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It's worth a lot Chris, many thanks. It's just the kind of "been there done that"..."be careful when you"....advice that stops a beginner from falling down the same holes, and it's appreciated. I must admit I'm a bit of a belt and braces type, and would rather ask the question than just dive...

Well it's obviously more straight forward than I thought...I'd picked up bits of information about draining the system and wondered if it would be necessary in this case, and whether there is any particular order to firing up the heating afterwards. Obviously stupid questions to somebody who...

Hi, I want to connect a new radiator to existing pipes that used to have a radiator attached, (before my time here) but haven't been used for quite some time. I like dabbling with basic plumbing but this is something new for me, I would however like to give it a go. The pipes (copper) come from...

Found the info I needed on Woodyoulikes website

Hi guys, I am looking to lay a reclaimed 22mm solid oak t&g floor over glued 22mm P5 boards, floating over 120mm Kingspan insulation, over Visquine DPM, over treated concrete floor in our garage conversion. It is 6 metres square but the oak floor will only cover 1/3 with the other 2/3 carpeted...

Thanks Gasman, I'll go and see if I can find one. Already got 2 fires, 1 up, 1 down. The one downstairs couldn't be sited further away from the new one. Cheers for your response.

Hi, is it acceptable to tee off the pipework on an existing gas fire on the first floor to feed a gas fire on the ground floor? I ask this because the new stove is directly underneath the other, and I was thinking shortest route. I will of course get the corgi guy in to do the technical stuff...

I have recently had our balcony refinished to these standards...Polymer Membrane to be laid on to 350gsm separation fleece and mechanically fixed into T&G roof deck using SP40 steel pressure plates and RS fasteners. I mention this as I now want to finish the ceiling in the room on the underside...

Richard C says: I’ve never attempted to stick a paving slab to a wall before Ha! I never looked at it that way...it's just a slab divided into 3 isn't it. When the tiles are not in front of you it's not always easy to imagine the physical size of it. Hi Richard, thank you for your prompt...

I am looking at buying a pallet (approx 7.0m2) of Black Basalt Flamed 600 x 200 x 50mm tiles, it's drastically reduced and seems to be exactly what I need to fill 1.4m either side of an internal wall made up of concrete bricks into an internal corner with a height of 2.4m. and will provide the...

No suprise to me that there are no replies to my post, I think it only makes sense to me because I have a picture of the problem in my mind. Can I come at it from a different angle....is the little bolt, part of the larger handle mechanism, or part of a seperate key locking mechanism, and can...

hi, first of all I have done the searches but can't find anything pertaining to this particular problem. If there are, then I apologise. My UPVC door locks perfectly easily but wont unlock....after reading some of the other posts I opened the door and tried again, again the door mechanism...

Hi, I have a dry, level concrete garage floor approx 6 square metres, with insulation underneath. I am looking to raise the floor by 100mm as part of the conversion to an extra room which will be used every day. On top of that I want to lay something suitable for a covering of 2/3 carpet and...

Hi all, subject almost says it all. I have battened out the ceiling 3.5m x 5m in downstairs (noisy) room, under upstairs bedroom at 450 centres going across the joists. I intend to board with 2700x1200 Soundbloc boards. Three questions please....would you recommend noggins, and if so at what...

Thanks Speed, very helpful. Just priced up the lintels, they're only £5 each £15 for the casing, can't wait for the weekend now. Cheers, Dave.

Thanks for your reply Gregers.

Hi guy's, I need to create a new doorway, it is through breeze block + cavity + breeze block, finished room on one side, bare breeze block on the other. Wall supports the ceiling which is 6m x 5m. what would be best choice re lintels? Also any advice on fitting them would be greatly...

Hi, I'm looking to put a doorway from my converted garage (well it's underway anyway) to the main house. After reading various posts I intend to buy a standard door (762mm) appropriate sized casing, draw around it on the wall, adding 12.5mm all around (plasterboard depth) then cut through...