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SLC over tile adhesive ?
SLC over tile adhesive ? SLC over tile adhesive ? Hi I need to prep a floor for LVT and the floor currently has old tile adhesive on it. I understand I can put SLC over the adhesive but do I need to put a primer or anything down? Thinking of using F.Ball Pro1200 latex smoothing compound...
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Yorkshire fittings advice please.
Yorkshire fittings advice please. Yorkshire fittings advice please. Hi :), As a competent and confident DIY’er I’ve got some more plumbing to do in 15mm copper. I only work with Yorkshire fittings, as it’s much easier for the unskilled :giggle:. I can’t say I’ve ever done a professional...
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This is getting really ridiculous.
This is getting really ridiculous. This is getting really ridiculous. I am now excluded from more threads in GD than those in which I am allowed to post. And again having shown some participant's posts to be stupidly confused and embarrassing, I am excluded from that post. No abuse, no vulgar...
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Potentially nightmare RCD tripping issue!
Potentially nightmare RCD tripping issue! Potentially nightmare RCD tripping issue! In my large cellar, I have three 2 x 4ft (Class 1) fluorescent fittings, all of which were retrofitted with LED tubes a few years ago (without bothering to remove ‘ballasts’), all ofwhich have Indi dual...
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How best to join different size guttering?
How best to join different size guttering? How best to join different size guttering? Neighbour has built an extension and replaced his roof guttering (see below). It leaks at the join, which is a few inches on our side from the party wall. The new guttering (on the right) is a different...
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1 radiator the bane of my life
1 radiator the bane of my life 1 radiator the bane of my life Right guys I am quite literally stumped with a constant confused look on my face. So did what I needed to do as advised in my previous thread about flushing the system found here: Flushing the central heating system When I took...
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Another thread about power to a shed
Another thread about power to a shed Another thread about power to a shed Hello, this is my first post on the forum. I have read several threads about bringing power to a shed in the garden, but besides one where a gentleman wanted to charge a toy car overnight, they don't have many...
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Window leak poor flashing?
Window leak poor flashing? Window leak poor flashing? We have a leak above our ground floor bay window. I've had a look at the flashing on the first floor and wonder if the rain is pooling on the exterior sill and then finding a hole. It's raining tonight and leaking. Is there anything obvious...
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Volkswagen T6.1 Snapped Lock Actuator
Volkswagen T6.1 Snapped Lock Actuator Volkswagen T6.1 Snapped Lock Actuator This van registered 2021 at a healthy cost of £30000 T28 Highline came to me as a Contract Hire, within 12 months the rear door lock actuator had snapped, it's an electronic lock. Oddly at service, Volkswagen forgot to...
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Affordable fall protection options for climbing a steep roof?
Affordable fall protection options for climbing a steep roof? Affordable fall protection options for climbing a steep roof? My roof is really steep and needs quite a bit of manual work done on it. I've got a ladder with roof hooks but I'd prefer to be able to move around the roof more freely...
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Sir Alan gets knighted today.
Sir Alan gets knighted today. Sir Alan gets knighted today. https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2024-09-25/post-office-campaigner-sir-alan-bates-to-be-knighted-at-windsor-castle by Mottie This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Slate roof replacement. Am I being screwed?
Slate roof replacement. Am I being screwed? Slate roof replacement. Am I being screwed? My partner and I recently purchased our first home in South Wales. It's a 1930s build with a welsh slate roof. I don't know how old the roof is but it could potentially be as old as the house. The survey...
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Minimum width for a hopper window
Minimum width for a hopper window Minimum width for a hopper window Away to be building a porch, going to have a UPVC door & side panel screen but want a hopper window in the side panel. Whats the minimum width required for having an opening hopper in it? Rough plan is to have about a 1400...
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Bye Bye old girl
Bye Bye old girl Bye Bye old girl My old Megane is going to the breakers tomorrow, been parked up in our field, used as storage for pony feed for the last 4 yrs , popped a battery on and she started 1st push of the button,so I drove her round the field for old times sake, only thing letting...
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Shower size, 6 kW really? Seems a good shower.
Shower size, 6 kW really? Seems a good shower. Shower size, 6 kW really? Seems a good shower. As title the shower shows importing off grid just over 3 kW on the IHD (in home display) and the solar software shows which seems to show the same, approx 3 kW import and 3 kW from battery, so using...
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Outbuilding into a garden room
Outbuilding into a garden room Outbuilding into a garden room Good morning Looking for some help on the interior build of a outbuilding converted into a garden room Garden room is 10mtr x 5 mtrs originally a outbuilding with dbl skin brick walls The front wall has been rebuilt with a dpc...
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Do patio slabs really need to be placed on mortar?
Do patio slabs really need to be placed on mortar? Do patio slabs really need to be placed on mortar? I've read lots of posts and articles and understand the normal approach is to wack and compact and then put the slabs on mortar, however I wonder how this can make them stay in place any more...
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Thames Water nearing the cliff edge.
Thames Water nearing the cliff edge. Thames Water nearing the cliff edge. No surprise. "The water company — which is owned by a clutch of investors, including pension funds Omers and USS, and the Abu Dhabi and Chinese sovereign wealth funds — is in last-ditch talks with Ofwat and government...
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What can i do after floor been levelled
What can i do after floor been levelled What can i do after floor been levelled Hi, I moved into a house that has had the floors all re-laid with levelling compound. I am at a loss as to what I can do with it. I tried using floor paint after sealing with pva on a small cupboard area just to...
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Joining wall up to angled ceiling
Joining wall up to angled ceiling Joining wall up to angled ceiling Hi all, The previous owner of our house has dot and dabbed some board over the wall but not gone all the way up to the ceiling. Our ceiling is flat in the middle but then has an angled section sloping down to the wall, which...
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