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Great, thanks for that.

Hi all. Hope this isn't a daft question. I'm fitting a 1 and a 1/2 bowl sink which has the main bowl furthest from the house waste outlet. Does the P-trap have to be connected to the main bowl or can I put it under the half bowl? Putting it under the half bowl will be a neater job, plus it...

Hi all. This thread has been very useful to me as I had the same problem as the OP. Couldn't fit a surrey flange because of the moulded in 22mm connection on top of my HWC & didn't really fancy fitting an Essex. Mehran's use of the immersion heater plug is an excellent idea & very easy to do...

Is that anti gravity loop a bad thing? I can't install the pump below the tank there just isn't room.

Hi all. I'm after some advice about fitting a twin impeller shower pump. The pump is installed in an upstairs airing cupboard level with the top of the hot tank & will be connected to the tank via a surrey flange. I've put in an anti gravity loop to drop the supply from the flange down about...

Thanks for the advice, I'll do as you say with the Danish oil.

Ok thanks, I'll get hold of some Danish oil. My worry with using any oil was the possibility of the oil soaking through to the core & lifting the veneer. I've just noticed further down the instructions, they don't recomend oil because "it doesn't seal the door." I wouldn't have thought an...

They have a real oak veneer which has no finish on it. The instructions say the doors must be varnished or painted before hanging. A note adds that the doors are not suitable for wax or oil. What is the difference between danish oil & teak? I tried a small area along the bottom of the door...

Hi all. I've bought a couple of interior doors which are oak veneered with 2 glass panels. I wanted to treat them with teak oil, but after reading the information with the doors it says "these doors are not suitable for oils or waxes." Has anybody oiled a veneered door & was it ok? Is the...

That's great Shytalkz. The 152mm height of that beam will be less imposing than the 215mm of the Birtley lintel. Thanks again for everybodies help, I've learned a lot from this forum. :)

Ok Ossy, thanks for that explanation. I've often seen the words "effective length" mentioned but never knew what it meant. I think now I'll just leave the extra 50mm of wall sticking into the room, or if the bco visits before I start i'll have a word with him about it. Now that I know the...

Hi again. Naylor couldn't help me, so I contacted Birtley & they were very helpful. I sent them a drawing of the downstairs, one of the upstairs & all relevant information I had. I never mentioned when I started this thread that there is a block built wall upstairs, which sits on two joists...

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I've done that, cheers. I read somewhere though, that lintel manufacturers don't like giving calcs incase the job goes t*ts up & they are liable. I emailed a drawing & the info I have, so hopefully they will get back to me. I say hopefully because I sent the same email yesterday & it came back...

The planning portal link was useful, it's given me a better idea of how the building notice works, thanks. A good few years ago I lived down Milton Keynes & extended my house with a single storey living room extension on the side. I did all the work myself, apart from the brickwork &...

I phoned the building control office at Sunderland civic center to ask about procedure & what info I needed to submit to them to before I do this work & they have sent me a form to fill in. The form is a "building notice" & all it asks for is what I want to do, (proposed work) plus a fee & a...

That's great Shytalkz, thanks for that info & for all your help on here. I'll be contacting my local bco next week to find out the score with this & what plans or info they need before I start. I now have a better idea of what I can & can't do & wont sound too thick (hopefully) when I phone...

The joists are 7"x2" with a 16" space between them.

Hi again. Sorry to revive this thread but there is one other thing I'm trying to find out. I thought the upstairs floor joists (above the wall I want to remove) were in two parts, resting on the wall for obvious reasons. I thought this because the joists at the kitchen to dining end are like...