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    Toilet drainpipe leak repair with a liner?

    Discovered a leak under the kitchen floor of a 1934 house - floorboards covered in square of hardboard? then lino. A gully of water underneath! The plumber identified water seeping through bricks from the toilet drainage pipe at ground level. Lifted the sewage cover in the garage and he thinks...
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    Will a tempered glass hearth extension pass the 12 inch rule?

    Installing a multi-fuel stove into what is a small builder's space with only 220mm width for the flue pipe to play with. Actually prefer a rear flue but either way I will lose 2 inches of the 12 inches hearth in front of the stove I want as required by the regulations. Stoveworld sells a 330mm...
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    Is a fireplace arch still acceptable or do I need a lintel as well?

    Opening up the Builders space to install a multifuel stove and discovered the arch lintel which doesn't have a steel support as mentioned elsewhere. You can see how they just filled up with bricks on top on a "mini-lintel" but underneath the arch which is why the brickwork is ropey cos it's just...
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    Multi-fuel stove - is it really necessary to open up the fireplace?

    Planning to install a multi-fuel stove, eco conforming etc. It's really small - the cardboard is the size of it - about 4-5 kwh to heat one room. 1934 semi. Had an open gas fire in there now removed, chimney swept and checked by registered Sweep and seems ok enough to burn a traditional fire...
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