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    New bathroom floor

    I am thinking of using cement backer boards around shower tray for the floor tiles, the tray is a stone resin one 30mm. at the moment there is no flooring in the bathroom, i just wondering which flooring would be best to bed the tray onto using a cement base
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    New bathroom floor

    I'm renovating my son's house o joy, I need some advice on what type of floor to put down on the bathroom joists, OSB, Marine ply, or wooden floor boards. what ever it is I will also be putting down 6mm concrete board on to it for tiling, also we will be putting in a large walk in shower tray...
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    Some CH pipes temporarily out of use (Ed.)

    Yes I'm replacing all the rads and pipes, 22mm flow and return with 15mm branches off to rads. Hopefully my son's house will be a lot warmer with all the new insulation and modern rads.
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    Some CH pipes temporarily out of use (Ed.)

    my sons house is old with no insulation and very cold, so we are ripping all of the upstairs out, we have gone back to brick also taking the ceiling down except where the rads are, which I'm doing this weekend, so he's sleeping downstairs and still needs the heating on. then I will starting to...
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    Some CH pipes temporarily out of use (Ed.)

    Have a look at these beauties
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    Some CH pipes temporarily out of use (Ed.)

    Thanks both, i will cut them right back to the new 22mm copper pipe and cap them, I never seen anything like it, also i found all the light switches had wooden back boxes lol, its a good job its got a new consumer board 3 years old to give protection
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    Some CH pipes temporarily out of use (Ed.)

    Hello all I’m currently stripping the upstairs of my son’s house, going back to brick. So I’m taking all the old radiator’s out upstairs just leaving the 22mm flow and return pipes up stairs, should I just cap them off or join them together, because he still wants to use the 6 rads down stairs...
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    Plastering up to a skylight

    No idea that's why I'm asking gap or no gap? I've nether plastered a skylight
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    Plastering up to a skylight

    Should I leave a gap between the stop bead and the glass, say 10mm
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    Plastering up to a skylight

    Hello all I've fitted a flat roof sky light on an upstand, do I need to leave a tiny gap between the plaster board and the glass ? or do i fit some sort of trim up to the glass and plaster up to that. Thanks for any advice
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    new belling ceramic hob 4 core cable

    Many thanks you've been a big help
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    new belling ceramic hob 4 core cable

    7kw i was shocked to find a 2.5mm 4 core i expected the usual 6mm 3 core
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    new belling ceramic hob 4 core cable

    well it says 32A cooker circuit and must be hard wired into a 25A fuse a bit of a contradiction, got it from Currys
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    new belling ceramic hob 4 core cable

    Hello all, new Belling hob has got 2.5mm 4 core cable ( 2 live, 1 neutral and 1 earth) , my cooker switch 45a connected to 32a mcb 6mm cable, then it goes to a dual 45a outlet plate for oven and hob 6mm cable. how do i connect the new hob it states it needs to have a 25a fuse, also im concerned...
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    Seat ibiza 2015 Air bag warning light reset

    Hello all back again for help, I had to take the glove box out to get access to another problem in doing so I had to disconnect the passenger air bag switch, put it all back together and now the air bag warning light is now on, another headache lol. is there any way of resetting car computer...
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    seat ibiza toca 2015 knocking noise

    This started while on holiday, back home now so Iv'e done some research and it looks like the recycling flap motor which is behind the glove box, its a common problem on VW's. It looks like a real pain in the A*** to get to, when it stops raining I will take out the glove box and test it and...
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    seat ibiza toca 2015 knocking noise

    Hello all, a knocking noise behind the glove compartment has started when i start the engine which lasts for about 10 seconds also it starts knocking when i put it into reverse. no noise when driving, any ideas and help please.
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    Bathroom window shootbolt stuck in lock position

    Cheers mate for your reply, very good advice. I would have to go up the ladder to deglaze it from the outside and I hate heights, I've ordered a 20mm carbide blade for my multi tool and hopefully i can cut through the shoot bolt and release the window and take it from there. I'm thinking get it...
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    Bathroom window shootbolt stuck in lock position

    Hello all I can't get the bathroom window open the shoot bolt on the left side has come a drift from the locking mechanism inside the window frame. its an old upvc window maybe 20 years old so its not like the newer ones were you can slide an allen key between the frame and window to unlock it...
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