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    Preparing new stud/solid wall & ceiling for plaster skim

    Hi, I plan to outsource the plaster skim. I'll plasterboard the ceiling and the wall. I'll use TE board so it joint tape is hidden and it just needs a minimum skim. Normally I would dryline tape and joint but there is too much to do so having it plaster skimmed seems the quickest and the...
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    Kitchens - dryfit cabs, access panels

    Hi, I'm looking at new kitchen with assembled units. I can opt to have these dryfit which is to say not glued. I can then take them apart on site to cut holes etc.. Will I need sash cramps to glue these up when I have finished? 4? Or can I just stand them on end with a weight on them? Or...
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    Pushfit mix and match - conflicting advice

    So floplast are changing their hot and cold pushfit fittings it seems and so screwfix have stopped selling them and are running down old stock. A PITA since I have a project on the go which has used floplast. I have reels of pipe but needed some more fittings for next stage - no joy. Hence I...
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    Screed or concrete to raise shower tray?

    I need to cast a platform to raise a ground floor shower tray to get the right fall. The waste pipe goes below floor level but I don't have enough fall with just that so I need to take the shower tray up. I think I'll need 40mm. Floor is old style so 100mm concrete with 50mm screed. I'll pre...
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    Shower tray unstuck

    Hi, I'm fitting a stone resin shower tray, well 3 to be precise. Maker says bed on 5:1 which is what I have done. I had some waterproofer around so I added a bit of that for workability and to make the mortar waterproof which seemed a good idea (given I had the waterproofer). Maker said 8mm...
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    Options for raising shower tray?

    Hi, This is a ground floor bathroom with a concrete/screed floor. I need to raise the shower tray by 50mm to get the minimum fall. Tray manufacturer say min 8mm of sand/cement under tray so that is 42mm. If I use a 18mm OSB3 base that is 24mm to floor. Could I scree 24mm and then set the...
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    Shower tray manufacturers?

    Hi, I'm having problems getting a decent shower tray, that is one that isn't damaged from factory! I need 4 all told, first 4 weren't made right. Next 4 delivered only 1 was unmarked and most of the damage looks to be from the factory as it is in areas unlikely to be due to transporting and...
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    Copy of DoE Circular 1/85: The use of conditions in planning permissions?

    Hi, As it says in the subject I'm looking for a copy of: DoE Circular 1/85: The use of conditions in planning permissions I can find the later 11/95 circular online but not the earlier one. Planning inspectorate don't have a copy either, I've asked. Thanks
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    Knauf joint products

    Hi, Anyone familiar with knauf joint compounds? I've used Wickes readymix joint compound (220995) which has the knauf brand on the COSHH datasheet so I'm guessing this is a knauf product rebranded. I need a lot so I want to buy it in 20kg tubs and Wickes only do 10kg ones. Does anyone know...
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    Burying cold water in under screed

    Hi, Due to an extension the cold water into the house comes up in the middle of the kitchen floor. This was done in a previous extension, now uncovered for the further extension. The water in was extended to wall in copper (I think there might have been a bit of plastic pipe of that). This...
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    How to size etc. CH expansion vessel

    Hi, There seems a lack of god information on this so I thought I'd put together this post. As hot water expands then in a sealed CH system you need an expansion vessel to allow for this. C Factor 85 0.0324 90 0.0359 95 0.0396 100 0.0434 85C is the hottest the water should be but to play...
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    floor problem - too thin for dpm + screed

    Hi, I have a problem with my extension and the door and the floor. The floor is currently like this As you can see the blocks are below DPC and the cavity has been filled too. The DPM comes up the inside of the block and that is my damp barrier (blue line). If I just scree to the front door...
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    Soli pipe adaptor to 2 x 40mm?

    Hi, Does anyone make a adaptor to convert an old ground floor soil connection for toilet into a dual 40mm waste connection? Something like the McAlpine DC2-BL only dual. I currently have just 110mm pipe sticking ~10mm out of floor which used to take a WC connector. I want to re-purpose this...
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    Soil pipe alignment tolerance?

    Hi, Is there a specified alignment tolerance for soil pipe. I've looked at various manufacturers sites but can't find anything. My problem is that I need a true 90deg bend for a horizontal run. Using a 87.5 deg bend gives me 1:23 so 2m run would be 87mm drift. I presume there must be a...
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    Dry fit kitchen units

    Hi, Anyone experienced with dry-fit kitchen units? These are full assembled kitchen unit but not glued so you can take them apart, do alterations and then final glue them together. The benefit is you can do the alteration with flat bits of wood. It mainly used when you have major cuts to do...
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    Applying gyproc soundcoat plus

    Gyproc seems to have very little info on how to apply this so what do peeps here think? It's 6mm thick so by eye or wood strips to get right thickness? It says 17.5 l of water to a bag, exact or does that needs adjusting for consistency? Mix and use or mix, wait, remix, use? On aerated...
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    Opinions - 450mm or 300mm inspection chambers (aka manholes)

    Hi, I need to add 2 inspection chambers to my drains because of new connections. One is a new stack which I will probably run at 45 deg to existing drain for better flow and so I don't have 2 manholes almost next to each other. The other is an outlet from a downstairs bath room that turns 90...
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    Insulated plasterboard and cable derating

    Hi, I've house remodelling underway and I'm looking at the electrics. The walls are planned to have 30mm thermaline basic (polystryene backed) plasterboard to improve the U value of the old walls and decrease the U of the new walls. I had thought that this would be method A, "enclosed in a...
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    Routing CH pipes, down wall or under scree?

    I'm doing a bungalow to house conversion. Bungalow had E7 heating but there is now gas in the village so I'm going to put in gas CH with radiators. I need to decide how I plumb the downstairs rads. Do I carve out channels in the scree and then run pipes there? Or do I run 10mm pipes down the...
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    Gyproc Easy-Fill, ProMix, Joint Fill vs Wickes Ready Mixed Jointing Compound

    Hi, I've used Wickes ready mixed jointing compound in the past. I've found that very good and when it dries it seems water resistant so it doesn't soften and come off it you get it wet again (i.e. when painting or stripping). I've never used Gyproc easy-fill or Promix/Joint filler AFAIR. I...
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