The number of people encounterd during the day who stink of weed vs the number who stink of alcohol.
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    Frightening

    People often state that cannabis use is no worse than consuming alcohol. That may be true but it appears that many cannabis users need to consume it at various times throughout the day, every day e.g before work, during the working day, before driving etc) whereas most (not all) alcohol users...
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