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    slabbing garden , how best to drain it?

    thanks, are storm drains the normal rain water ones for the house? if so i think that will be hard as the garden slopes away from the house, id have to get the water BACK from the bottom of the garden :-( and for the soakaway ill have to dig down to break through the clay layer right...
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    slabbing garden , how best to drain it?

    hi in the summer (after conservatory built im going to slab most of the garden, with some raised brick planters around. Whats the best way allow for rain water drainage... runoff. I know about sloping the paving, but if i slope it, surely all the water will runn off the nextdoors garden?
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    garden shed.12ftx8ft. wet wet soft clay.

    thanks deluks. I think ill have to use some scalpings as hardcore, to give it a chance of staying in position. What are trench blocks? got a link I have light weight concrete blocks already from when it was up in the last house, so im using those.
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    Annoying droning noise from new Worcester boiler (updated)

    hi , i just want to add my experience, as i just had a worcester 37CDi installed (2 weeks now on a 3 bed house with micro bore pipes). It was replacing a Hot water cylinder (boiler mate II) system and older, smaller, wall boiler. It makes hardly ANY sound, and im someone who is 'noise'...
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    garden shed.12ftx8ft. wet wet soft clay.

    hi? anyone any ideas? i sorta need to get on with this asap
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    CANDY site gawn?

    thanks but ive searched google to death. Good news is i had a reply on another site... Hi Simon Try 0151 334 2781 they should be able to help. Don And they can email me a manual They said thier site shouldnt be down, and are checking into it, but even if it was up, it wont be...
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    CANDY site gawn?

    hi i needed a manual for a Candy Alise 1000 washer dryer, but the www.candy-domestic.co.uk site doesnt seem to work anymore. Anyone got any news on this, or even better got the manual :-) Thanks We just moved house and this washer was left here for us simon
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    garden shed.12ftx8ft. wet wet soft clay.

    hi i need a base for my shed 12ft x 8 ft, ive read lots on the web about hard core, then either concret slab or paving slabs etc, read about 100mm hardcore is best for soft clay etc. Questions are, 1. its really really wet out there at the mo, should i wait for it to dry out abit (its clay...
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    how much storage weight can a loft take

    will do steve, cheers
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    how much storage weight can a loft take

    :lol: just threw in the wind and snow load bit to see if you knew what you were on about. Anyway ive decided to make my loft space part library and part training gym, will let you know how it goes.
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    how much storage weight can a loft take

    actually he gave me the load per square foot a loft floor is designed for. He explained how its designed to take into account for wind and snow loadings, point and UDL loads, so its 'designed' for alot more than just the ceiling Which is more useful, if not for more than curiosity, than...
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    how much storage weight can a loft take

    thanks again joe, keep the help coming...
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    how much storage weight can a loft take

    thanks DIYisfun, i know a SE so i will see what he thinks. and thanks joe, for your stupids answer. (im sure more abuse will follow, sorry everyone else)
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    boilermat 2 leaking... HELP

    got a nice worcester combi now installed, no hw cylinder so a nice big airing cupboard now :D
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    shower swing door, water runs off it onto floor

    yes its never had one, i cant find any to retro fit so i might still get on!! :D
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    how much storage weight can a loft take

    i realise that much, anyone got a more specific answer
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    how much storage weight can a loft take

    hi just part boarded my loft, with 2.4x0.6m chip board flooring 18mm thick, got BnQ to cut em in half as they were a bit big, screwed down My roof trusses are only 80mm ones and @ 600mm centres. how much weight can i store up there, truss rafters seem teeny when compaired to the floor...
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    worcester boiler CDi, vent

    aparently it says it has plum management
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    worcester boiler CDi, vent

    thanks, so is it purely steam or any nasty toxic fumes? and is there any was of redirecting it cheers
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    worcester boiler CDi, vent

    hi had a new boiler fitted. The bit that vents 'stuff' through the wall (sorry im no boiler expert lol) is it steam or fumes and its about 3 days old now, there seems to be quite alot of steam stuff coming out . more than the old smaller boiler, does this reduce and what is it exactly...
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