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The front two external corner vertical edges of a standard traditional chimney stack in a living room has been coated in mortar (sand/cement). If wanting to add an angle bead along the two vertical corners in conjunction with the bonding plaster and finishing plaster: would you: a) attach...

The attached photo shows a fireplace with hearth flags, brick slips on the three internal walls and a plaster finish on the front facing chimney wall. The plaster covers the front edges of the brick slips so the these edges are not left exposed. On a front facing chimney wall which already has...

I've seen socket beads attached around a socket on a plasterboard wall. The bead is stapled to the plasterboard. Are these socket beads also attached to brick/block walls? If so, I guess adhesive of some description is used to adhere to the wall.

Would you think the rad below would suffice for a living space of (3.5 m x 2.93 m) x 2.6 m height. Has a standard chimney place in room. One double glazed window. North of England latitude. radiator: type 33 K3 (triple panel) size: length 1000 mm x 400 mm height output: 1971 Watts / 6720 BTU...

Are there any other K4 - Type 44 radiators (not 4-column) on the market other than this one: https://www.justradiators.co.uk/ultraheat-compact-quadruple-panel-double-convector-type-44-k4

A dividing wall between two ground floor rooms is just one brick/block thick. What would your thoughts be on placing one 47 kg radiator on either side of the same wall at the same point (different rooms) as indicated by the red coloured boxes on the schematic attached? Thanks.

Would it be reasonable to assume that standard compact K3 convection radiators of the same physical size would have the same output in a 50C heating system across brands? When I check widely available brands of convection rads of the same size, and use the provided manufacturer outputs they...

On an internal brick/block wall can a bonding coat of plaster be applied directly to the brick/block wall, or does the wall need a coat of sand and cement (mortar) first before applying the bonding coat? Thanks

I have an outside small brick shed which was constructed many decades ago from relatively low quality bricks which means it constantly sheds brickdust and mortar onto the ground inside the shed. Are there any sealant products which could be painted onto the brickwork to try and seal the brick...

Mains water supply of mid-terraced house enters house through front door, runs along full length of hall and then directly into kitchen where stop cock is located. Present setup means water supply is "live" right up to kitchen and cannot be switched off if required. Ideally, where should the...

I understand that there are requirements concerning the positioning of light fittings and sockets in bathrooms within certain proximities of water sources such as showers/sinks. If a copper water tank for has an immersion heater with an associated switch in proximity of this same copper tank...

Would it be possible to configure appliances as shown in the schematic below so that the waste flow pipe from a dish washer and a kitchen sink can travel along the back of an electric cooker? I had a look on Curry's website looking at the sideview of multiple electric cookers and from what I...

When installing an oil tank on 50mm thick concrete flags with 300mm clearance from tank to end of concrete flag base on each side, presumably the flags do not necessarily have to sit "atop" the surrounding concrete surface? This would mean that they would be 60mm higher than surrounding concrete...

Can a pressurised cylinder for hot water be used in a fully pumped open vented system (not a sealed system)? I'm just wondering as it would allow change to sealed system at later date without requiring new pressurised cylinder.

A heating engineer suggested that in general external wall mounted condensing oil boilers give more problems than a floor standing external condensing oil boiler even of same brand. He suggested this might be due to manufacturers attempting to cram the same components into a smaller space. Any...

If prepping a fireplace for a wood burner, would I be right in thinking it's best to install the brick slips against the 3 internal walls of the fireplace first and then lay the hearth into the fireplace after this. Otherwise, if the hearth is positioned first, then when the brick slips are...

If a sealed heating system (with unvented hot water tank) is put in place can: a) either plastic or copper pipework be used? b) since system is "sealed" does this make it more complicated than it would be otherwise to either remove/replace a radiator to the system in the future? Thanks.

From what I can see the primary difference in these two boilers is that the System version is that "System models are supplied with a factory fitted expansion vessel, filling loop, pressure gauge, automatic air vent, pressure relief valve and high efficiency circulating pump enabling the boilers...

Given that there's only about £100 difference in price in these two external combi oil boilers, and both are physically the same size, I guess may as well just opt for the second one, the E26C which has a higher flow rate of 22 L/min (compared with first option of 18 L/min). House has 3...

What minimum height off the ground would a home heating oil tank have to be to allow gravity feed? Thanks.