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Heating in shed, summer house
I hope I'm posting in the right place, if not please could you move it to the relevant place? We have just bought a wooden shed, summer house thing to use as a home office. It's thick wood & designed for this purpose. We will be insulating the walls, ceiling & floor with Kingspan or similar but need to get some kind of…
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radiator problems
a few of my downstair radiators arent giving off much heat one none at all. They dont need blleeding, i got a new boiler a few years ago and had the radiators flushed then. Is it likely that i just need new radiators?
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Stand alone shower cubical
Dear all, I am looking for a stand alone (all 4 sides paneled) shower enclosure. Does any one know of any such brands? I have had corner shower units which have leaked causing a lot of damage, I don't want to depend on any sealants any more. thanx in advance. sebastian
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cost of tiling?
Anyone give me an about cost for the tools needed to tile a kitchen and bathroom floor? I have no tools at all, apart from a hammer and a couple of screwdrivers, so apart from the cost of the tiles what am I looking at paying? cheers.
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Low pressure mixer showers
Hi, Are there any other showers around like the Aqualisa Opto Thermo that is spec'ed to have a flow rate of 10 l/min at 0.1 bar? I have a very low cold water tank and a low roof, and I'd rather not have a pump. The current bath mixer shower gives an ok shower so I reckon this should work too. But surely there are other…
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Approx cost for having one stair wall papered?
As above. I'd rather do it myself and will cringe watching someone else do it:o but there's no way on earth I'd be up on a trestle doing the longest bits. So,can anyone give an approximate cost (Devon) for that one wall?it's paste the wall paper,if that makes any difference. Will help me decide whether to go ahead with…
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How to put tile on wet room wall?
Hi, I am planning to covert my bathroom into a wetroom. However, some of my bathroom is wooden partition wall. If I just stick tile onto the wooden wall, it might probably taken off by the shower water over long time. Could anyone suggest how to stick tile onto this kind of wet room wall? Best regards, TONY
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Loft insulation in small space?
Can anyone think of any bright ideas how I can install loft insulation in a very small space? The council won't do it because there isn't enough room for access. There is only about 1 foot in between the rafters and joists. (a little more between the floor and the roof) The joists are about 40 cm apart and there are…
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Heat Exchanger failed ?
Long story short, i am chasing down the source of a leak in our system boiler a Vaillant 622/2E (circa 6 years old) Its definitely the boiler as pressure falls when its isolated. It had a new expansion vessel and PRV 2 weeks ago by a GSR The heat exchanger cover plate gasket and condensate gasket were also replaced at that…
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shower pump issue
I have a grundos niagara 1.5 bar twin centrifugal positive head pump in my airing cupboard with a cold feed from tank in loft and hot from the cylinder next to the pump. I think it is coming from the side of the tank with warrix flange. I first used the thermostatic mixer shower this weekend and it has been successful for…
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Kitchen Design Error - What rights?
Hi, Can anyone help with a problem I am having – I need to know what rights I have. We have purchased a kitchen from a well known local store and we have encountered numerous problems along the way (I will not go into all the details). When we ordered the kitchen we informed the store that we required it urgently and they…
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British Gas Free insulation - wheres the catch?
Just seen the TV ad for free insulation from BG. Ok nothing in life is free so there has to be a catch, right? Is this actually free or where is the catch? if no catch I'll call them up and see if im eligable
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fridge freezer repair cost ?
A friend has an Electrolux fridge freezer from Comet , just over 2 years old. The freezer is working but the fridge is warm - any idea of what the fault might be - and what would be a reasonable repair cost?
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Punishing landlords retrospectively (6 Yr. Limit).
Ok this post is to do with lodging deposits with the DPA. Last week after a little emailing I was "made aware", of some law changes within the last 5 months affecting the way deposits are handled etc, etc. Previously landlords were given a stay of execution as it were to rectify there errors. Apparently these changes in…
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New boiler advice - new pipework?
Hi Folks, My Ferroli boiler has a small leak - when I have the heating on for a number of hours it needs topping up the day after. Plumber says its due to a small leak somewhere in the system. Its quite an old boiler too, my question is.....do I need all my pipework and radiators replacing? I'd like a more modern boiler,…
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Downspout Removed
Our gutter drains away to our neighbours house, where the downspout is located. They have recently had the gutters replaced and the downspout has been removed. There is now no downspout between 4 houses. Houses are all terraced from the early 1900's so downspout has been there for for a min of 10 years (when we moved in).…
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Underfloor heating? Costs etc
Having a new kitchen fitten, and having granit tops and porcelain (or possibly slate) floor tiles. costs are quite close to the budget so Id not even though of underfloor heating. I HAD thought about underfloor insulation (as Id read about heat losses through the floor when investigating roof/cavety insulation) and have…
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Tumble dryer placement
We are looking at getting a tumble dryer, as with the weather changing and work patterns, putting washing outside is getting impossible We have our washing machine in an area off our back door, and were looking at putting the tumble dryer on top of it. There is about 5 inches clearance on either side of the washer, so…
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Condensation In Utility Room
I'm having problems with condensation in a utility room that's on the side of my kitchen. It's made mainly from wood and glass with a felt roof. There is no ventilation in there and when the heating is on or I've been cooking or just overnight when it's cold there's a lot of condensation on the windows. I was looking at…
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Latch on front foor in locked position..
Just hoping someone may be able to offer some advice before calling the dreaded locksmith out... We have a UPVC front door and came home from dropping my husband off at work this morning and unlocked the door as normal.. came in the house and closed the door behind me, lifted up the door handle to secure the door ( latch…
