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    garage conversion question

    It was just that these interior walls are tied to the outside and was a bit worried that moisture or cold would penetrate to inside through the blocks
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    garage conversion question

    Hi i am currently thinking about converting my detached double garage for the rental market. The garage is roughly 7mx7m and through the middle is a block wall approx 2m long each end between the 2 garage doors which acts to support a catnic lintel which supports the roof timbers span. Is this...
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    unusual ceiling rose wiring

    There are no earths, it looks like very old wiring
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    unusual ceiling rose wiring

    Its ok its just a case that the live and neutrals of the light are the wrong way around i think
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    unusual ceiling rose wiring

    Hi i was just painting my ceiling and unscrewed the ceiling rose to cut in and noticed that the wiring doesn't look quite right. there are 3 cables so i assumed 1 in, 1 out and the switch. There are 3 reds in the centre block, 1 black in the 2 gang block with the neutral of the light, and 2...
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    supplying garage

    TNCS and no extraneous conductive parts in the garage. I will ignore the rude comments. Just to bring you up to date the customer has informed me that his electrician is doing the job for £150 and that strangely a spare way has appeared on his board so thats good news.
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    solid oak onto wooden floor

    Had a change of plan having done some research. Am now going for an engineered floor and going for a floating floor glued. I can foresee too many problems with the solid floor on old chipboard and tbh its going to be a cheaper alternative and still look good
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    solid oak onto wooden floor

    The boards are 120mm wide and random lengths max 1400mm
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    supplying garage

    Yea funny Taylor but yea they know its notifiable work and dhutch there is more than a ton in materials and earth taken from a core of the swa
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    supplying garage

    Hi Prenticeboy of Derry It was actually a job that i have quoted for. I thought it was reasonable and allowed 2 days for the job. Customer said they had a "better" quote.
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    solid oak onto wooden floor

    Hi i want to lay solid oak flooring to an upstairs bedroom. Its 18mm flooring and wanted to know the best way to fit it? The underfloor is weyrock type 8'x2' boards and so do i nail straight onto it with secret nails or do i use underlay and float it? If i do the underlay and float then do i...
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    supplying garage

    Ok i'll help, do you think £480 is a bad price?
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    supplying garage

    hi was asked to quote for new supply to garage. No ways on board in house so i quoted for switchfuse off tails then adaptable box on outside wall. 6mm swa overhead on catenary wire to garage approx 10m total distance. garage rcd protected 2 way board for sockets and lights. 4 double sockets, 2...
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    heating element on towel rail

    theres an extra tee that goes into the bottom of the towel rail and the element screws into that and the valve out the side
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    heating element on towel rail

    ok great so the thing about shutting off the flow in the summer when using electrically is not really necessary in your opinion?
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    heating element on towel rail

    hi Do you think there's any reason why an electric heating element cannot be fitted to a towel rail which is acting as a heat leak in a system with a thermal store?
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    central heating zone

    Sorry i meant to say the stat is on the landing and the uncontrolled rad is in the bedroom. Do you think moving the stat into the bedroom will solve it?
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    central heating zone

    The stat is on the landing and the uncontrolled rad is in the bathroom. Do you think moving the stat into the bedroom will solve it?
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    central heating zone

    Im not sure if there was no room or that she just didnt want one there. The chap from warmfront said that she must have a rad in the bedroom. I think she asked the 2nd plumber if when he fitted the bathroom rad he would swap the the fixed bedroom lockshields onto the bathroom rad and put a trv...
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    central heating zone

    Dan there is a trv in the bathroom. The one with the lockshields is in the bedroom and the stat is on the landing
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