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    Insulating a flat roof

    Refurbishing the kitchen which has a flat roof, ply covered by felt,what is the best way to insulate from the inside? First thought was insulation roll but the bits i put around the edge have caused damp where in contact with the ply, so i guess that idea is a non starter. Now thinking cellotex...
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    Rehau edge- no reinfircement?

    Had a composite door fitted with rehau edge profile frame and side panels with a filler strip about 1mm wide. When doir is closed there is movement in the frame around the lock area. I driiled 2 holes ti fix it to the lentil above the door to try and steady it to discover it has no steel...
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    New Floor very uneven-options??

    Just had old concrete floor slab removed/ground dug out, stone/sand/dpm/100mm concrete/insulation/screed/levelling compound. Fist sign of problems slab was not level, out by 35mm but thought ok screed will level it off. Screed installed yesterday, today levelling conpound. Got home to find the...
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    Concrete slab water damage

    Discovered a leaking water pipe underneath the kitchen floor. Had to remove kitchen units and dig up part of floor to locate it, walls behind units are damp, insurance accessor been out today agreed to cough up for walls and floor to be filled in where i dug it up and whole floor re-tiled...
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    Are wooden lintels still allowed?

    Recently had a front door replaced, was originally an arch frame but had it made square with side panels euther side of door. On the outside a concrete lintel was used, but on the inside a wooden one has been usee, do building regs allow this?
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    Outdoor auto dimming pir sensor for downlighters?

    I wish to have installed 3 downlights on the underside of my canopy on the front of the house,have them come on at dusk on a low light and go full brightness when motion is detected. I know you can have security lights that do just this but is there a seperate pir what could be connected to...
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    New composite door, faulty lock mech?

    Had a new door fitted last week, the middle latch catches the the keep on the frame, have to turn the door lock into open position to close the door. The top and bottom latches work fine, but as the pics show they have a radius on the the edge of them, the middle one is a plain angle ground onto...
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    Upvc door hinge removal

    My upvc door has got stuck in the closed position , handle comes down but the locking cams will not move, suspect faulty lock barrel which I intend to drill out. If this fails what I can see as another option is to remove door hinges. As shown in pic there seem to be covers over where they are...
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    Bosch dishwasher not filling with water

    Bosch SRS56A08GB/08 When turned on display shows time left in minutes and you hear the pump start up,dishwasher is drained of water ok,tested the drain pump and its fine. The solenoid fill valve is not opening,it is getting 70v ac. The solenoid has 240v stamped on it,what could be causing the...
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    Siemens XLM 1400 spin problems

    WXLM148AGB/19 Mrs was complaining washing coming out wet after the spin cycle,sucked out the xs water with wet vacuum,put into spin cycle and could see pump spinning away. On the spin cycle the pump starts for a short while,starts spinning for a couple minutes,at what does not seem like the...
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    Dulux trade paint drying time to final colour

    How long does it take for dulux trade mid sheen vinyl silk emulsion to dry to its final colou?I ask this question as last week i painted the front half of the lounge with this paint in magnolia,today i painted the other half from a a new tub of paint,after 12 hours todays coat from the new tin...
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    Dimmer switch burning out

    Have a 2 gang dimmer switch,one side does the lounge,the other does a landing light (2 way) been fine for years,last night turned on the lounge light,bulb blew and tripped rcd,removed the bulb reset rcd and the lounge light wouldnt work,tested the switch to find landing light worked but no...
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    Fit timer to bathroom fan??

    Are there any suitable timers available which could be fitted to a bathroom extractor fan to give it an over run feature,the fan itself is up in the loft with wioring acessable,something suitable poped up in google but it was 120v not 240v
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    Fitting extractor fan in air vent opening in bathroom

    Got a 9"x6" vent cover over the air brick in my bathroom,i now need to fit an extractor fan,is there some kind of mounting plate which will cover this hole and let me fit an extractor fan?or would i have to make one myself?
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    Joining coax cable to a motorised dish

    Fitted a new motorised dish today but had to extend the coax cable,the this extension in place the motor is getting no power,tested the sat receiver in the garden connected with a short lead and it worked ok,anyway of joining cable so power still reaches the motor or is it a case of running a...
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    About to re-tile canopy roof,bit of advice needed.

    Im about to rip off the old tiles and re-tile with some nice dark grey tiles(concrete ones)one thing im not sure about is how to fit the top row of tiles,added a photo showing a dry run i have done with battens at 100 centres,first row of tiles are the short ones,im just wondering how the top...
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    Rielo RDB burner strange problem

    Boiler fires up and sounds like its strugling for fuel,cleaned out filters,checked oil pump and all ok.The voltage going to solenoid coil varys wildly between 0v and 210v which probably causing the solenoid to keep restricting the flow of oil causing the problem. I have tried a new control...
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    Grant 90 combi (oil) luke warm dhw

    Got to go and look at one of theses boilers as customers says the dhw is only luke warm,serviced quite a few of these but it sounds like this problem has nothing top do with the burner as they say boiler is firing up,any pointers what to look for? previous engineer turned up one of the stats but...
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    turbomax-strange problem........

    loked at a turbomax 282e on friday,first time ive worked on these boilers,problem was-fan running,no igniton,blew through aps heard it click,no ignition still,pulled pcbs out of the casing to check voltage on aps and boiler started working all of a sudden!-put the pcb`s back into casing and...
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    New cooker fitted,electrical problem or faulty product?

    Just installed a new built in cooker,after a few minutes the flames start to lift and it cuts out,with door slightly open it works fine so obviously not getting enough air.The fan on the back seems to be sucking air in rather than blowing it out,not worked on many ovens,should it draw air in or...
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