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    immersion heater cable size

    thanks for the reply. thats my thinking... i will run the cable a different route... i was not 100% happy with this idea anyway. i will run a radial clipped direct under plaster in conduit with 3 other cables 13amp breaker 2.5mm cable happy with that! basically the boiler...
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    immersion heater cable size

    ok i have done my calcs and this is what i have come up with. a) 25m from CU to Immersion heater (50m ring not radial) b) Immersion heater is 3kw c) Cable is going next to central heating and hot water pipes approx temp 60-80 deg C, approx 200mm from the pipes, boxed in together d) Going...
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    anyone seen a chimney supported like this?

    yawn @ comments
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    anyone seen a chimney supported like this?

    yes the roof eaves have been supported correctly, i was more concerned with the corbelling of the breast the breasts below have been removed on the right my main concern is now that my neighbour is going to do the same to his breast using gallow brackets but on the left (not the opposite...
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    anyone seen a chimney supported like this?

    yeah thats what i thought, corbelled in... well over 2years for sure... probably about 18years. nothing is happening to it ... yet ... but the neighbour is going to put gallows on their side will it affect the corbelled brickwork ?
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    anyone seen a chimney supported like this?

    right side breast at the bottom its been tapered off and blocked with brick ??? the breasts below are gone...[/img]
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    Rip Off Of The Week??

    COMPLETE RIP OFF!!!!! i wouldl charge that to fit the damn washing machine, and plumbing and electrics to it... to change that kinda tap should only be £30-50 quid standard rates by anyones standards
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    UNPROFESSIONAL TRADESMEN

    as a tradesman.... traffic / job delays or other issues but i always tell my customer / or if im going to quote that i will or wont make it or running late in plenty of time. some... say they will be there (but really they dont want the job so dont bother turning up) or they get a better...
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    Tackers, Dabbers and Skimmers?

    plastering ... in the uk we do it the hard/right way... in the US they only skim the joints ..... (no dot dab) i hate false walls! always getting calls, i want to hang my 42" plasma on my wall but its a new build.... they then fall over when i tell them how much to hang it.... and...
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    Customer said I was to expensive!

    i would have charged 1050 plus mats
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    Credit crunch- how you doing ?

    business for me has dropped.... but like others im not dropping my rate just to get work many strings is all i have to say
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    Trade tough mobile phone

    nokia 6320 dropped it, got it wet, stepped on it, half ran over it with van... great phone bought a new phone some sony doodah broke in a week so im back to my nokia
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    Is plumbing still a trade?

    all building works are still TRADES.... its just there are so many DIY'ers doing it on the side (maybe 100% fine) but not all of them....
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    What was your most costly mistake ?

    under quote because i need the money!!! then job takes twice as long.... i dont bother now, just charge what i want! if they want it done properly they'll pay if not its polish or other eu worker with no insurance or comeback if it goes wrong example. eu builder fitted sink in new loft...
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    National Trade Register / MyHomeConnect

    they called me trying to get me to sign up they are a middle man (who hardly get any work) waste of time money and effort! make you join some trade association (that i had never heard of) even tho im registered with about 4 others so told them to go off and procreate
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    Chimney Support Question

    I bought a house two years ago and my next door neighbour has decided to remove their chimney breasts (leaving the stack) and supporting it in the loft via a gallow bracket. now it got me looking at my loft and breast... (now nothing was mentioned on the report regarding this)...
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    Loft Eaves Supports

    in my loft i have timber supports in a V shape to support the roof. what is the minimum height of the timber to support each eave to the loft floor, if there is one? (i know that i may need a rsj or another support across the loft floor) thanks
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