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    Ground floor WC -rodding access

    Question re-the above. Going to fit a downstairs WC which will be sited roughly the other side of the wall adjacent to where the short vertical piece of soil pipe is in the first picture. I don't want to do it as a stub stack (which was the original plan) as I've now got foul waste from a first...
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    Left handed washbasin recommendations

    Looking for a left handed pedestal washbasin 550mm size at a reasonable price (<£120?)to go in left hand corner of this shower room.don’t seem to be too many about. Any recommendations? Seen an Ideal Standard Space 600mm but it’s a bit pricey.
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    Non-matching roof tiles on extension-worth a moan?

    Builder has come by two pallets of roof tiles he wants to use on my extension roof which don't quite match the existing.The ones that are on at the moment , in 'old english dark red' colour, are these: https://www.marleyeternit.co.uk/Roofing/Concrete-Tiles/Modern-Interlocking-Tile.aspx These...
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    2 gang switch -only 1 live in-is this common?

    https://flic.kr/p/23wdW7t https://flic.kr/p/24Tk1vt https://flic.kr/p/FehRh2 Apologies for a long-winded post . this may be obvious to some but not me. Hope photos are clear enough... Doing a bathroom refurb- I've removed the old dividing wall between toilet and bathroom which have their own...
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    Ceiling rose wiring

    Was sent this photo by a family member of their ceiling rose. Light had stopped working (previously working ok for years) it was discovered that the brown supply to the lamp had become detached from the rose so they assumed this was the problem. But after reconnecting it the light is still not...
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    Shower enclosure wall channels- buy separately anywhere?

    Anyone seen these available anywhere to buy separately? Had to remove an enclosure to take out a 760 tray that was poorly fitted. The wall channels were bonded to the tiles with so much silicone they could only be removed using violence and are now unserviceable. The pivot door and side panel...
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    Tips on how to finish boarding curved ceiling.

    Any tips on how to finish the boarding on this ceiling (curve at one end)? I could lay in some more plasterboard to fill the gaps but did a dry run like this and this makes the edges of the curve shaped like a threepenny bit so I guess i would have to get the curve back with some bonding...
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    Shower pump keeps tripping fuse

    I have a 1.5 bar Newteam Duraspeed twin impeller shower pump feeding a mixer shower.The pump has worked fine for the past 12 months ,though it wasn't new when installed (I got it from another job) It is wired via a 3A switched fused spur and it takes its power from the upstairs lighting...
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    Old cable

    Does anyone know roughly how long ago they stopped fitting twisted strand (grey pvc sheathed) cable for ring mains? Just trying to estimate age of some wiring.
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    Damp patch after bathroom re-fit

    Just finished a bathroom refit for a relative but have noticed a small damp patch that keeps re-appearing on the bare plaster half way up the window reveal where it meets the window.It starts at the window frame and spreads out over an area about 4 x 2" square. As part of the refit I hacked off...
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    Flex-seal adaptors and similar

    http://www.flexseal.co.uk/newsite/_uk/products/adaptor.asp Can anyone see a problem with using one of these flexible rubber couplers 'upside down'to connect 4 inch plastic soil to a vertical run of 3.5 inch cast iron,i.e. cast iron below,plastic above? Don't want to replace the whole soil...
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