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    How to concrete over gas pipe?

    I was advised to protect this gas pipe which goes past a front door The section around the door is shiethed in a loose fitting plastic conduit as seen below Can I just concrete over the conduit covering the pipe?
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    Solid door recomendations

    I have a house that has an attached self contained unit (granny flat). We are about to accomodate a Ukrainian refugee. There is a cheap panel door between the main property and the granny flat. Sound proofing is not great between above floor and walls, but I think a lot of sound will be throught...
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    Radiator valve replacement unsure how to connect microbore.

    Im trying to replace a stuck radiator valve as shown in the attached picture. I'm replacing it with this: https://www.stevensonplumbing.co.uk/myson-trv-2-way-valve-body-only.html I am unsure of the best way to connect the microbore into the valve. Currently it looks like it has a microbore to...
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    Hammock chair stand

    I'm planning on making a stand for my hammock type chair. Made out of ~10cm by ~5cm wood. Using this as inspiration Usually I over engineer things, but because of cost I wondered if I could use softwood rather than hardwood. What I don't know is the difference in strength between the two...
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    Smart meter wiring confusion

    I have just moved into a house and I am confused about the installation of my meter. I would like to know if it is fully metering both sides of the house. Please see attached images of the installation of the smart meter in my house. Some things to note: The house is made up of an original...
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    Drawers install in eaves. Rafter cut?

    I'm installing a chest of drawers in some eaves space in a bedroom. IMAG0018 by LostInTheUnderflow posted 20 May 2018 at 10:36 PM The drawers are too deep by 3cm (I knew this when I bought it). I have a few options: Cut into the drawers. It wont interfere with the drawers and wont be seen as...
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    Metal chimney

    I have a problem with my fireplace where the metal inner is not connected properly to the fire. See here: I managed to get in behind the fireplace and found this: My question is how do I dismantle the outer pipe so that I can fix the inner pipe? Any help greatly appreciated.
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    Designing a girls bed

    I would like to build my 4yr old girl a new bed. The basic idea would be a loft bed with a play area underneath. Basic construction would consist of 4x4 vertical posts with 2x4 horizontal struts. The 2x4 would be mitered and insert into 4by4s. The outside walls would be 3/4inch board. I made...
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    Moving an internal door and building regulations

    Hi, We have recently bought a new kitchen and during the planning of the kitchen we decided that it would be a better layout if we moved an internal door between the living-room and kitchen. I asked Berkshire planning department if I needed planning aproval and their answer was no...
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    Grout colour and sealing

    I'm tiling a bathroom with large 300mm x 600mm tiles. Wall tiles are beige, floor tiles are a darker mud colour. I wanted to match the grout colour, and was going to mix coffee in to the grout. That was before I did some research on the web, which seemed to suggest that this was a bad idea...
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    Unusual lighting install in bathroom.

    I want to install lighting something a little unusual in the bathroom 4 leds in series. Current driven 20mA, each led dropping around 2.5V. Lots of them dotted around the bathroom, with wiring behind the tiles. 3mm Leds that fit between 4mm gap in tiles. I have experimented with creating...
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    Thermostatic valve in wall

    Click for bigger Hi people, I'm probably not the first person to plow ahead and then be worried about the implications of what I have done. This is a bathroom install, where I have put a concealed thermostatic valve for both the shower and bath into a wall. The house is a bungalow. The...
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