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    Metal lintel rawl plugs?

    Thanks for your help guys, the blinds are up
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    Metal lintel rawl plugs?

    Have ordered 4.5 x 38.
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    Metal lintel rawl plugs?

    Unfortunately not. The bracket clicks into the top of the blind. Purchased from Hillary’s blinds for our old flat but they fit the new house windows so wanted to get them up
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    Metal lintel rawl plugs?

    I need to pop to B&q tomorrow to pick up a few other bits but don’t seem to seem these type of screws listed (with the wing). - don’t worry, found them
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    Metal lintel rawl plugs?

    Sorry for the very basic question. Looking to put up some blinds in our new (1980s) house. Drilling up into the window recess shows a metal lintel. What would be the best fittings for this? Standard rawl plugs? https://www.screwfix.com/p/rawlplug-plastic-plugs-5mm-x-25mm-100-pack/44738
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    Hot upstairs, cold downstairs

    Was a slight exaggeration
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    Hot upstairs, cold downstairs

    Hi all, We have just purchased a 1987 3 bed two story house. We have noticed that there is a large temperature difference between downstairs and upstairs (t-shirt upstairs and jumper downstairs ). We have all new windows fitted, there is a vast amount of insulation in the loft. None of the...
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    Moving Door way

    Hi all, Hoping for a bit of advice, just moved into our first house, needs a bit of work (sockets/heating/decorating) We are considering moving the doorway i the lounge over to the right so it opens onto the staircase rather than into the middle of the room. Is this wall likely to be load...
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    dry ridge system and extra works

    Hi, hoping for some advice, We are in the process of buying a 1980s 3 bed house. We had a structual survey carried out that highlighted that the there was a number of roof tiles missing that needed action urgently. The ridge tiles could do with resetting and there is a lot of moss that really...
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    Floor insulation (suspended floor)

    Thanks for the replies both. We have not even moved in yet so just looking into what would be involved. Will get some photos once we are in and pulled the carpet out. I heard on the news recently they are giving government grants to EPC D properties which this is so was thinking about looking...
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    Floor insulation (suspended floor)

    Hoping for a bit of advice, we are currently purchasing our first house (had 2 flats previously) I believe the house was built in 1986 and does need some modernising which is fine I have had a look at the EPC and see that it lists “Floor insulation (suspended floor)” as a recommendation. Is...
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    Excess pipework

    I think the plumber just preferred to work with copper, I didn’t specify anything, just asked if he could fix the mess
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    Excess pipework

    Plumber came around and fixed the mess
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    Excess pipework

    I have taken a bathroom suite out before prior to a professional installing new bathroom. To remove this excess pipework would I just need to isolate the main water supply then disconnect the pipe work? Or would the whole system need draining?
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    cold floor

    so, it looks like i have drafts from all over the place 1. between skirting and chipboard - now sealed with wooden floor sealant 2. large gaps around pipework in cupboard for gas / water. - will get fibre insulation 3. behind radiators where the flexi hoses feed through the wall is just an open...
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    Excess pipework

    never said it was, it’s just excess pipework from the original build that BG didn’t remove at the time of removing old tank
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    Excess pipework

    This was the original tank installed with the property built in 2001. I purchased in late 2014 and the tank started leaking during the winter so was happy just to get heating at the time. just trying to get it tidied up now
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    Excess pipework

    This is the original pipework that would of been installed when the apartment was built in 2001. I paid British Gas £2900 in 2014 to remove the original water tank and install new combi
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    Excess pipework

    I had a heating water tank taken out years ago and opted for a combi boiler. It looks like there is a lot of excess pipework left, would it be easy to remove the excess pipework as per the red markups in the attached? Thanks
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    cold floor

    I would love to get the chipboard up to make sure its been insulated fully which I doubt but I think is a bit beyond my skillset (i dont have a circular saw) I have used "wooden floor sealant" between to skirting and chipboard to see if helps with drafts.
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