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    New bathroom fan. Isolator required?

    Refurbing our spare bathroom. No extractor fan fitted and want to add one. I have run 3 core and earth from the lighting circuit (MF Wago box) to near where the fan will be. Should I be adding a 3 pole isolator? I intend to fit a fan with a timer. The fan in the other bathroom doesn't have an...
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    Bathroom lighting layout and extractor

    Took a false T&G ceiling down and forgot to note where the 3 downlights were. False ceiling is to hide the coombed ceiling at the external wall. Gave pretty good light except over the sink for shaving, etc. All lights quite new. Binned the old R50 spots in the last couple of years. Existing...
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    Glue click laminate joints. Used cheap 7mm

    Doing a kitchen for my neighbour on a very tight budget. Picked up some used 7mm laminate free. Some of the joints are coming apart. There is some damage to some of the locking mechanisms. No spare boards! I had some 50mm aluminium tape with me and used that face up to tape the the undersides...
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    Worktop. Corner butt joint

    Fitting a worktop for a neighbour today as part of fitting a used kitchen on a tight budget. He has picked up some suitable worktop off cuts. Worktop is 22mm square edge. There will be a corner joint. The fact it is square edge, does it need a joining strip? He also got some end trim, so I am...
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    Cheap 28mm Laminate Worktop

    Putting a used kitchen in for my neighbour on a tight budget. At the point where worktop is needed. 2.2M and 1.6M in L shape. Will be using a metal corner joint. Have been scouring ebay, marketplace, etc but no joy. Travis Perkins have 3000 x 600 x 28mm for £54. Best deal I can see to cover the...
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    Add double socket to Cooker circuit?

    Helping my neighbour replace a kitchen. Cooker point (surface mounted) needs moving. Existing cable is long enough and good access under the floor. Cable is 4 or 6 mm2. Not there at the moment but definitely quite chunky. Could do with a double socket adding in the same area. It would be very...
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    Replace joist. Overlap

    Have rotten joist due to a leaking pipe and need to replace. I don't think I will be able to fit a full length from wall to wall 1930s suspend floor with brick 'walls' under the floor that the joist rest on. Joist ends in the walls. Joists are 5" x 2" Is it acceptable to put an overlap in as...
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    Cutting Quartz Worktop

    Helping my neighbour fit a used kitchen The worktop is quartz composite. Maybe 10mm quartz with a hollow plastic core and PVC base. From this company https://maxtopquartz.co.uk/ Budget is very tight I have one of these I bought for cutting tiles with my 115mm angle grinder. Will it be suitable...
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    Damp base of chimney and floor

    Helping my Neighbour replace his kitchen. Removed some units yesterday and found some damp on the wall and floor. 1930s semi Internal wall that backs onto the chimney breast. There is damp in the chimney. Salts and paper peeling upstairs on the front of the breast. Some bubbling near the...
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    Weep on external soil pipe coupler

    Roofer changed my soil pipe when doing the gutters some years ago. He chopped the existing pipe a few inches above ground and joined to the new pipe with a coupler. It leaks from the bottom of the coupler. He siliconed around the top joint. Nothing around the bottom. Having a new drive and side...
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    Neighbours gutter overflowing into our garden

    Fairly new neighbours. We get on pretty well and would like to keep it that way. Ideally would like some ideas before speaking to them. Their house is 90 deg to ours at the end of our fairly small garden. Replaced a fairly scruffy lean to with a decent single storey side extension with pitched...
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    Stair bulkhead in bathroom

    Looking to renovate the bathroom. Is the timber at the base of the bulkhead structural or just horrible skirting? 1930s semi. Not sure if bulkhead is the right terminology? The bathroom is L shaped due to the stairs. Thanks
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    Replace external sealant around UPVC patio door

    Have a little bit of mould inside Noticed the external silicone has come away from the UPVC frame just above where the mould is. Installed well over 20 years ago. Redo with silicone or is it worth using something else like CT1? Any particular product recommended? Happy to spend extra on a...
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    No hot water after radiator change

    Replaced an upstairs radiator yesterday. Partially drained the system, modified the pipework, refilled and check for leaks. All good. Run the HW 30 mins in the morning and again in evening. Noticed not much HW yesterday evening and none this morning. Conventional boiler (old Ideal Elan) with...
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    Mould in Loft. Recently insulated

    1930s Semi Went into the loft today. Smelt a bit musty. Some of the rafters have mold on them. Half the roof is just slate. The other is slate with felt (80's extension) Most of the nails through the slate/felt had drips of water on. Some of the felt looks a bit wet. Condensation? I took a...
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    New Hob. Is this Socket in the Hot Zone?

    Just about to order a new gas hob with fitting New one pretty much identical size. Looks like the right hand double socket is in the hot zone? Worktop to bottom of wall cabinets 450mm (AO say min 400mm. Others 460mm) Left hand socket 130mm from edge of hob Right hand socket 60mm from edge of...
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    Gas Hob replacement

    Want to replace our Gas Hob. 20 Year old one has few problems and Mrs Mc wants it replaced. Understand that I should not install myself. Even if it looks very simple. Not worth the risk. Most likely will order with installation service. Wondering about the installer removing the old one. Is it...
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    Drayton Wiser Kit 1 (Combi) on a System Boiler

    Have been looking at smart heating for a while. As far as I can see the 'combi only kit' receiver is just a switch. L+N supply and switch to fire the Boiler. 240V live in my case. Is there any reason I cannot use this kit to replace my hall thermostat? I have L+N supply. I have a cylinder for...
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    Replacing old Boiler. Location suitable?

    At some point my old Stelrad Ideal Elan is likely to need replacing. We have been here 21 years and it was here when we moved in. New gas valve about 15 years ago. Is it worth replacing for better efficiency? It works fine. In the last year or 2, I have removed and flushed all the rads. Ran...
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    Stack Removal or Roof Repair?

    1930s Semi. Extended Damp Chimney Breasts Upstairs and down. The Chimney was repointed and re-flashed a couple of Years ago. One Roofer suggested Stack Removal. I thought it was fixed but a recent refurb and skim of one of the Upstairs Rooms still showed moisture in the Breast. During Heavy...
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