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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...

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...

Hi All, We're getting an all-gas range cooker delivered next week to replace a built-in gas oven and gas hob. Before the range cooker is fitted I will obviously need to remove the old appliances, cut some worktop out and move some cupboards over to accomodate the wider appliance. I'm...

Hi All, Just about to lay 40m2 of softwood decking and have been swaying from laying flat profile up or grooved profile up. It seems a lot of designs tend to go with the flat profile these days, I think to emulate the look of hardwood decks, but I'm worried that this may be too slippy...

Hi All, I'm starting a project this weekend (weather permitting) which will see me installing a multi level deck over both earth and then a flagged patio at a different level. I'm happy that the patio is solid enough to be used unmodified as a foundation and am planning on putting...

Has anybody ever vented a 1st floor bathroom extractor through the roof space and out through a UPVC fascia? I've seen the special cowelled tiles that can be fixed on the roof line but, for me, venting at the fascia level will be a lot easier and cheaper. Basically, I will be able to...

Hello all, I've got a Worcester Bosch Combi boiler, badged as a British Gas unit but have worked out is either a WB 24CDi, 28CDi or 35CDi model. There seems to be a problem with Ignition Lockout. :cry: The unit can be on for either 10 minutes or 10 hours, totally random time period, and...

Hi, I will refurbing the bathroom this year. I plan to use a wall hung WC pan and want to avoid having to use a proprietory cistern/frame system at pan level- including the slimline wall mounted variants. To do this I'm looking to install the cistern immediately above the pan up in the...

Hello, This is a sub-question from my post here: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=172262 I want to run cross battens from the side wallplate within a hipped roof and attach these to the existing ceiling joists (at 90 degrees) below, to spread the load. I would like to attach...

Hi all, New on here and finally got round to posting. Bear with me as this is going to be a long one. I’m going to create a secure loft area to store items that are currently in my spare bedroom to allow the spare bedroom to be used as a bedroom and not a store room. The loft is better...