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    Visonic PowermaxComplete, siren batteries not lasting

    Hi Had a Visonic Powermax Complete alarm system fitted back in 2014. This came with the MCS-740 wireless siren, but finding that the battery only lasts a maximum of 12 months and it is becoming expensive to replace every year. Wondering if it is the distance of the alarm panel from the siren or...
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    Building sand or concreting sand for render?

    I've got an area to render and been ringing around for prices for sand suitable for the render mix. Looking through the forum apparently I should be using a plastering sand. But none of the builders merchants in Swansea supply this type of sand. Just been told that I will not get it in this...
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    Fitting ridge on fibre cement tiles (access)

    Might be a daft question. But what is the easiest way to get up the top of the roof to fit the ridge tiles? It's a single storey extension with Cembrit Jutland fibre cement tiles. Roof has a 23 degree pitch. I will be fitting a dry ridge. For normal concrete tiles I would use a roof ladder, but...
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    Weatherproof Cembrit Jutland tiles against side wall

    Looking at fitting Cembrit Jutland fibre cement tiles on a relatively small roof. Quite a low roof, ridge is at 2.5 metres, so fancy having a go myself at fitting these tiles. Just need some advice on how to finish off the tiles against a side wall. Both pitches and the ridge are against the...
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    Project for the summer

    We have an old storeroom built onto the back of our house. It is of single skin construction, watertight but cold in the winter. But the main problem is one of the walls is bowing in. Probably been like this for the 16 years years that we have lived here, but think it is now time to do something...
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    Visonic S01 Tamper open error

    Fitting a Visonic Powermax Complete with MCS-740 outdoor siren. I am having a problem with it at the moment, unable to arm the system. Checking the status on the alarm panel and it gives an error code “S01 TAMPER OPEN ERROR”. I am assuming this is the outside siren box. Apparently there...
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    What paint on moisture resistant plasterboard in bathroom

    Bathroom walls and cieling have been lined with knauf moisture resistant plasterboard. The plasterboard has been sealed with a plasterboard sealer. Just wondering now what would be the best paint to apply to the plasterboard? I went into B&Q yesterday and they suggested Dulux Bathroom+ paint.
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    Leak on abutment roof to pebbledash wall

    I have had a major leak on my 6 month old roof today. working in the room below and started to hear dripping during a heavy rain shower. Water then started to leak in quite a bit and then eased off even though it was still raining. Rung the builder who constructed the roof to let him know and...
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    Celotex on single skin(brick) walls

    Just need to know the best way to insulate single skin brick walls. The walls are 100mm single skin red brick walls and externally have recently been rendered. Now I need to insulate internally and finish. I contacted Celotex and they suggested fitting foil backed boards directly to the...
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    Floor for new kitchen

    I have recently renovated an old single storey extension at the back of my house and now intend using it as a kitchen. The floor presently is a concrete slab, no sign of damp but do not know if there is a DPM built in. There is also a manhole in there, which will be changed to a double seal...
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    Convert sunroom into habitable room

    I am hoping that someone could give me some pointers or ideas on converting an old sunroom into a habitable room. The house was for some time used as a doctors surgery and this L shaped room built at the back was used as a waiting room. When we bought the property it had been converted...
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    Flashing and felt upstand against stonework

    I am looking for some advice on how to fit a felt upstand and lead flashing against a stone wall. [/img] The original flashing is shown following the mortar line of the blocks in the middle, then it goes under the larger blocks at the end. I have attached some temporary stick on flashing to...
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