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dropped concrete
dropped concrete dropped concrete Hi All, New to the forum. My front doorstep concrete below is dropped. How do i rectify this?. Thanks. by sam1987 This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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ISG’s UK Operations Cease as Company Entered Into Administration - From TTA
ISG’s UK Operations Cease as Company Entered Into Administration - From TTA ISG’s UK Operations Cease as Company Entered Into Administration - From TTA The operations of the UK’s sixth largest contractor ISG, with a £2.2 billion turnover, have ceased after the company applied to enter...
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Is This Installation Wired Correctly?
Is This Installation Wired Correctly? content} Continue reading...
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TTA Visits Cersaie 2024 - From TTA
TTA Visits Cersaie 2024 - From TTA TTA Visits Cersaie 2024 - From TTA In September, The Tile Association visited Cersaie to see leading brands and decision makers in the Italian tile industry. The Tile Association would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Confindustria Ceramica for their...
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Tiling issues
Tiling issues This is interesting if you are saying that a builder/tiler has to pay to take away and dispose of offcuts/tiles when I live 5 minutes away from a recycling centre and don't have to pay to dispose of them, then why would he want to take them with him and then have to pay to dispose...
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Water appearing in washing machine when run kitchen taps
Water appearing in washing machine when run kitchen taps Hi there! When I run hot or cold kitchen tap, clean transparent water slowly appears in washing machine - this water smells - have to scoop it out! Not sure if issue is installation - washing machine is sited not far from sink (live in...
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Fault finding - AAV next? As bath & shower not draining even though all pipe work/sewers etc. clear
Fault finding - AAV next? As bath & shower not draining even though all pipe work/sewers etc. clear Fault finding - AAV next? As bath & shower not draining even though all pipe work/sewers etc. clear I have a shower, bath and basin that all drain slowly, and the bath emptying now results in...
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Hot water pump - Tank Flange
Hot water pump - Tank Flange Hot water pump - Tank Flange Hi, I have a new indirect hot water cylinder to fit to replace a leaking cylinder. Our hot water pressure at the taps has always been horrendous and it's always been in my mind to fit a pump. Since I have the cylinder out I thought now...
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Knocking soil stack
Knocking soil stack Knocking soil stack A few years back my bathroom was replaced as part of an insurance job. The layout was pretty much like for like,but with a slightly higher spec. During the winter months, every now and then, I'd hear the odd knock from the boxed in soil stack. This year...
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Wiring a Towel Rail from lights
Wiring a Towel Rail from lights Wiring a Towel Rail from lights I’ve got the attached towel rail and I’m working out where to bring the power supply from. It would make life much easier to come off the lighting ring, and given its only a small bar connected via a 12v transformer and outputting...
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Huge gas pressure drop between meter and boiler. Help!
Huge gas pressure drop between meter and boiler. Help! Huge gas pressure drop between meter and boiler. Help! Hi everyone On Tuesday I had my 2 year old Vaillant eco tec boiler serviced by the plumber that installed it. He said he could sign it off as the gas at the meter was 20 millibar and...
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Any ideas on these marks on the wall?
Any ideas on these marks on the wall? Any ideas on these marks on the wall? Hi, Strange question. I've just noticed these strange makes on the wall, looks like splatter or dripping but dried and textured They are in the kitchen, above my chest freezer. Only just noticed them today but never...
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Heater in cupboard to dry clothes
Heater in cupboard to dry clothes Heater in cupboard to dry clothes Hi, during the winter times we are finding that we are running out of space near radiators to dry our clothes on airers. I have thought of buying a heated airer to speed the drying up but we don’t have much space. So I was...
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Insulating loft eaves
Insulating loft eaves Insulating loft eaves I have a 60s bungalow with a very shallow roof angle. It seems the loft insulation stops short of the eaves such that we get mould forming on the ceiling at the external corners of some of the rooms (especially daughter's bedroom). I've gone round...
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UK birth rate plummets
UK birth rate plummets UK birth rate plummets Newly published UK government data has revealed that the fertility rates in England and Wales have now plummeted to the lowest levels since records began in 1938. The average total fertility rate (TFR) – the average number of children born to a...
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speculation about cut gas pipes
speculation about cut gas pipes speculation about cut gas pipes In another thread there was a member of the forum who worked for the HSE. Forget the username.. can someone send him in this direction? Would love to know what the cause of this was and what action the HSE are taking...
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Valiant anti cycling function
Valiant anti cycling function Valiant anti cycling function Hey all New here and would like to some advice and help. Always lived in properties with ideal boilers. I moved this year and current property had a valiant boiler installed in 2022. Have used the heating only handful of times as it...
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Insulating a floor above an unheated garage
Insulating a floor above an unheated garage Insulating a floor above an unheated garage Hi All West Midlands based and looking for someone to tell me if I’m going down the right path. Just finished putting up 8x2 joists for a new master bedroom above my garage and looking to install...
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Changing Light Socket Issues
Changing Light Socket Issues Changing Light Socket Issues Hi, I am hoping someone can help. I have had to change the light switches in my hall and landing as after 25 years the switches were loose and one fell off. I purchased 2 new ones, wrote down where all the wires were on the old switches...
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Close - but not quite
Close - but not quite Close - but not quite The downpipe from the roof has been reinstated to its (almost) original position but it doesn't quite line up with the drain (and the cover). Is it going to be possible to correct this with standard fittings? The pipe is 70mm. I thought perhaps...
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