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Waste and copper in the wall
Waste and copper in the wall Waste and copper in the wall Hi all I am hoping to redo the cloakroom soon, and intending to hide the pipes in the wall. We have insulated plasterboard fixed to a block wall (not sure how its fixed though) then tiled over. My intention is to 'chase' the...
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What to put on the roof - patio?
What to put on the roof - patio? What to put on the roof - patio? Hi, I hope you are well. I am in the process of building my patio and I am going to have rafters 60cm apart, no purlins. The last one will not be exactly 60cm apart but less I reckon 40cm apart. I have to decide on the material...
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Which wires go where
Which wires go where Which wires go where Would anybody be kind enough to please explain to me which wires on my current wireless receiver connected to the boiler go in which section of the Google nest wireless receiver? I would be eternally grateful I’ve included an image of my current one...
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Draught Excluders for Cooker Hoods?
Draught Excluders for Cooker Hoods? Draught Excluders for Cooker Hoods? Hello all, Probably a common problem that I need help with. I have a cooker hood in the kitchen that lets in lots of cold air in the winter making the Kitchen/ Dining Room not a place you want to be in the winter. I have...
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Change track rod and breaks before alignment?
Change track rod and breaks before alignment? Change track rod and breaks before alignment? Vauxhall Astra CDTI ecotec, 1.6cc, 2017, 90'000 mileage mostly rural/town roads and some motorways. I took my car to a garage for MOT and full Service. It passed MOT fine but had a few issues they...
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Hot/cold roof and what material? (Flat corner extension)
Hot/cold roof and what material? (Flat corner extension) Hot/cold roof and what material? (Flat corner extension) Hi I have a roughly 3 to 4 M x same flat roofed extension with two new walls, two original house walls. Built early 80’s and reroofed at least once. Afaik there is a void above...
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Damp Issues in Basement due to side of house
Damp Issues in Basement due to side of house Damp Issues in Basement due to side of house Morning, I bought my house recently and the survey showed high damp readings in the basement on the side of my house. The side garden is also slightly higher than ground floor hallway, so surveyor...
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Trump has said he wants to drop sanctions against Russia and NK
Trump has said he wants to drop sanctions against Russia and NK Trump has said he wants to drop sanctions against Russia and NK I guess Putin has said its now time for the favours to start being returned Trump supporters own the ensuing mess. Enjoy. by Notch7 This has been automatically...
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Workshop Mk2
Workshop Mk2 Workshop Mk2 I have a decent brick built workshop in my garden (yay) It's in a really sunny area and deprives us from more sunny usable space (boo) I have some space down the side of the house to build a new workshop (yay) But it's a really tight squeeze and has some technical...
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Project 2025
Project 2025 Project 2025 https://twitter.com/x/status/1854082770592526445 ordinary working americans voted against their best interests: by Notch7 This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Can I put hot cold pipes in exterior wall
Can I put hot cold pipes in exterior wall Can I put hot cold pipes in exterior wall I’m hoping to move my sink hot cold pipes into an exterior wall. They’re currently coming up through the floor but we’d like a floating vanity so the pipes need to be routed into the wall. Is putting these...
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Shower Tray Help
Shower Tray Help Shower Tray Help Im replacing a shower tray. Rats had bitten through the flexi waste pipe from the trap otherwise the shower was working fine for 12 years with no water ingress anywhere. I removed the shower bi-fold door + tiles on the 2 plaster boarded sides with a...
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New Roof Valleys No Mortar?
New Roof Valleys No Mortar? New Roof Valleys No Mortar? Just had a new roof installed which has 3 dormers so 2 valleys attached. I wasn’t aware but the roof valley sides and roof ridges to the dormers have not been cemented in to the tiles so appear open to the elements. The roofer says this...
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Repaint Aluminium light fitting
Repaint Aluminium light fitting Repaint Aluminium light fitting I found some outdoor light fittings I'd like to buy but they only come in one shade of near black. How difficult would it be to repaint to a colour of my choice ? They are die cast aluminum. I saw some CROP spray paints...
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Heating system and Hammer Drill noise
Heating system and Hammer Drill noise Heating system and Hammer Drill noise Hi, I hope someone can help, as the noise from my heating system is driving me crazy. We recently had some building work done, during which our Worcester Bosch boiler was rotated 90 degrees, and new pipework was...
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Best way to clean pvc tape off copper
Best way to clean pvc tape off copper Best way to clean pvc tape off copper On another thread, someone kindly suggested that this yellow tape on my central heating pipes was simply pvc tape I need to extend so need to get back to clean copper to do a proper soldered joint Any advice on what...
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Looking like it’s Trump.
Looking like it’s Trump. Looking like it’s Trump. Again. Oh well….. by Mottie This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Expected Ohms reading Baxi Overheat Stat
Expected Ohms reading Baxi Overheat Stat Expected Ohms reading Baxi Overheat Stat My old Baxi 105e keeps going into overheat cutoff mode and I am fairly sure the Overheat Stat is to blame... Can someone confirm what the expected Ohms reading is for the 7671968 part please? Baxi Potterton...
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Old school fuse box
Old school fuse box Old school fuse box Hoping someone can provide some clarity how this old school fuse box works, The household I moved into all the switches were off I turned them all on however there is no power going to the boiler it seems the switch for the boiler is tripping, in my...
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Paving slabs for a wooden shed base
Paving slabs for a wooden shed base Paving slabs for a wooden shed base Hello, I'm laying paving slabs for a small wooden shed base, the base will be around 2m x 2m. I've got some heavy paving slabs to put in place (they're the 60cm x 60cm x 5cm and weigh close to 40Kg each). How do I prepare...
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