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Hi all, I'm doing the kitchen and changing the oven from an all in one elec oven/gas hob to a built-under elec oven and separate 4 ring induction hob. Oven is rated at Nominal power: 3kW 13A and hob is 5.9kW 32A Oven http://www.smeguk.com/Catalogue/Product/SC485N-8.aspx Hob...

Thanks for the reply Namsag. Desperate for a nice hot bath so I popped out and bought a new garden hose and a hoselock adapter for the tap in the utility. Managed to fill the bath upstairs by going through 2 windows :D . Can't wait for this to be fixed on Tuesday. Still had some issues where...

Hi all, We have been having problems with our water going hot then cold then hot in cycles of about 2 minutes which makes a fun shower experience. I have called in a plumber and when checking he found that the diverter valve piston was only fully engaging for the tap that is situated right next...

Thanks for the reply. After reviewing the prices, I agree that there's not much in it. I've seen some in Trade-Depot for just over the £2 per metre so I'll probably go for proper deck boards. Going to check out Hancock & Brown tomorrow to see what they have in stock as well. Cheers

Hi all, I hope I'm not going to get laughed at for this but I'm thinking of using 6x2 PT timber to use as the steps (treads) & deckboards in my back garden. Reason being is it's cheaper than buying deckboards, finding 'smooth on one side boards' is getting harder to find and the 6x2 I've...

Just checking again, and refering to the DPC comment, my existing patio is 90mm below the DPC material so my finished deck is going to be about 40mm above the DPC. Is this a problem? I will step the wall plate off the wall to allow drainage (not sure how far off it needs to be though).

Thanks dds, good advice. Any pics of your deck?

Thanks for explaning that, I understand what you mean now. I intend to take pics as I progress the project and I'll post on here just in case it helps others.

Wow, what a transformation Thermo, looks a million times better. What's the gap measurement between the boards? looks nice and tight. When you say 'perimeter members' do you mean the deck boards around the edge of the main deck? What do I use to make the 'small legs' for the joist? Is it off...

Hi all, I have a couple of questions I'd really appreciate some answers to. Here's what I'm doing. I currently have a patio eyesore that I want to completely deck over. It's 8.5m x 3.8m and I have 135mm of height below the doors that open onto it. I've added some pics to set the scene...

Just in case anyone else is looking for another way, I found using a pick axe to lever them out worked for me.

Thanks mate, sorry for resurrecting the old post, was just desperate for an answer. I have just done my last joints of 2 bathroom refits in my house and I have just 1 leaky joint to replace. Pretty pleased really as this is my first attempt at plumbing.

I need to do the same thing. Does that mean: yes you can leave some solder on or no, all the solder must be removed and the pipe made totally clean? jezer, what did you do in the end?

Fair comment, that's what I'll do then, cheers! :)

Thanks for the reply, my main concern is the tube of adhesive says "Depth of compressed beads [of adhesive] should be no less than 4mm". That would make the mirror plus adhesive at 10mm depth. I can't have the tiles on 3mm of tile adhesive can I? I would expect it would cost a fortune (using...

I need to fix a mirror to the center of a wall. I am then going to tile around that mirror with some large porcelain tiles. I want the finished result to be tiles and mirror flush with each other. I have bought some Elch-pro mirror adhesive and this recommends pressing the glass no closer...

Excellent, that's the jobby! Thanks very much for all the replies.

The only RCD is on the consumer board. The MCB for the (now redundant) shower circuit has the following on it "450132 Hager MT132 B32". What do I need to look for on another MCB to make sure it is compatable with my consumer box? Thanks, Glen

Hi all, Does this sound okay? I have refitted the bathroom and removed the electric shower. I removed the wiring that was going to the shower back to the loft and want to terminate it to use it for 2 mirror demisters and the extractor fan. This new circuit will be all switched on/off by...