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    Basement finishing -insulation/ plasterboard combo?

    I have a plan after checking through all ( well quite a few) of the previous postings and just wondered of an expert eye could suggest if its ok or needs modification? My plan is to apply Kingspan to the walls of my basement. Not sure if i can stick it direct to wall or if i have to use 10mm...
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    Basement Finishing - the law?

    Thanks for the encouragement.. I will go ahead. I just get a bit worried about been held to randsom when one day i decide to move because i've done something wrong.. Basically the way i see it is as long as i don't 'claim' its another bedroom/living area etc.. when/if i sell up one day then...
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    Basement Finishing - the law?

    I have a mid terrace with a dry basement. Its currently Bare brick painted walls and concrete floor with exposed beams above. Its used as storage and as a utility room. i.e. "non habitable" in law. I just want to make it look a bit better and more useful - drying clothes etc. I have installed...
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    boiler location - a minefield??

    Guy has come back to me and said he can fit it above the toilet which gets around the clearance issue and stud wall issue which is a good option.. He says a Remeha avanta 28Kw which i think is ok and has 5 yr warranty. Sounds like a more standard job than the bodge of sticking the flue...
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    boiler location - a minefield??

    Hi, I'm trying to decide what to do with a new boiler. I've had lots of contradictory information about what can be done etc.. I have a back to back terrace with 3 floors plus basement One guy wants to put a Worcester 24 into my basement and then to get around the 30cm above ground level...
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    Too long flue extension - ideas?

    Hmmm.. The guy says its the flue management kits length that is the limiting factor.. I don't know much about what that means but the flue is currently straight into a passageway and thus not good.. He says Worcester max length is 4.5m and Remeha 28 is 4m. So i guess its because the...
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    Too long flue extension - ideas?

    Help!!! Basically i was getting a replacement combi fitted because the current location of my boilers does not meet building regs and so now my central heating boiler is broke.. it can't be repaired.. Anyway the problem is it is currently sticking the gases out into a covered passageway...
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    Installing a radiator in the Basement

    Its 15mm.. as is the main run.. Its close to the boiler too. i.e at the end/start of the run whichever way around it works?? I currently have an old open tank system but upgrading to a combi.. thought it was worth me sticking a new one in before getting the guy in so that the whole system is...
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    Installing a radiator in the Basement

    Hi All. I am hoping to put a radiator in my basement so that it can become a slightly more serviceable room. Directly above where i'm thinking of putting the radiator is a radiator in the living room. The pipework for this is running through the basement above head height. My thoughts were...
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