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    Insulation under floorboards

    I'm a bit stuck! I bought 200mm insulation to go under the floor boards in a ground floor room I'm decorating. 1930's house. After taking up the floor, I see that the joists are 4x2" rather than the 6x2" I was expecting. I will use chicken wire to hold the insulation in place between the...
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    cuprinol ducksback 5yr

    Does anyone have any pictures of fences painted in the cuprinol ducksback range of colour? I cant decide on what to use. My fence is new sawn cut pressure treated timber.
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    25mm into house

    I have a 25mm blue pipe into the house in the front room under the floor. It comes through the foundations, then it changes via a 90° pushfit connector to 15mm plastic and goes under the floor to the stop tap (also pushfit) under the stairs. Is this correct? I thought the stop tap should be...
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    open vent back boiler pressure

    Hi. A combi boiler usually has 1 to 1.5 bar in the rads. What is the pressure at the rads for a baxi back boiler system ? Its open vent there is a tank in the loft etc.
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    cavity floor and radon

    Hi- Moved house, and our radon test has come back high so we need to do something about it. The house has a mix of concrete and suspended wooden floors (traditional construction joists and floor boards). I have read quite a bit about how to reduce the radon. If i understand correctly, a...
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    changing a wooden floor to concrete

    Hi- My new house has a wooden floor in the kitchen, which is 2.4 x 2.4m (the rest of the kitchen is an extension and has a concrete floor). My washing machine is literally shaking its-self apart on the floor as there is too much movment. I know its not the machine as in the old house the...
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    Gap between dwellings

    Hi, What is the minimum gap that must be left between two dwellings when building an extension? E.g. 2 semi-detached properties have a driveway between them that belongs to the non-extended house, the house next door has a full height extension that is build right up to the dividing line...
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    Worcester 28CDI Heating comes on when hot water is turned on

    hi, I have a weird problem with the boiler: When the hot water is running, the radiheaters get hot. the boiler indicates the heating is off, the heating light is off and the temp setting is set to off - the hot water light is on, and the hot water works as expected. I replaced the...
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    Fitting a water to water heat exchanger to a cdi28 combi

    Hi, I bought the exchanger, it has 6 washers; 1 fiber washer orings: 1 large, 2 medium, 1 small, 1 very slightly smaller. Where do the two small o-rings go? When i take off the old unit the other rings will be apparent, but i cant figure out why there is a small ring...
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    Pipes banging when washing machine fills

    Hi. When the washing machine starts and stops taking cold water, the pipes under the bathroom floor bangs -- only one bang when the machine starts taking in water, then another bang when the machine stops taking in water, followed by a oscilating sound, like the pipe is wiggling up and down...
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    Cable for external 500W flood light

    Hi, Im moving a light fitting outside, 500W flood light, standard unit. Its being moved higher up so i need to re-run the cable to the light as the old cable will be too short. Currently, the cable to the light is flat grey T&E as used internally under the floor for the lighting ring...
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    Fitting a drain cock

    Hi, Im plumbing in a radiator in the kitchen (it gets very cold in there!) at the moment, and will be doing this work asap. I have to change a few other rads, but not at the same time because i need to take the floors up etc. So, i thought i'd fit a drain cock in the kitchen as its the...
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    Gravel boards with panels

    Hi, My gravel boards are 25mm thick (1"). The panel is 45mm thick. Do you normally align the gravel board in the middle of the panel, or flush with the front, or back edge? stupid question really, im thinking of aligning it with the centre of the panel.
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    Should i wack the ground?

    Hi, Dug out a hedge with a digger, and now going to drill 2ft holes where the hedge was for 4" posts / 6ft fence. Should i wack the ground before drilling the post holes? Its quite soft soil and its 18" until i hit clay. Using a petrol hole borer to drill the holes.
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    Paslode IM65 or IM350 for feather edge fencing

    Hi, Shortly, I have to erect about 800 ft of feather edging, 6ft high - so im getting a nail gun to do this, becuase however much i love hitting things with hammers, i want to finish this job in a cupple of weekends and with all my fingers in working order. So which gun would be more...
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    Electric supply is causing lights to flicker...

    hi When my dimmer is fully dimmed, the filiment can be seen to be flickering. When the light is half way, the light pulses up and down, only a small amount, but enough to make my eyes adjust to the new ligh level over and over... hard to describe. I thought the dimmer was faulty, so...
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    Fence panel sizes

    Hi, Looked in wickes, fence panels appear to come in two sizes, 6ft, and 5'11in ?! I need a new fence and new posts. What is the normal spacing between posts? or are they simply spaced to each panel? I may want to change panels at a later date etc, why are all panels not the same size!
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    Skin in emultion paint

    Hi, My emultion paint (dulux silk) has lumps of skin, dried paint in it. I know this is normal for paint, but wondered how to avoid painting these bits on the ceiling, as each time i see a bit of skin on the ceiling, i have to put down the roller, scrape it off, then roller over the...
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    protecting a picnic table

    Hi, I need to protect my new picnic table from the weather. What can i put on it that will not come off on peoples cloths when they sit on it?
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    skimming a dry lined room

    Hi, I have dot / dabbed my room. I have cut out the sockets locations and the wires are hanging out the holes. I will be using drylining boxes for the sockets, and the light switch. Do i fit the boxes before or after the plasterer has skimmed the walls?
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