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Should I break off this render?
Should I break off this render? Should I break off this render? I have some render on a small section of wall around some french doors as per picture below. Its been painted with a horrible thick paint over many layers and years. Its also rendered over DPC nearly to ground level, actually it...
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Bowed Roof
Bowed Roof Bowed Roof Hi All, We've got a section of roof over the old garage that is slowly starting to bow (pic attached). We had the felt roof replaced about a year ago and fell out with the person doing it over this, so we can't go back to them. This is probably a stupid question, but...
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Possible to replace a bleed screw?
Possible to replace a bleed screw? Possible to replace a bleed screw? Evening all, I got a bit excited after bleeding this rad the other week and snapped the head off the bleed screw when tightening with the key. Is it possible/relatively simple to just replace the screw? If not, can the...
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Villager gas stove/fire replacement thermocouple
Villager gas stove/fire replacement thermocouple Villager gas stove/fire replacement thermocouple I'm hoping someone can help. My Villager B gas stove needs a new thermocouple but the part is not available anymore. Does anyone know of a suitable replacement part? The stove is in great...
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Replace
Replace Replace Hi, I'd like to replace my British Gas Thermostat with a Nest. I've taken the BG one off the wall and confused by the wiring, hoping somebody could help with how to wire it into the Nest for my central heating and hot water? Thanks, Steve by Steve Wegerle This has been...
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Tile Cutters
Tile Cutters Tile Cutters I have a flat bed wet tile saw, where the tile goes on the bed face up and the blade protrudes through the bed. I have used this on ceramic and it was ok, but I did find that it often chipped the glazing. I found it absolutely no good for porcelain for this reason. I...
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Help please! Soil stack issues!
Help please! Soil stack issues! Help please! Soil stack issues! Internal soil stack of 1950’s built house. Comes up through a collar on kitchen floor and is boxed in to ceiling. There is an elbow coming off the soil stack that sweeps up into a collar in the first floor toilet. A flexible...
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Wet rafter
Wet rafter Wet rafter Hi. I've noticed a small damp patches between membrane and rafters. It happens only after heavy rain. by rob_em This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Flashing around soil pipe
Flashing around soil pipe Flashing around soil pipe I have an existing soil stack which I can't get lead flashing behind. Any suggestions? See pic, the corrugated asbestos has now been replaced with slates. by rreanor This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The...
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Roofers segmenting natural stone roof with bonding gutters?
Roofers segmenting natural stone roof with bonding gutters? Roofers segmenting natural stone roof with bonding gutters? Hi folks, We're in a middle terrace house and neighbours have some roofers - we share a natural stone roof - but I notice that their roofers are about to position bonding...
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Crack in front door showing through again
Crack in front door showing through again Crack in front door showing through again Time and time again I have sanded, filled and painted this door crack in the panel of our mahogany wooden door and yet again is has reappeared after just a month. I have used the best paints Fortress trade...
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Do I really need to move my fire alarm panel to the front door?
Do I really need to move my fire alarm panel to the front door? Do I really need to move my fire alarm panel to the front door? I have a commercial premises (dental surgery) which I took over a year ago. The existing 25 year old fire alarm system needs replacing (namely the control panel...
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Loud Radiator
Loud Radiator Loud Radiator I recently replaced the old bedroom radiator with new designer column one. It was moved under the window as the old one was near the entrance and 8mm pipes which were fitting it were converted half way to 15mm copper and then 15mm pex. Radiator works fine, but I can...
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Kingspan Unvented Direct Cylinder
Kingspan Unvented Direct Cylinder Kingspan Unvented Direct Cylinder Evening all I have an Albion hot water cylinder which is giving 4 -5 seconds of water out of the hot taps, then trickling off to nothing. I'm guessing it is an airlock. Any quick pointers in how to release the airlock to...
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Floorboards
Floorboards Floorboards Recently moved into property and contacted my h a as I could feel dips in the floorboards etc. Workman coming today so I has to pull the carpet, where work has been done previously, it's just patches not level with the existing floorboards with screws sticking out. Is...
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Electric Shower Recommendation
Electric Shower Recommendation Electric Shower Recommendation I've had a Triton Excite Plus shower for the last couple years. It's never worked that well. A few days after installation I had to call one of the Triton engineers to investigate why the temperature fluctuated between hot and cold...
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Some Scandinavian countries
Some Scandinavian countries Some Scandinavian countries Are looking at banning marriage (?) between first cousins Due to the genetic risks that can effect the children ??? Have ??? Likely to cause issues amongst certain groups Yes exactly by transam This has been automatically posted...
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System pressure drop when heating is oon
System pressure drop when heating is oon System pressure drop when heating is oon Due to some recent building works the hot water cylinder that was in my. loft was relocated and some legs have been run for 3 more radiators which have yet to be fitted. Hot water has been fine since the...
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Weather bar strip for under door.
Weather bar strip for under door. Weather bar strip for under door. Weather strip on my door. Here i go again having to finish the job, i had this door fitted by carpenters the other week but when it rains water is blowing in underneath. What do i fit to seal and prevent this? Pic of door...
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Repairing coaxial cable externally
Repairing coaxial cable externally Repairing coaxial cable externally Hi all, I've had some recent external works done and in the process of temporarily relocating my aerial it became loose and fell which has caused a split in the cable. What would be the best way of repair the cable without...
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