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Thanks Cjard/Tony1851, The garage was/is always intended to be a cold room. The original drawing had the opening left by the garage doors in-filled with an insulated stud wall with the extension built on to it (the stud forming the part of the internal wall of the extension. This was...

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Hi, I am due to have a rear extension built. It has been through planning and BCO and now due to start to digging within the next month. Existing to the new build is an external brick built garage/outbuilding, to the rear of the property and virtually at the boundary of the new build...

Hi all, Just a quick one. I'm having New Years eve at my place this year and I'm setting up a marquee type temporary construction at the rear of my property as an overspill area. This will be a floor space of 5 x 7 meters approximately and at around 2-3 metres high. So we're looking at a...

you can buy pumps specifically designed to boost hot water flow on vented systems. They are particularly useful in flats, where the cyclinder is at the same level as the hot water usage and there is very little head. Coupled with modern small bore taps you are a bit stuffed when your setup is...

yes, definitely concrete them in. I've tried the post holders and they are easier to use but don't give the same end result. Also, put some chippings down in the hole for the post to sit on first before you throw the concrete in - this lessens the chance of the post being in constant damp...

Yes, I've used this exact same product, in this colour and from the same supplier. Completed my decking around a month ago. If the boards are already red you may just want to use a neutral oil. Mine were the standard yellow pine prior to the oil going on so brought it out in a subtle red...

Yes, definitely decking oil. It doesn't chip/flake off as it actually soaks into the timber grain and hence is better for extra weather proofing - it doesn't just coat it like some of the stains. Decking timber is generally pressure treated and is designed not to require further...

I've not tried this myself but from what you have said, with respect to the product only forming a coating and it flakeing off, have you tried power washing with a Karcher or similar? I know from experience that if you put these anywhere near a "painted" wooden surface, that has started to...

Thats spot on RigidRaider. I had the idea to do something similar and you have now confirmed it can be done. There is nothing wrong with using timber if the design is robust enough. The end result looks excellent and at much less cost I bet!

Just out of interest RigidRaider, what are you bolting the WC pan on to? Do you not have a proprietary frame set into your stud wall to provide adequate strength/stability for the pan to hang off?

Thanks Rigidraider, I'll bear this in mind. It might come to this if it's going to be too awkward to do from the loft. To be honest, the concealed cistern route is the one I will probably end up going down as the loft idea might be too ambitious. In any case, I'll design the bathroom...

Yes, thanks for your info sooey, I'm completely aware of what you're suggesting here and I know you're trying to help, but my only reason for having the restriction at the manifold end was to centralise where I control the restriction from, not that it would be a better place to do it from in...

yes I'm aware of what a lockshield valve is for, thanks. I was just trying to centralise where I restrict the flow to each branch from. I suppose it is overkill though...

- ookysoft, I've not got round to it yet. This will be an "autumn" project - too much work to do outside in the garden at the moment! I'll update when I've done it - with any issues and how I overcame them (hopefully). :D

Cheers for the info. I did have a chat over the weekend with a plumber friend of mine and he suggested the same problem. 15mm will overcome the tendancy of 8mm to get blocked but will completely unbalance the system, especially if there is still other 8mm present, which there will be...

Thanks for the quick answers chaps, I'll get my blow torch primed then..... I'll be glad to see the back of the 8mm stuff - I'm sure it has it's place but I'm not a big fan.

Hello All, I'm considering replacing 4x radiators and associated 8mm microbore pipeage with 15mm to each rad from the 22mm flow/return. This is currently done through an 8mm manifold at each end (4 out and 4 back in). Now when I put my 15mm tubes in to each rad and back I'm looking to...

Hello all, The situation is that we have a 1st floor flat built c1980 using large pre-cast concrete sections as the floor/ceiling. These, I know have channels or voids in them. Recently, a leak has caused more than a few litres of water to pass from our 1st floor flat to the property...