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    Dimpled rubber strips bonded to epdm deck

    Hi There's a balcony on the front of the house which has an epdm covering on it. It did have composite decking boards sat on lengths of timber, when the roofers did the work they've bonded strips of 7.5mm thick dimpled rubber under where the wood was laying. I now want to lay porcelain...
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    Current top/best composite decking?

    Hi Had some installed on a flat roof area when it first came out, I want to renew it all. Is there currently a top brand/product on the market? Reviews I Google all seem to be sponsored by a site or manufacturer so not really unbiased Thanks
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    Best way to tackle boarding & door casing on wall with twisted purlin

    Hi Trying to finish off this external bathroom wall so I can get a plasterer in to plaster a few rooms. The wall is square but the purlin above is twisted, checking with a level to get it square from the top is around 9/10mm off. IMG_20200810_104051 by Tirglas_7 posted 10 Aug 2020 at 10:52 AM...
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    Old cast iron rad, built to last or asking for trouble?

    Hi Continuing with my house refurb, I'm now close to completing the lounge. I have an old cast iron rad I was given, unknown where it originates from or whether it is sound (visually ok). 910x560x145mm IMG_20200717_102227 by Tirglas_7 posted 17 Jul 2020 at 10:47 AM IMG_20200717_102303 by...
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    Door lining with seperate door stop strip

    Hi Bought a door lining and it has a seperate 32mm door stop strip (not sonething I've come across before) I've installed a couple of doors/door linings now, the previous linings were one peice, with a rebate that formed the door stop. With this seperate strip, do I just set it back the...
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    Operating a garage roller door via texecom PE24

    Hi I currently have an up n over garage door with a Henderson electric opener, I've wired a relay into the Henderson unit, operated by an output in the PE24, this essentially mimics the push button for the door (single press open/close etc), so allows us to remotely operate the door from our...
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    Where can I get this trim?

    Hi Not sure I'm on the right forum for this one, hoping someone may be able to point me in the right direction please. I'm pricing up replacing my current up n over garage door for a roller door, the current door and frame aren't in great condition, also the mechanism is within the door...
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    Advice needed on preparation for wood stove installation whilst renovating lounge

    hi:) continuing on with my 80's dormer renovation, i'm now on to the lounge. at this point with a view to installing a stove in the corner, is it worth me using fire resistant plasterboard or similar on the stud wall? i'll be installing rockwool slab insulation between the studs. all the...
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    Can anyone identify this wood?

    Hi, Can anyone identify the wood these early 80's kitchen cabinets are made from? They were in the house when we bought it, solid wood just really minging and dilapidated. Once the rest of the house is done I'm hoping to make a bench or coffee table from the wood. The end grain is a fresh...
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    Overboarding existing 12.5mm pb ceiling with 15mm soundbloc

    Hi:) During my house renovations I want to overboard the existing plasterboard ceiling, I'm moving lights and it's currently covered in some kind of wood chip. Is there any issue with using 15mm soundbloc? The current ceiling is installed onto 8x2 timber joists. I realise the sheets are...
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    insulation batts in a roof?

    Hi, I'm continuing my renovation of my 80s dormer house. In the previous rooms roof area I've had relatively (not one with the same dimensions though) uniform timbers in the central apex part of the roof, so I've installed 100mm celotex in between and over boarded with 50mm. In the last room...
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    Capping off 10mm microbore, replacing large rad with 2 smaller in 15mm advice pls

    Hi, The bottom of my house is a semi basement where we keep the washing machine etc. In the stairwell there's a large 1500 x 600 double panel rad, supplied by 10mm microbore. When the heatings on it just about gets warm, never hot. IMG_20191005_133747 by Tirglas_7 posted 5 Oct 2019 at 1:41 PM...
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    Cure run off problem with french/aco style drain?

    hi:) My 80's dormer is built into a slope, RH side of the house is exposed from top to bottom, LH side the ground slopes up above the ground floor (pic below is from when we bought the house). IMG_20170611_190000013_HDR by Tirglas_7 posted 2 Sep 2018 at 2:07 PM This window floor level on path...
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    Rebate 762 door lining to accept 686 door advice please

    hi:) i want to install a door lining to accept a 686mm door, unfotunatley the only lining i could get today was a 762 with the rebates pre cut. measuring the rebates for the 762 outer edge to outer edge comes in at 805mm, so should i add 43 on to 686 and this will give me the right spacing? or...
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    smartkey button press sequence

    hi:) does anyone know in what order/length of time etc the buttons on a smartkey need to be pressed in order to control PC Control 1. i have a relay wired in to control a garage door, i can open/close the door via wintex and then connect app so i'm confident that side of it is working. going...
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    premier elite 24 adding a relay to control garage door

    Hi:) i have been using a sonoff sv and mqtt to open my garage door with my phone up to now but am concerned about the security of it all. so want to utilise my premier elite 24 and smartkeys. would this relay be compatible...
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    100mm bathroom extractor through epdm flat roof

    hi:) apologies if this is in the wrong section a search threw up loads of different sub forums for bathroom extraction. i'm renovating an 80's dormer, the bathroom which is upstairs under a dormer epdm flat roof is completely stripped out. for info i'm also installing rigid pir insulation...
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    Can I render this part of the house?

    Hi:) Renovating an 80's house and looking for options on improving some poor brickwork and awful repointing done on the front of the house. The house is built on a slope with the garage/lowest floor (the problem area) sticking out from the front of the house, this provides a balcony where the...
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    Dormer cold flat roof ventilation advice

    Hi:) I'm renovating an 80's house with large dormers on the front and rear. Ive had the whole roof replaced including the dormers (epdm). The roofing company didn't initially install any ventilation on the flat roof soffit. As I'm also retrofitting pir insulation in a cold roof design between...
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    installing a 610mm door questions

    hi:) i'm creating a storeroom/emergency bedroom under the stairs, and wish top add a door. i've measured up and after installing the carcassing timber i'm going to be left with a max gap of 720mm, which i believe will mean i'll have to install a 610mm door? looking at door linings most seem...
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