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    Solid Wall Insulation - Fixing Internal Boards

    Our house has solid brick walls with rendering outside. The rendering is in excellent condition, as it the internal plaster. I wish to insulate hallway wall as it gets freezing, using Wickes's Knauf XPS insulated plasterboard which has extruded polystyrene insulation. I wish to use this board...
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    How to Stop Backdraught in a Kitchen Extractor Fan

    We have a kitcehn extractor hood that vents straight through the wall to the outside. I have fitted a cowl with flaps on the outside and a "flap valve" in the duct. However, neither works properly. I have seen a variety of cowls and hoods, wonder whether anyone can recommend an effective...
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    Over-cladding Corrugated Asbestos Garage Roof

    Thank you. I shall look into these sealants. Regards, James.
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    Over-cladding Corrugated Asbestos Garage Roof

    I have a 1950s pre-fabricated garage with a corrugated asbestos roof. The roof appears to be structurally sound, but seems to have become porous in places and I get a large amount of water dripping in some areas: some of this may be condensation, although I cannot be sure. Rather than...
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    Installing New Downstairs Cloakroom - Building Regulations

    Vdsuza, I have now finished the room and had it passed by the building inspectors. I did the wiring myself in the end, putting the light and macerator onto fused spurs. There was no need for the wiring to comply with part P regulations, which I feared, or to use a registered electrician...
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    How Do I Test a Room Thermostat - Horstman DRT1

    I am puzzled: the thermostat is "off", so surely the boiler should stop heating as well and turn off, which it does not (the hot water was turned off on the timer)? I do not understand why a faulty valve would affect this. Regards, James.
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    How Do I Test a Room Thermostat - Horstman DRT1

    Our central heating boiler is not turning off, irrespective of the setting on the room thermostat. It was working perfectly, but now the boiler continues to run whether the display on the thermostat display says "heat" or not. The thermostat is only a few months old, so I would like to test it...
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    Mounting Wall Lights

    Thank you for the replies. I think that I shall be returning them to Wickes in exchange for something different. We have recessed lights with GU10 bulbs in the kitchen and replacing them is bad enough. I have no wish to be fitting something else in another room that is even worse. Regards...
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    Mounting Wall Lights

    Conny. It is the Manilla light from Wickes. http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/187190/?source=123_75 Sorry, but I have no pictures. There is a metal bracket with the ends bent up that is screwed to the wall. The light then goes over this and is secured to it by two screws that go through...
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    Mounting Wall Lights

    I have bought some round walls. The case is metal and cantains all of the connectors, but there is no back to them. One light is being fixed to a plasterboard wall, the other to a very solid brick wall. Do I need to use any sort of pattress box with these lights or can I simply screw them...
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    Wiring Regulations for Cloakrooms

    Thank you for the clarification. Yes: I meant, it seems, "special location". I had thought that part P was just the bathroom and kitchen section. Regards, James.
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    Planning Consent Required or Not for New Cloakroom?

    Thanks. I had a chat with a helpful chap at the building regs department today.
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    Wiring Regulations for Cloakrooms

    Do the electrics in a cloakroom with just a sink and toilet need to comply with part p regulations? Some threads on here suggest not and I would like to check before starting to install a new one. Thank you. James.
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    Planning Consent Required or Not for New Cloakroom?

    Thank you. The property is not listed, so that is good news. Regards, James.
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    Planning Consent Required or Not for New Cloakroom?

    I plan to fit a new cloakroom with a toilet and wash basin downstairs into a room that does not currently have one. Will I need planning permission or simply to satisfy the building regulations? Regards, James.
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    Installing New Downstairs Cloakroom - Building Regulations

    I wish to fit a new cloakroom into a room downstairs. It will be quite close to an existing sewer access point. I am considering using a toilet that has a small wash basin incorporated into the cistern lid. There will be an opening window in the room and I am aware that I need the electrics to...
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    Potterton 60e - Cuts Out Since Draining

    Thank you for the suggestions. I have tried both of these and then just left it for a while. It all seems well now. Thank you.
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    Potterton 60e - Cuts Out Since Draining

    I hope that someone can help. I have drained my heating system to fit a new pump and fill it with cleaner as it is rather inefficient. I have refilled it and bled the rads, the pump, the high-point in the airing cupboard and above the boiler itself. The system is quiet, but the boiler over-heat...
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    DEfective Diverter Valve?

    Ian, Just got back from work, so not had a chance to do anything yet. I shall have a go in a bit. UPDATE. Got home to find that almost all of the radiators are working. One was stone cold, but the rest had heat. I have now shut them all down, except for the cold one. That forced water...
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