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    Big, Big Problem......

    I'm creating a shower room - washbasin, toilet, towel rail, radiator and shower. I'm half way through, washbasin, toilet, towel rail and radiator installed with half the room and floor tiled in porcelain tiles. The far end of the room is to have the shower. Problem. I now realise that the...
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    Help to put a socket in the loft

    Be careful. Some lofts generate condensation on the underneath of the roof in cold weather and this can drip down onto electrical fittings.
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    Waterproof before o/s Masonary Paint ?

    With non-cavity walls, damp on the inside of the wall can be condensation not penetration - especially in winter. I agree with the post above - foam and foil backed plaster board will fix the damp AND save £'s on heating.
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    Rendering Advice Required.....

    I have a 7 foot high retaining wall built with breeze blocks, about 50 feet long. Earth is banked up behind this wall to within about 1 foot of the top and in some places the cavity in the blocks has been filled with earth and rubble. There are no drain holes anywhere in the wall and in some...
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    Solder chrome pipes

    In my view if the manufacturer recommends not doing something, it's simple - don't do it because you've no comeback if it goes wrong. As for the head in the oven, I certainly wouldn't do it if they told me not to.
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