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    Insulating and waterproofing external bathroom wall

    Hi all, We have stripped our bathroom walls back to brick and are lining them with NoMorePly fibre cement boards. The reason we went for cement boards was for the moisture resistance and for supporting the large-format tiles we’re planning (90 x 90 cm). The tricky part is the exterior wall...
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    Wiring thermostat hub with boiler

    I am looking to wire my combi boiler with a Drayton Wiser thermostat. As part of this, I am also looking to make the following improvements to the current wiring: Replace the boiler's twin and earth with 3-core flex, as twin and earth is not compliant for high vibration and heat areas Replace...
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    Is it OK to put copper pipes through sleeper walls?

    I am rerouting some 15mm cold water copper pipes under my suspended timber floor. As I am running insulation between the joists, I have found the best way to route these would be through ventilation openings in sleeper walls. I am planning to lag the pipes and support them with talon clips...
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    Why is my mains pipe going up the 1st floor?

    I have been renovating my ground floor bathroom and while taking the walls back to brick, I found my mains pipe buried in the wall, going up to the eaves. This prompted me to follow the layout of the mains supply and found that although it starts at the ground floor, instead of supplying the...
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    Do I need to repoint?

    I am taking my bathroom wall back to brick in order to fit cement boards before tiling. After removing a section of plaster to expose a couple of bricks, I found the brick pointing to be crumbling and pulling away with just my fingers. - Is this lime mortar pointing? I put a piece in white...
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