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    Replacing old (imperial) radiators with new (metric) ones?

    I started discussing this in a thread i had on gas fires but i don't want one thread to go all over the place so i'll ask this here. Basically the main radiator in the living room (single convector) we will want to be replacing so that it is at least a double panel convector. Double panel...
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    Upgrading home intruder/security system (method & who to get)?

    We have an old system in place (Scantronic 9448+). It's a wired system. I don't know exactly how old in it but the battery has a 1999 written on it :) In short we'd like to upgrade it. What would an upgrade entail? I would imagine a bit more than taking the box off & putting a new one...
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    Replacing exterior light with one that has motion sensor?

    At the moment we have a light outside our front door that is controlled by a on/off switch on the inside of the door in the hall. What we want is a light that will come on when you stand at the door - enough for you to get your keys out of your bag, see where the lock is on the door etc...
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    Blocking off chimney breast?

    My wife is a huge worrier so i'm hoping someone here can help with this situation. CURRENTLY: We have a gas fire installed which will be getting removed as well as surround & hearth. We were going to have a real fire installed, which then changed to a gas fire & now we're very likely to just be...
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    K11 tanking slurry, Renderlite & 'normal plaster'?

    How would you finish the 'top coat' if you will in this setup? Our walls are largely to be taken back to brick, have the affected areas coated in the K11 tanking slurry with Renderlite plaster on top of that. I have no experience of Renderlite plaster so don't know what its finish is like. I...
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    Help/advice regards gas fire installation (esp. with K11 tanking system used)

    Our living room is going to be having the complete Hey'Di K11 tanking system used on it from Sovereign Chemicals (I can go more in depth there if needed? But that's the basic jist). We currently have a gas fire installed, but god knows when it was last used. We bought the house in Nov 2013 & we...
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