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    WC Soil Piping needs sorting :-(

    H there, welcome any advice. Moved a WC from the garage to the under the stairs room... This was the old WC in the garage room... The garage room now just has a soil stack going through to the under stairs room... The garage room is a 22cm step down from the rest of the kitchen &...
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    WC Lighting... was hoping easy-peasy?

    Hi, doing a convert of a under the stairs pantry into a WC (nightmare). Getting there with the plumbing issues but had an electrical questions. -Had an AC mains socket in there (replaced with a connector block for now to keep the loop) -Have a working light switch -Have a light socket which...
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    Roofing Tiles: sniff... sharp intake of breathe... and then ??

    Staring out the window watching the rain bubbling against the window and wondering how worse its going to get over the next months. Have some roofing tiles missing and loose and its hassle trying to get them fixed. Roofers seem to come, have a look... sniff.... sharp intake of breathe... quote...
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    Ma' Beloved Boiler...

    Introducing Bella the Boiler... She is an aging Vailant Turbomax VUW 282 E Been with her for the last 25 years (bless her). Occasional let down here and there, occasional leak but seems to be still chugging along. Prop'ing her up with a British Gas insurance which costs £28 odd a month...
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    WC into understairs pantry - nightmare

    Hi, looking to do two projects: PROJECT (A): Want to bring garage WC to below the stairs pantry PROJECT (B): Then maybe turn the garage WC area into a shower room Pic of the PROJECT (A) basic move: Pic of the garage WC: Pic of the pantry area: Garage WC and Pantry on either side of...
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    A Lofty Question...

    I have a light switch going to one light bulb fitting already in the loft . I'd prefer two lights activated with that one switch. I understand a new light fitting can either be daisy chained from the last light fixture or a new wire taken from the loft light switch box? Both of these options...
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    To cut or not to cut? - that is the question...

    Hiya, someone has probably asked this question somewhere, but darned if I can find it when I need it. Want to cut out a loft hatch hole in a new place on the ceiling to make it easier to access the loft. Basically, can I cut this timber (think its a joist maybe) and so I can make the hole...
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    Newbie flame lockout query: Vailant Turbomax VUW 242 E or 282 E Boiler

    Hi, new here. Panicked as have an issue with my trusty Vailant Turbomax VUW 242 E or 282 E Boiler. It sometimes goes into flame lockout after central heating is run for some time and central heating stops. As it goes through normal start up cycle I notice the lockout fame light coming on...
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