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Exposed truss roof: can I remove diagonal braces and replace them with full OSB boards? (PICS INSIDE)
Exposed truss roof: can I remove diagonal braces and replace them with full OSB boards? (PICS INSIDE) Exposed truss roof: can I remove diagonal braces and replace them with full OSB boards? (PICS INSIDE) I have an disused outbuilding (approx 10m x 3m) which I'd like to turn into something...
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Classic F.M
Classic F.M Classic F.M I've been listening to Classic F.M since it began 30 years ago and every now and then a piece of music will rattle around my mind that i didn't know til it played on the radio...so bearing that in mind, anytime y'all feel like listening to something instrumental before...
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Block Build Garden House Footings
Block Build Garden House Footings Block Build Garden House Footings Hi All, I Wondered if anyone could help with this one. I had a concrete pour done for the concrete footings on my garden house. All ok but the level is a little lower than I would normally like (I left a friend in charge of...
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Strange noise from VW brakes.
Strange noise from VW brakes. Strange noise from VW brakes. Hi, There is a strange noise coming from the brakes of a VW Tiguan, 2010. As the car is stopping, just before stopping, there's a kind of squelchy noise, a bit like a wash leather or rubber on glass. This is the best I can describe...
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Grant oil boiler hunting
Grant oil boiler hunting Grant oil boiler hunting Hi All, My Grant Vortex oil boiler is hunting, as in starts and stops, but if I switch my Honeywell clock to either Hot-water or Heating the boiler runs normally. Selecting both results in the boiler hunting. This problem started when the...
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Texecom Elite 64 - Cannot Set Time
Texecom Elite 64 - Cannot Set Time Texecom Elite 64 - Cannot Set Time Dear All, I cannot set the time on my Texecom Elite 64. I have followed all the instructions and as soon as I close the keypad in winter or the physical keypad goes to sleep, the time resets. I have set the keypad to...
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Extractor fan replacement
Extractor fan replacement Extractor fan replacement Hi all. My bathroom extractor stopped working. It had an inbuilt light which worked but the fan itself doesn't. I have bought a direct replacement. 2 connection for the light and 3 for the fan, L,LN & N. When I took the old fan out I had 2...
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Audio (but not video or subtitles) dropouts on TV on Cat 6 wired home network; why?
Audio (but not video or subtitles) dropouts on TV on Cat 6 wired home network; why? Audio (but not video or subtitles) dropouts on TV on Cat 6 wired home network; why? I have a solid Zen Internet DSL broadband feed to the first floor of my house which works fine with streaming services...
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EPDM Detail- external corner
EPDM Detail- external corner EPDM Detail- external corner Hi, I'm going to be constructing an extension with an EPDM roof. This will be flush with the original wall- as in pic below (not my photo). The bit I'm struggling to envision is the detailing circled in red on the photo. Is this just...
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Red brick decorative open fireplace
Red brick decorative open fireplace Red brick decorative open fireplace Hi all, first post here, any advice would be appreciated! I just bought a new flat and I’m decorating the living room on next to no budget. There is an old fireplace which I’m guessing used to have some sort of gas...
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Stuck - Frozen Shootboot on Slave French Door
Stuck - Frozen Shootboot on Slave French Door Stuck - Frozen Shootboot on Slave French Door I have been struggling to solve this for weeks. I hope someone can give me a nudge in the right direction! Circa 2003 slave french door with Mila shootbolts. The top (reverse) shootbolt was heavily...
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Unvented with three showers
Unvented with three showers Unvented with three showers Hi, looking to ask our plumber to fit an unvented hot water tank as we live in a bungalow & need a better head of pressure for some taps & 2 showers. Now, we fitted a 25mm poly main years ago & have a great flow & pressure, so time for an...
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Bathroom electrics (for smart toilet)
Bathroom electrics (for smart toilet) Bathroom electrics (for smart toilet) Hi all, I'm renovating a bathroom at the moment and the wife has requested a smart toilet. This requires an electrical supply to heat a small HW reservoir. Regarding regs, how should this be approached? Does this...
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Good Idea?
Good Idea? Good Idea? UK electric car drivers should be charged per mile, say campaigners Rachel Reeves should reform vehicle taxes to fill £5bn ‘black hole’ in revenues, says Campaign for Better Transport www.theguardian.com by securespark This has been automatically posted in the...
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External 16amp unit
External 16amp unit External 16amp unit I need an external 16 amp socket and seen this unit with a 16amp and 2 x 13 amp sockets. I already have a cable running from the Fusebox to the outside location. Could the unit be connected to the external cable and leave the fuse as is at the Fusebox or...
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Kayak frame using Plastic Pipe
Kayak frame using Plastic Pipe Kayak frame using Plastic Pipe Hi, I want to make a kayak frame using plastic (PVC?) pipe. Can anyone tell me if waste water plumbing pipe is thicker walled than electrical conduit pipe please.:):):) Thank you by wontstart This has been automatically posted in...
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DVD/TV/Laptop Connection?
DVD/TV/Laptop Connection? DVD/TV/Laptop Connection? Hi Is there a way to record from a dvd recorder my laptop screen through the tv? I can get then laptop screen on my tv (via HDMI cable) but am.not sure how to connect th video up! Thanks for any kind help by stevehayes This has been...
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Considering CU update
Considering CU update Considering CU update Hi all I've two consumer units, crabtrees circa 1990s with MCBOs, one CU for lights and the second for sockets. The only RCDs (RCBO?) are one for garage, and the other for a shower. Am looking at having an induction hob fitted, so adding extra 6mm...
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Biscuit mix for UFH - admixture to speed drying?
Biscuit mix for UFH - admixture to speed drying? Biscuit mix for UFH - admixture to speed drying? I'm hoping to install a wet underfloor system between joists. Going by the book, the drying time, is about a month for a 25mm biscuit screed. It makes sense, but I wonder if I could blend in a...
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Omnie TorFloor UFH - anyone used it?
Omnie TorFloor UFH - anyone used it? Omnie TorFloor UFH - anyone used it? I’m looking at this UFH solution for an upcoming project on suspended timber floors. TorFloor 2 Install Guide (on product link) - OMNIE Underfloor Heating, Heat Pumps & Ventilation - <this links externally> It’s the only...
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