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    Damp investigation advice

    Hi, I’m looking for some advice on a damp issue I have. We developed our house (1950’s built) a few years back a created a large open plan living/kitchen/dining room. Soon after the work was completed, I noticed dampness on one corner of the room. The wall occasionally feels physically wet up...
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    Vertical 'Designer' Rads - Opinions

    Thanks for the pointer. Have been reading up on the whole Delta measurements. Seems that a number of suppliers quote output at Delta T60 or even T65 which inflates the numbers considerably. Should I be basing decisions on the T50 output values? Seen some nice Brenton rads which seem to offer...
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    Vertical 'Designer' Rads - Opinions

    Just been reading some other posts about vertical rads and sounds like there are some pretty strong opinions, although much seems to ultimately come down to having proper heat loss calculations. I've used some online calculators but suspect they're not great so would welcome views on how many...
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    Vertical 'Designer' Rads - Opinions

    Hitting first fix time in my build project and had my heart set on some swanky vertical anthracite rads but plumber turned up on and wasn't terribly complimentary about their use. Suggested that they expensive (compared to a 'traditional' white box) and don't heat well. Whilst I appreciate...
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    Relocating Stop Cock

    I'm in the midst of a big renovation project which will soon include the relocation of the stop cock to a completely different part of the house. The existing water main comes in to its current location under the wall and through a concrete floor. Will the newly laid pipework have to come...
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    Electric UFH - Costs to install?

    That's what it looks like to me. Even if I assume £500 for other materials (Contactor, multiple thermostats, cabling etc.) they're still suggesting £2500 labour which just sounds like a lot. But it only sounds like a lot as I'm assuming maybe 3 days to install. So are you saying that you have...
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    Electric UFH - Costs to install?

    Thanks for all of the replies, they're all helpful. To provide some clarity/answers: This cost doesn't include any finishing of the floor (tiling etc.), that's been quoted separately It doesn't including any remediation work on the floor - it needs to be levelled as we've knocked through a...
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    Electric UFH - Costs to install?

    Ok. So I know that cost is a very subjective thing but I'm in the midst of a renovation - my first real project - and we're planning to tile most of our ground floor so to take the cold edge of the tiles, we're planning on installing electric underfloor heating. We've had a quote for around...
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    Power outlet for wall mounted speaker

    Thanks for all of the suggestions, this really helps. Hadn't realised that you could run everything from a central FCU, I think that will help keep things really quite tidy indeed. Thanks all for the great advice - this will keep my good lady happy :)
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    Power outlet for wall mounted speaker

    Thanks for the quick reply. It is just a plug, no external PSU to deal with. Any other options for supplying power in these sorts of locations that keeps things tidy?
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    Power outlet for wall mounted speaker

    Hi All, I want to wall mount some powered Sonos speakers up near the ceiling but want to avoid the ugliness of having to install a 13A switched socket next to each speaker (we're renovating the entire room so have flexibility in what we install) Is it an option/sensible to simply cut the plug...
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    Using Self-Levelling Compound in small areas

    I've had a builder in who has put down some self-levelling compound to level out a concrete floor. Overall this has gone down well but there are a few low spots (>4mm) and so would like to sort these out before I lay a laminate floor. The underlay I'm going to use is 4mm thick so I hope that...
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    Level options for 15mm difference

    I wonder if somebody can advise on options for level out a floor where the difference is about 15mm? I've extended a small reception room and stolen some space from a garage but the concrete floor is about 15mm lower in the garage side. I'm no expert but looking around it appears that...
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    PP/BR Requirements for internal wall move - Garage

    Slightly cryptic subject line for which I apologise! Basically, I have an internal garage which backs on to a small reception room. I'm looking to 'steal' approx. 1.5m from my garage by moving the internal stud partition wall. The wall is non load-bearing. From reading other threads on the...
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    Reducing the size of a uPVC window

    Correct, looking to resize the opening and then fit a new window of smaller size.
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    Reducing the size of a uPVC window

    Looking for a little advice. I have an existing uPVC double-glazed window in my garage that for various reasons I need to reduce in size (width). I can envisage what I need to do i.e. remove old window frame, brick up the hole to the desired size, refit new window, but wanted to get a view...
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    Water seaping from waste stack

    Its a bit of both. The house was extended before we moved in so looks like the lower part is the original cast iron and the upper part is plastic. Just taken a selection of photos, see below. //www.diynot.com/network/kirky1176/albums/ Thanks!
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