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    Varying boiler temperature

    Is there a similar wall-mounted gas heater that you can recommend? The legacy pipework is buried in the floor so a new install will need a fairly lengthy new gas supply pipe run Regards Tet
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    Varying boiler temperature

    The hall is devoid of any insulation whatsoever and retrofitting would be prohibitively expensive. Running any kind of electrically powered heater would be considerably more expensive than a fossil-fuel powered setup - the only other choice is a pellet boiler (like I have in my own home) - that...
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    Varying boiler temperature

    I look after a commercial property where the heating needs renewing. The hall is occupied by a nursery Mon-Fri (more on that later) and various hall renters of an evening, plus weekends I have a control issue that I would like some help with Background Uninsulated brick-built 20m x 10m x 5m...
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    Sourcing glass for shelves

    Credit where it's due - you've done a really nice job Regards Tet
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    Sourcing glass for shelves

    Try your local glaziers. I was trying to find two bits of glass 300x135 for our shower niches and the rules insist on safety glass - online the best I could get was £120. However, this was a 10mm piece of glass and that size and location there was no way that it needed that. So I went to my...
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    Filling in this very busy chase

    I'm a big fan of Pendock's plywood boxing range. A perfect finish that takes paint really well. They do corner boxes as well as 115-degree boxes that come in a variety of sizes for your problem. The advantage of these is that they can be easily trimmed to be very flush with the wall...
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    Glueing guttering to EPDM

    Does it drain perpendicular to the tile run. i.e. the water hits the EPDM and then goes right/left? If so then you could just build a mini berm on top of the EPDM to make a sort of EPDM gutter Idea #2 - what about some zinc roofing? - wider and lower profile than the gutter Regards Tet Edit...
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    Glueing guttering to EPDM

    I'd be very careful. From what you describe you have only a tiny gap between the pitched roof and the EPDM Whilst your idea might work in principle, I'd be very nervous about water splashing in heavy rain back up underneath the tiles. A picture would be really helpful and an idea of how much...
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    Pencil sharpener for broomsticks!

    I remember seeing this guy making dowels with jigsaw blades. Would this work? What you really want is an enormous pencil sharpener.....and this is what comes up when you search for that..... Regards Tet
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    Coach Bolt for Hook and Band Hinge through facing side of Gate

    I recently completed a similar project with loglap - The DIYnot hivemind certainly helped me through the process. https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/garden-gate.639905/ In order not to spoil the external aesthetic, screw the bolt through the 4x2, recess if necessary and put shiplap over the...
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    Putting HDMI in wall

    I would chase out a large channel and then put in a much larger diameter conduit (or even 32mm waste fittings) You're looking at HDMI but you don't know what you need in the future. In my install I have a two low level power sockets plus a mid level double power socket. I also have a low...
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    Shower tray recommendation?

    Re: watertight I wold have thought that that profile would get you a better seal and you get more sealant at the point where you need it most, i.e. where the tile meets the tray and the wall You may end up with a slightly bigger bead than otherwise, but that's mot necessarily a bad thing...
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    50cm cooker hood & 50cm cabinet?

    Are you cramped for cupboards or worktop? Have you considered a hob with downdraft extraction as an alternative? Regards Tet
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    Tiling kitchen wall with Herringbone mosaic

    By herrigbone I'm going to assume that you mean diagonal. Trying to get those diagonal cuts looking good next to the mirrored piece is going to be extremely tricky. My main concern would be to have those diagonals as substantial as possible (i.e TILE centre) to avoid the fiddly, scrappy corners...
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    Advice on half lap joints

    I used a mitre saw down to 15mm and then hacked-out down to 20mm joints in C24 4x2 with a Ferrex (Aldi) palm router Worked fine Regards Tet
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    Lifting 100Kg beam off lorry

    I'd make a platform with trestles or pallets about 2'6" off the ground as a halfway house for one end and then take the other end off the lorry. £20 for the delivery driver will buy a lot of goodwill! Moving it after delivery will likely cost you a crate of cold beer and some pizza for a bunch...
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    insulating an outbuilding - advice sought

    Thanks for the reply. Short of taking the whole thing apart (that I could do as it was built to be demountable for the planners) what is the practical downside of? plywood + vapour barrier + insulation (stud layer) + breathable membrane + vertical battens + horizontal battens + cladding. The...
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    insulating an outbuilding - advice sought

    Hi All, I have an outbuilding that I've built and now want to improve the inside. I appreciate that I may have done this a little back to front These are some of the photos from the build. It's a mixture of brick wall, brick pillars, a timber "ring beam" and a noggined 4x2 roof at ~600...
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    Absolute safest way to wall mount TV on plasterboard

    I saw Charlie Diyte review on youtube of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/GeeFix-Plasterboard-Cavity-Fixings-Anchors/dp/B0196MJM8S Review here: These look seriously impressive and are my current thinking for my new (as yet unbought) TV bracket to go with my new (as yet unbought) TV Regards Tet
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    Garden Gate

    Hi Guys, A little bit of angle-grinding and some bolts to attach - I'm all done Thanks for all the help - really appreciated Regards Tet
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