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    Radiators: does size matter?

    I’m adding a radiator to the last one on the system. Room apparently needs 7261 BTU (according to an online calculator) First question: is it OK to put in bigger rads than might be strictly required? I could put in a 600x1600 Type 21 (7330 BTU) or a 600x1400 Type 22 (8165 BTU) However those...
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    Timing a pond

    Tiling a pond! Turtle pond. Greenhouse with concrete floor. I’ve built up four sides, one of them against the the existing brick wall at one end, using breeze blocks. Intended lining it. Now wondering if I could tile it instead, and seal with waterproof (swimming pool quality) grout. Would this...
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    Lath and plaster ceiling repair

    Early Victorian house. A section of a lath and plaster porch ceiling has collapsed due to water ingress. The source of the leak was identified and dealt with last year, but large cracks appeared in the ceiling a few months ago, and sagging, and finally the collapse of an area about 3'x2'. (The...
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    Help with leaking isolation valve on CH pipe

    HELP! Day before Christmas Eve, and a leaking compression joint on an isolation valve that connects the feed pipe to a radiator. Carpet soaked, people coming... I've tightened the joint as much as I dare and it hasn't stopped dripping. Maybe now overtightened? I can't disassemble and try a new...
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    piers and platform for new oil tank

    I need to have a new bunded plastic oil tank installed, and will be engaging an OFTEC engineer to install the pipework etc. To keep down costs, I'm planning on building the piers and the platform myself. I have consulted the OFTEC advice/regs...
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    hacks for wall mounting an oil-filled panel radiator?

    Quite a few models no longer come with brackets for wall-mounting, as apparently regulations have changed. However, I still want/need to wall-mount the low level radiator I've recently purchased, and wondered if anyone has any genius hacks or ideas as to how to do so neatly, given I haven't got...
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    Why have CH thermostat in a hallway?

    I'm sure I once read on here an explanation of why CH thermostats are often/nearly always located in a room that can often be draughty, with multiple doors opening into it, and a space in which one does not tend to linger. Seems counter intuitive that it is the temperature of this space which...
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    Oil CH boiler - air in the supply pipe

    I cannot get my (admittedly ancient) Myson Velaire CH & HW boiler to run...and we've now been without heat for about a fortnight (the coldest fortnight for the system to fail!) The final section of the oil intake tube is transparent so I can see the air bubbles, but despite many many attempts...
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    Building an internal "wall"

    Conservatory (three stone walls and one of sliding doors) with recently quarry tiled floor (chipboard with hardiebacker on top). Before I finish the tiling (I'm working towards the back wall) I'm now thinking of running a low wall along one length, about 18"-24" out from the existing wall. This...
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    Prepping chipboard floor before Hardiebacking

    Chipboard flooring. Old stuff, not green. Have bought Hardiebacker, and slow set grey adhesive (for quarry tiles). 1) Assume I can use the same adhesive for the Hardiebacker? 2) What's the best sealant for the chipboard prior to installing the Hardiebacker? (Have gathered from reading on here...
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    terracotta tiling onto chipboard

    We're fitting a new roof to 1970s sunroom, and incorporating an orangery roof lantern. We want to tile the floor which is currently chipboard and carpeted. Going to use small black and red, Victorian style, tiles. I'm guessing we'll need to put something over the chipboard. The no-ply stuff...
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    water doesn't seem to be turned off

    Just tackling a bit of last-minuet d-i-y before guests arrive for the weekend...updating an old Mira 33 shower with a thermostatic bar etc. Turned off the water, emptied all the taps around the house...started to undo the fittings to the old shower control, and cold water gushing out. Also...
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    Tiling straight onto breeze block wall

    Is it OK to do this? i.e. not putting on a base coat or top coat of plaster first?
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    interior ledged and braced door

    I've nearly finished making one of these,using t&g v channel 19mm floorboards; ledges and braces from 21mm floorboarding with the t&g planed off, obviously.(I wanted a bit thicker, but disappointingly couldn't buy the small quantity I needed) - I'm screwing this together, not clinch nailing...
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    Extending semi-redundant 30 amp circuit

    We have a 30 amp circuit serving a pottery kiln housed in the attached garage. It is currently used very infrequently. We also have a need to run electricity to a couple of workshops in the garden. Could we extend that circuit to the workshops, and promise ourselves never to fire the kiln whilst...
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    fitting guttering to jack-leg cabin

    Modified jack-leg cabin has a gently curving roof covered with rubber sheeting, which is terminated by overlapping onto the soffit boards by only an inch or two, and held in place there by an aluminium channel which is supposed to serve as a basic gutter, but which isn't very functional. This...
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    Fitting a dog flap into a ledged and braced door

    This would involve cutting through the lower brace entirely...so what could I do to reinforce the door? Just fit two vertical pieces of wood between the lower and central ledge on either side of the opening? Will that be enough to stop the door falling apart?
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    Black & Decker D2655 Power Tool Table

    I've just tried to resurrect mine. Haven't used it for about 20 years. Does anyone have a copy of the manual?
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    Asbestos ceiling tiles

    Asked to give a quote for the renovation of a flat roof extension and the removal of the 70s suspended ceiling tiles, my potential builder suggested that the tiles might contain asbestos. I've sent away a sample. Disappointed that the "next working day email" hasn't arrived, so still awaiting...
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