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    How to deal with gaps between plasterboard and adjacent finished wall?

    Hello. I'm preparing to do my first proper bit of skimming, which will be onto new plasterboard. I've got a situation in a couple of different places where the adjacent wall has already been plastered, but there are gaps in the corner where the plasterboard meets the finished wall. I'm not sure...
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    What brand of angle grinder discs are highest quality/ best regarded?

    I've just bought a 125mm angle grinder for a few jobs around the house. I'm in the process of choosing a selection of discs for a range of tasks which I won't go into, as the question I have is fairly broad... which is: What brand(s) are well regarded for being high quality for angle grinder...
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    Can hot & cold pipes to boiler touch?

    Hi all, I'm looking to reorganise some copper pipework to where a combi boiler will be installed. Planning to chase out a section of a conrete floor for the pipework and using fixing band instead of clips too so the chase doesn't have to be too wide or deep. My question is can all these pipes...
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    Old plumbing (galvanised steel?) flow question

    The rising main in my downstairs bathroom looks like galvanised steel- 27mm by my measurements, which eventually joins to 15mm copper in the kitchen. I'm looking to tee off somewhere to feed an unvented cylinder, so need the best flow rate possible. My question is, would the flow rate be better...
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    Reroute ductwork for larger cold water storage tank?

    I’m looking to install a pump (Stuart Turner Monsoon or Salamander) to boost hot water pressure all around a 3-bed maisonette, which is very poor currently. The pump manufacturer specifies a minimum of 50 gallons cold water storage for a single bathroomed house, which would mean having to get a...
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    Improving hot water pressure for mixer tap

    Hello everyone. This is my first post on the forum after much lurking. I have very low hot water pressure in my upstairs basin mixer tap. Being in a maisonette there is hardly any head height from the tank (about 0.8 metres). However there is decent enough flow from the bath tap (separate hot &...
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