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    TV above working fireplace - definitive answer!

    Hi, I’ve read so many contradicting posts about this, I’m confused as to what’s actually allowed and what’s best practice. I have a chimney breast above an open fireplace that we do still use. There’s a mantelpiece above it. My questions are is there anything in building regs that says you...
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    Idea needed for skirting round water pipe

    Hi - does anyone have any suggestions about what to do with the situation in the photo below? After some building work, the incoming mains water pipe is now on show and is too deep to be cover by skirting. Not sure what to do/ how to cover it - especially without causing any condensation etc...
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    How to fix beading

    Hi - I've got an expansion gap of about 13mm between the edge of a newly laid parquet floor and the bi-fold windows. I've got some 18mm x 9 mm beading to cover this but I'm not sure how to fix it? If I nail it to the parquet (and fill the holes) I'm guessing it will prevent the floor being able...
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    Shower pump on pipe with vent?

    Hi - this is a complicated setup but will try to explain... Hot water cylinder already has an Essex flange that I fitted which leads to a 2.6 bar Stuart Turner pump. This only feeds one shower at the moment - negative head but universal pump fitted. The rest of the hot water taps are supplied...
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    What does ‘injecting the floor’ mean?

    Hi - I recently posted (https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/hollow-sound-on-newly-laid-parquet.562191/) about a couple of hollow sounding areas in a newly laid parquet floor. I’ve since called the floorer who laid it and he said it sounds like the boards have either lifted a little or the...
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    Fresh Levelling compound in contact with wood floor

    I’ve just cut some of the parquet boards for a tile insert and when taking up the loose ends, some have pulled some of the levelling compound up with them (as per photo). not tricky to patch up with a bit of spare levelling compound but i think it will come into contact with the oak parquet a...
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    How to fix gap between door and lining

    This is completely my fault but I’ve fitted a new internal door (it’s a solid pine, part-glazed door) but when I scribed it, I’ve set it up wrong and have taken about 4-5mm more off the sides than I should have (2.5mm more off each side). this is an issue as the latch only just catches the...
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    Hollow sound on newly laid parquet

    Hi - I’ve recently had a new parquet floor laid in a dining room (22mm oak, t and g, planks are 230 x 70mm) it’s been done professionally and I’m finishing it off and doing the edging. The question I had is that it looks great but there are two noticeable areas where a couple of planks have a...
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    Parquet expansion gap next to bi-folds

    Hi - I’ve got a house with original parquet floors in the hall and lounge (oak herringbone with a 2 plank border). I’m copying this flooring in a small new extension (solid oak parquet, T&G, 22mm thick) but have a question about the expansion gap. it’s easy to do around the walls as the...
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    Plaster on rising main causing issue

    I’ve recently had my kitchen plastered (just a skim coat but thicker in places to fill some holes). The rising main has been exposed after knocking down a wall and the plasterer has plastered straight onto this (photo below). I have access to the other side of this wall which is where the...
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    What to use to fix 60kg+ column rad to wall

    Hi - I have a 3 column, 1800 x 470 vertical rad to fit to the wall. It’s 50kg empty so I’m thinking about 60-65kg full. There are loads of videos / advice about fixing to a plasterboard wall but I’m actually fixing it to a brick wall and just want to check what fixings are best. it’s been...
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    Gurgling shower when toilet flushed and no roof vent for stack

    Since yesterday, we've developed a problem of slow draining toilets (there are 2) and when either is flushed, the water in the shower trap gurgles up. Looking on Google, the most common cause of this seems to be a blocked vent pipe but we don't have one - we only have an AAV fitted on top of...
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    How to find source of water hammer

    Hi - for some reason, we've started having loud water hammer when most of the outlets are turned off. I've got quite good access to the pipes so can physically see it shake when something is turned off but I can't work out what's causing it as it seems to be nearly all of the outlets that cause...
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    Fire boarding box steel

    Hi - think I put this in wrong forum before - I've had some building work done and they've taken walls down and put steels up, including some box steels with 10mm plates welded on the bottom, above the new bi-folds. I'm fireboarding the steels before BC come to inspect again and I'm happy how...
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    How to fire-board a box steel with a plate

    Hi - I've had some building work done and they've taken walls down and put steels up, including some box steels with 10mm plates welded on the bottom, above the new bi-folds. I'm fireboarding the steels before BC come to inspect again and I'm happy how to do the I-beams (wooden noggins etc)...
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    Trunking for cable buried in screed

    Hi - I'm having an island installed as part of a new kitchen and it will have two sockets on it (one at either end). No hob or oven on it - just the 2x sockets. Before the builders latex the floor (only needs one coat about 5mm), I want to chase out and bury the trunking for the cable to reach...
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    How to replace internal stopcock with no external stopcock to isolate it

    My internal stopcock has recently started leaking a bit. I know the usual way to replace it would be to isolate the external stopcock and then replace but the house doesn't have an external stopcock (the water supplier thinks it either never had one or has been tarmacked over!) A second option...
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    New parquet for new kitchen - under cabinets?

    I’m about to lay a new solid oak parquet floor for a new kitchen. The floor is concrete but will have a leveling screed on top. the parquet has a depth of 22mm and I know I’ll need to lay this before cabinets are installed - partly because there’s an island which will need to sit on top and...
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    Cavity insulation round new French Door

    I’ve just converted a window to French door but not sure what (if anything) should go in cavity at the bottom of the door? I’ve filled the cavity at the side with rock wool slabs before skimming the wall and installing the cloaking but the bottom of the door is in line with the DPC so didn’t...
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    Vertical crack in internal wall

    Hi - I’ve just started bricking out the internal skin of a wall under a window to convert the window to french doors. I’ve had a SE visit to check the lintel is ok and have also notified Building Control and got the go ahead to begin. There was no indication of any cracks on the internal...
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