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    Tidying up attic storage space, worth getting rafter insulation?

    Attic is only used for storage, but dust from the under-tile lining/felt gets everywhere, plus spiders. I want to cover the rafters (with plasterboard or ply), but will insulation boards be beneficial for the whole house from a heating/eco perspective? The floor is insulated already, but...
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    Fit shower splash screen non-perpendicular to wall for P bath

    Looking at getting a P shaped bath. The large curved screens don't cover enough so am instead thinking of a narrow glass splash guard by the wall and a shower curtain. Do you think it would look awful for a 200mm wide screen to be installed around 20degrees from the perpendicular to almost...
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    Quick way to get a shaving socket into the bathroom

    Hi all I'd like to have a shaving socket in the bathroom, if only to have the toothbrush charger in there (currently sitting on the landing floor, where it's been for 5 years now). According to regs, I can't do it myself, because 1. It's a bathroom 2. It's likely mean a new ring (the bathroom...
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    Angle Grinder 'not for use with diamond discs'

    Hi All I was bought the el cheapo 4.5" angle grinder from b&q (PAG750A). I thought It would be Ok for the few needs I have for one. Unfortunately my research (or the b&q website) was not overly great. So, I know it's cheap, I should invest in better etc etc. But the jobs are (were) small. I...
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    Ravenheat CSI85 (2004) Ignition

    First the TL;DR questions - opinions on 1 or all are greatly appreciated: Q1. If someone states 'no call-out' but then spends 1.5 hours learning about your boiler and then faultfinding by following the manual, and wants to then charge a fee, what is fair? Q2. Is it easy to remove/replace...
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    Feasible to remove door frame with no wall damage?

    Hello The doorframe is nailed in, and is on a partition wall, so not load bearing or anything. I would like to replace the door frame as I'm varnishing the bare wood and after stripping the white gloss I find it to be in a bit of s state. However, I'd like to do it without destroying the...
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    How to spruce up bannister?

    I am in the middle of decorating the hallway and stairs. The floor is medium-colour oak wood, the stairs a light beige woven carpet (but will be changed at some point), and the walls will be a terracotta colour (perhaps a teeny bit lighter than the usual terracotta). The skirting and...
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    Combi Room Stat+Timer Sanity Check on wiring

    This relates to a Ravenheat CSI85A Wiring diagrams shown here: fig95: fig48: fig94: Anyways, the boiler has a 7 day timer integrated and a basic room thermostat downstairs (i.e. one with a simple temperature dial) I want to get a Wireless roomstat which I hope will control both...
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    the difference between a router and cutter bit

    Hello! Woodwork section this time. (boring background bit) I have made myself a lovely shelf to go across the alcove in my lounge, and on one side I have a unit underneath for all my av equipment. Unfortunately, I have just bought myself a sparkly new blu-ray player. It's 430mm wide. My unit...
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    another 'replacing hob' thread

    Hello! I have just bought a 7.2kW induction hob to replace an old ceramic hot-plate 5.5kW hob (which is a pile of crap, 5 mins to heat up, 20mins to cool down, i have no idea why anyone would want one). On the same ring is a 2.4kW oven. The CU has a 32A breaker in it. There is cabling...
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    Ravenheat CSI85 interrmittant after drain+refill.

    Replaced pipes and radiator in the lounge over the weekend. For this I had to drain the CH. After job completion, refilled the system, and fired up. Gurgled a lot in the boiler when the heating got going. Pipes got nice and hot, so no problems I thought, until I tested the DHW. Turning the tap...
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