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    Stairs newel post removal

    I have stripped the paint of my staircase stringer and removed the spindles to allow me to have a glass balustrade fitted. The problem i have is there is a newel post at the bottom of the stringer that i want to remove but am not sure if it is structural. i.e. is the bottom of the stringer...
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    Insulating and cladding a summerhouse roof

    I am planning to insulate a 6M x 3M wooden pitched roof summerhouse in my garden. My plan was to use 80mm celotex between the (100mm) rafters and hold up with tongue and groove cladding. The issue I can see though is that the 10 rafters run from the front of the summerhouse to the back...
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    Summerhouse roof insulation and ventilation

    I am planning to insulate a 6M x 3M wooden pitched roof summerhouse in my garden. My plan was to use 70mm or 80mm celotex between the (100mm) rafters and hold up with tongue and groove cladding. The issue I can see though is that the 10 rafters run from the front of the summerhouse to the back...
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    Summerhouse roof drainage

    I have a largish summerhouse at the bottom of my garden. I haven't got a photo of it as yet but it has an apex roof and is similar in design to this: http://www.northstreetsheds.co.uk/standard-summer-house It is 6M wide by 3M deep. Up until now it has been used as a glorified shed but i want...
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    Leaking duel fuel elbow

    My bathroom heated towel rail has en electric element so on one side it has a chrome T piece, that the heater is screwed into. On the other side, to make the plumbing symetrical, i have used one of these...
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    Insulating/decorating a summer house

    I have a 5M x 3M summer house in my garden which i am thinking of insulating so that we can use it more often. It is basically 100mm wooden battens with tongue & groove outer skin. I was thinking of insulating between the battens with 70mm Celotex or Kingspan or similar and then boarding over...
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    Wetroom tiling/sealing

    I have just installed an Aquadry wetroom shower tray sunk into a concrete floor so it is the same level as the floor. The shower end has two plastered walls and one glass screen. I have been advised to just tile the two walls with waterproof adhesive and grout however i'm not sure if this will...
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    Flush mount door contact

    Can anyone recommend a reliable flush mount door contact suitable for mounting in my front door which is wooden? I'm not sure if they come in different sizes but if so the smaller the better so as not to weaken the frame.
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    Contemporary solid oak door

    I'm looking for a modern, quality solid oak front door and frame with sidelight. Can anyone recommend any reasonably priced suppliers?
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    Recommended system and remote keypad

    Two questions: 1. I am in the process of running cables for a future burglar alarm. I am running six core cables for the PIRs. How many cores does the remote keypad need and the bellbox. Sorry if its a simple question but i've never installed a system before and haven't actually purchased it...
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    PIR with seperate photocell output

    Does anyone know where you can get a PIR detector with a seperate output for lux? I want to get my outside lights to come on when it gets dark until around midnight (using an additional timeclock) and then between midnight and morning if anyone walks past them they will come on via the PIR...
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    Central heating losing water

    I have a sealed (combi boiler) central heating system and have noticed one of the top floor radiators slowly fills up with air over a 3- 4 week period, meaning that i have to bleed it and then top up the water at the (Vallaint) boiler. We have a town house, so three levels. The boiler is on the...
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    DIY hearth and engineered wood floor

    I am having a gas (log burner effect) stove installed in front of an old redundant chimney breast. There is no hearth there at present and the flue will run on the surface of the breast. To save money i was thinking of installing a hearth myself, that raps around the chimney breast, as a...
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    New fire and engineered wood floor

    I am having a gas (log burner effect) stove installed in front of an old redundant chimney breast. There is no hearth there at present and the flue will run on the surface of the breast. To save money i was thinking of installing a hearth myself, that raps around the chimney breast, as a...
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    Engineered wood

    I was going to lay Quick Step laminate in the bedrooms and landing of our house, however after seeing our friends proper wood floor i have had a change of heart. Does anyone have any recommendations for engineered wood? As i will be laying it myself i want one that, like Quick Step, is easy to...
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    Cleaning paint from PVC windows

    Does anyone have any tips on getting old paint off PVC window frames without scratching the plastic?
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    Internal window board fitting

    I'm refurbing our bedroom and have removed the old window board/window cill. The bottom of the window is basically back to brick work and needs to be raised up around 1 - 2 inches (including the window board thickness) to make the existing window look neat. Should i try and level the exposed...
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    Alarm cable

    Is it OK to use cat5 network cable for the alarm sounder of a burglar alarm? It's not as flexible but has eight twisted pair cores?
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    New roof condensation noticed

    We have just had a new natural slate roof fitted. The natural slates weren't perfect and there are some minor but noticable gaps where they lie. I have noteced that there are patches of condensation appearing on the felt under the tiles. It definitely isn't rain penetrating. I haven't got...
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    Adding a loft spur to a ring main

    I want to add a spur, to feed a double plug socket in the loft, to an existing ring main. I have measured the floor area (including stairs) of what the circuit already feeds. This equates to 90M². The IEE regs say that a ring main cannot serve a floor area greater than 100M². Would this...
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