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Thanks for the instructions. With regards to cutting and chamfering, I have a small device for holding pipes in place and stable for cutting. I plan to cut the pipe with either a hand saw or an oscillating multi-tool, and chamfer the ends with a hand file. How does this sound?

Good to know. For some reason I thought you could only push the pipe half way in to one of these, meaning it would be impossible to use it to replace a section of pipe without having a gap between the old and new pipe.

I need to replace a section of damaged waste pipe If I cut a new section to the correct length And then use a sleeve on each end My concern is when I pull the sleeves back over the new piece of pipe, there will be a small step where the new pipe meets the old pipe, and be a potential cause...

There were some old socket holes about 5cm deep in the wall which I filled with expanding foam. I would like to smooth the area prior to wallpapering. Can I use some filler directly on the foam?

This hole was for a extraction hood that has been removed. The cable will also be removed. I'd like to cover/close the hole. It doesn't have to be pretty because the ceiling will be replaced next year. There is cold space above (barn) so I'll also be laying some insulation above the hole to...

The engineer set it up so the heating is on between 5am and 10pm, but made no mention of any room thermostat, only the outdoor temp. sensor. The original offer however did have a room thermostat: https://www.vaillant.co.uk/for-installers/products/sensocomfort-sensocomfort-rf-72192.html

The engineer did this via the panel on the front of the boiler.

I'll also mention the boiler is also connected to an outdoor thermometer. I assume that value is also used when determining the modulation

Ok so the water leaves at 70 comes back at 50. Then 70 60, modulate down, 60 58 modulate down 55 53 modulate down 50 45 modulate down 45 40 modulate down 40 35 turn off. Something to that effect?

Ok so when there is a smaller difference between flow(?) and return, the boiler will reduce the power and eventually just turn off? Or are boilers just on/off?

We recently had a big storm and the result has been some damp patches on the wall and a small pool of water on the floor. The room in question is converted from a barn area. I checked the outer wall with the window and it seems some of the brick work and mortar work needs repairing. Or looks...

I have a VAILLANT ecoTEC plus VC 20 CS/1-5 and reach of my radiators has a TRV. I understand that when the TRV is set to 3 and the room reaches a temperature of 20C, the TRV will prevent hot water flowing in to the radiator and instead flow to the next radiator. When all the TRV are closed, I...

I'm not sure I want to paint over it. I thought I could just leave the white caulk around the edge and it would look ok providing it's neat

Hello, I am finishing my bathroom however I wallpapered and painted the ceiling before I sealed the gap between ceiling and wall. Should I use decorators caulk for this, or silicone? And if silicon, should it include some mould resistant properties?

We have a room in our home that was converted from barn space. It is a small hall linking the barn area to the general living space. The room is heated. Above the room is a cold barn. There are 140mm beams running across the room ceiling (highlighted blue) with wooden planks laid upon them...

Our toilet was draining very slowly and we discovered that part of the waste pipe in the garden is falling towards the property. I'm going to adjust it so it is falling away, but how can I achieve this so the pipe doesn't fall back? The pipe is currently in soil 60 cm down. Should I simply put...

We have a mounted toilet installed and I am curious if there should be some more sealant in the join? Currently it seems like dust and other stuff will get stuck in this small gap and be difficult to clean:

Our hallway is 135cm. Would the top hat tracks need to be supported by another metal stud running perpendicular above them? And would that metal stud need to be connected to the wooden beam?

Right, plugs not dowels. I recently installed a ceiling and wall using timber as the framing/stud(?) and that was very straightforward. Just fix the timber to the wall using screws and dowels for the wall, or fix it to beams for the ceiling. I'll do some research regarding the metal framing so...

I had no idea there was metal framing for plasterboard. Are the C- section connected to the wall via screws in dowels? My concern is I only have a sticker beam to hang stuff from.