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    Main water in advice required.

    Hi all. I am doing a refurb on my bathroom, it's the last room in the house that has not been done. I knew there was some interesting plumbing left to do, the rest of he house has been put right. So I find this. Which is fine. The house has suspended floors, except in the...
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    Lighting fault

    Hi, My parents house recently developed a lighting fault. Split load cu and the rcd tripped on one side, the only way we could get the rcd to stay on was to switch off the upstairs lights mcb. Switching on the mcb causes the rcd to trip. So we went and checked everything obvious and no...
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    Replacement Consumer unit - does the Henly box have to stay?

    Hi, My house currently has 3 consumer units and I will get getting an electrician to replace these three with one. Currently the meter tails go to a henley box and from this there are three pairs of tails, one for each CU. When I have one CU can the tails that currently go to the henley...
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    Boiler Exhaust effecting neightbours

    Hi, Quick question, my new combi boiler exhaust exits next to my neighbours patio, it is at least 1.5m from their patio but they have mentioned that when it fires up it blows condensation all over their washing. Anyway, can anyone suggest the best/cheapest/easiest way to diffuse the...
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    Quick Storage combi boiler and tap/shower supply question

    Hi, A quick question regarding tap and shower water supply. Our storage combi is feed mains water, and has two outputs, one marked "Domestic Hot Water" and the other "Balanced Mains". I am imagining that DHW and Balanced Mains should be used on showers/mixer taps to stop sudden changes...
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    A Nice long weekend to move a radiator and an plug socket!

    Hi, So we had a nice long weekend, my plan was to move a radiator and a double socket and just take the bounce out of the floor in the dining room. Started to investigate and it turned out it was going to be a much much larger project. Exposing some of the joists revealed previous...
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    Pointing - Opinions/Advice required

    Hi, I am looking for opinions/advice on the pointing on my bungalow. The property was built around 1930-1945. The bricks are very soft and I have been told that it needs pointing with Lime mortar rather than cement mortar. I have done lots of research and this seems to make sense. Here...
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    Opinions wanted on situation with electrical works.

    Hi, I would like some opinions on a couple of issues/concerns I have with the current works at my house. Having a loft conversion done, which is nearing completion, electrician has put in new lighting circuit and ring main upstairs and new lighting circuit downstairs, he is going to be...
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    Safezones and loft conversion

    Hi, Could someone confirm for me that safezones still apply in a loft conversion. Currently we are insulated and battened ready for plasterboard. I find that the electrician has fitted his cables today and they are at diagonals across the skeilings and ceilling, also drooping...
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    Gable end, fascia, felt - which order

    Hi me again, The timber gable ends are now covered with ply, the builder has put the UPVC fascia on today. I would have expected them to felt and batten the gable end before fitting the new UPVC fascia, or am I missing something? The way they have done it the felt (which I assume they...
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    Gutters, downpipes and Building regs

    Hi, I have done a search and read the relevant building regs document but still cannot find a definitive answer. Just had a hip to gable roof conversion and wanted to know if it is acceptable for the gutters to empty onto the garden? Previously this was the case but I had expected...
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    New Boiler and Commisioning

    Hi, I have just had a new boiler fitted. Can anyone tell me what I should expect with regards to paperwork regarding the installation and testing of this appliance? Should I expect them to have tested the exhaust from the boiler and setup the heating curve options on the boiler itself...
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    Derating lighting cables in insulation.

    Hi again, Opinions please as I may have made a mistake. Just had downstairs lights rewired while have the loft conversion done. Anyway lighting circuit run in 1mm and clipped to ceilling joists. Very neat job, but the joists will have to be packed with insulation therefore all the...
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    Hip to gable, roof structure question.

    Hi, I put my problem in the roofing section, I think maybe it should have been in building? Please have a look at let me know if this type of construction is acceptable. //www.diynot.com/forums/roofing-guttering/roof-structure-more-advice-required-please-help.300014/ Neil
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    Roof Structure - More advice required, please help.

    Hi, Firstly thank you for everyone who reads and constructively comments on this forum, its a great read and full of helpful people. Could anyone of you comment on the photos I have attached, basically I am having a hip to gable conversion done on the roof of my bungalow. I come home...
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    Opinions wanted on price

    Hi, I am currently have a re loft conversion done my bungalow, so removing the current loft conversion and doing again. Just had a call from the conversion company re the downstairs lighting circuit, removing the current loft has allowed access to the currently lighting circuit, the...
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    New roof technology

    Hi, Has anyone heard of U-Roof? www.u-roof.com Any opinions? Experience? They have just quoted me for a replacement roof structure and the cost is so reasonable I am very tempted but don't want to buy a betamax video (I bet nobody remembers those). So please tell me your thoughts on...
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    Confused and had enough

    Hi, Is it just me or is this planning and building regulations thing a nightmare? So had some plans drawn, got permission, got building regs done, including all structural calculations, now asking for estimates for builders and each one is questioning the use and construction of the steel...
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    WYLEX nn1214 RCBOS

    Hi, Just on the off chance does anyone have contact details for Wylex? I have an nn1214 consumer unit with MCBs and am trying to find out if they do RCD's or RCBOS to fit this unit rather than replace it. Thanks for your help. Cheers Neil
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    Wooden lintel removing vertical support

    Hi, I have done a search on here and cannot find a definitive answer. My old back door is now an internal door due to an extension the previous owner had built. There is a door with a window adjoining it, span approx 1.3m. I would like to replace this with internal French doors so there...
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