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Hi :), Hope someone can help me with this one please as a non plumber ?? I'm having an extension done on my house which means I will have to reroute the 15mm copper central heating pipes to a new bedroom upstairs. Is it ok for the central heating flow and return to go to an equal "T" and...

In the end I decided to get a brickie in to do the doorway. As much as I was throwing cement on the bricks, it was just falling back off !! Know your limits (y)

18's ok, but I would pay 19 !! ;)

Thanks for that, I'll be sure to mention it to the builders giving me quotes !! ;)

So it's not catastrophic ?? I'm not going to be paying 20% more for my extension ?? :eek:

Hi, Wonder if someone can help me with this one please ?? Has their been a significant increase in cost and availability of materials since the Covid crisis ?? I'm looking to get my wrap round extension done soon, but wondered if it would be worth it at the moment ?? Cheers (y)

Well.......I've had a brickie I know in today, and I now know why I couldn't do it myself. The gulf between a keen DIY'er and a proper tradesman is huuuuuuge !! ;) Because it's eventually going to be supporting a couple of RSJ's he had more of it toothed out and his mortar mix was a joy to...

Yeah, I think this is the issue. I thought I was being so careful getting the mortar right, but it was probably a bit stiff. I didn't want to go the other way and get it sloppy, as it's just a waste. Although I thought it looked like it was supposed to........it wasn't what I would call "aerated...

True, very true. It took ages with a hammer and chisel and an angle grinder to grind all the old cement off the bricks :(.

I did 3.5 -1 as eventually it's going to be supporting an RSJ and wanted it nice and strong. Maybe that's part of the problem, but I can't see a 4-1 making that much difference ?? Would a 4-1 be more workable ??

Yep, I went to the far end of a fart to try and get the mortar right. Did about a three and a half to one mix with an additive, and shovelled it for ages until I thought it looked like it was supposed to. In the past I've added that little bit too much water towards the end making it sloppy, so...

Hi :), Once again, as a keen DIY'er, I've tried to do something as simple as brick up a doorway and I've been thwarted by bricks that don't want to lay, and mortar that doesn't want to stick to the bloody bricks, lol !! o_O I'd spent all morning and half the afternoon toothing out the doorway...

Ha.....waste a load ?? That's a guarantee from a non builder !! :rolleyes: I've given up for now, having checked the bag of cement it's gone hard round the outside of the bag, and even though I've crushed it into submission, after reading up on here it's not worth the risk using it. Eventually...

Hmmmm, thanks for that Woody, I recon about 84 bricks should do it, so I might just get away with it :?:

Hi all :), Hope someone can help me with this coronavirus lead self isolation question please ?? I need to brick up a doorway to keep my house secure and I've only got three bags of sand and three quarters of a bag of cement, as all the builders merchants shut on the day I was going to buy...

All ok, I've got a proper pipe cutter (y)

Well........that went better than expected :) Cleaned the pipes up before I started, cut them quickly and got my thumb over them to stop the water escaping, put the end stops on with just a bit more water escaping, refilled the system and checked for leaks. All looks ok......so far !! Only...

That's just the reassurance I need, thanks for the quick response. Off the Screwfix we must go..........

It is, oil fired combi with a full flow radiator in the bathroom. And this is only a temporary measure until after the extension is done in the next few months (hopefully !!).

Hi :), Hope someone can help me with this one please ?? In preparation for a house extension, I'm knocking down an old outhouse /kitchen with a radiator in it. I need to remove the radiator and associated 15mm copper pipework completely from that room. Would it be best to just cut and cap off...