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    Flow rate of Vaillant Eco Tec v Vaillant Eco Tec storage combi

    We're looking at replacing our ageing combi boiler and are weighing up whether it's worth getting a storage combi versus a conventional combi. (We've considered a system boiler and cylinder, but we don't think we can make it work from a space perspective; in any event, a combi should be...
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    Blocking up first floor fireplace

    I want to remove the fireplace in a first floor bedroom in a Victorian mid-terrace house, and seal it up. I've removed the fireplace-surround and hearth, and have got the bricks (including air brick) to seal up the opening. However, it occurred to me that it's not immediately obvious what the...
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    Air vent in suspended timber floor

    Hello, We have a suspended timber floor, and that suspended timber floor contains an air grill (see picture attached). The grill attaches to a plastic ventilation shaft below the floor which is about 20cm long. It's a bit odd, given that most guidance on ventilating suspended timber floors...
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    Bricking up old fire place

    I've just removed the wooden fire surround and hearth from a first floor fire place which we want to block off. The next stage in the process would be to seal off the fire place before plastering. I presume that the best way to do this is to brick it up (using an air brick to keep some...
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    Lead capping for coping stones

    I'm having the front roof re-done on a Victorian terraced house. As part of the quote the roofer suggested that I might want to get the coping stones capped with lead: apparently they (or rather, their joints) are not in amazing condition (which seems right) and this would be cheaper than...
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    Plywood or OSB to replace old floorboards / insulation considerations

    I have a couple of questions in relation to a plan to re-lay the floor of a first floor bedroom. Firstly: I'm planning to remove the existing floorboards and re-lay with bigger sheets, in the hope that this makes the floor feel a smoother/flatter, with less (hopefully no!) squeaking. I've...
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