Bathroom installation preparations on wooden tongue and groove floorboard?
Bathroom Fitting
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This is an image of the bathroom you have been tasked with installing. It is on a wooden tongue and groove floorboard floor, with all services planned to be located under the floor. In the corner of the bathroom next to the WC pan is a cold main which supplies …
Are flat pack shelves strong enough for wall hanging?
Carpentry & Joinery
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We need more storage in our bedroom but all the floor space is being used up. We would like to put a shelf on the wall above our bed but I worry that a store-bought shelf (e.g. ikea or argos) would not be strong enough. I don't want it to …
How to run gas tracpipe under patio
Heating & Gas
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I’m a garden designer and the the client wants to run a gas tracpipe from the house to fireplace at end of the garden. I want to be sure that we lay the gas pipe correctly under the patio. Does it have to sit in a bed of sand? Then …
No water coming out from upstairs hot taps
Plumbing
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Hi there I am in urgent need of help!! The weather has plummeted over the past week so at nights its -6 so this may be the cause. Anyways, since early this morning there has been no water coming out from the upstairs hot taps, both sink and bath. The …
Shower pump
Plumbing
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So upgrading from a 15mm pipework salamander pump, to a 22mm pipework Stuart Turner. Is it ok just to use flexi pipe to upsize the existing 15mm pipes to 22mm in order to attach and feed the new pump?
Roof tile repair costs: scaffold tower vs roof ladder
Roofing
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For budgeting/research only: For replacement of approx. 10 missing clay tiles (5 flat tiles, 5 Arris hip tiles) on 2 storey end-terrace cottage pitched roof, with all repairs towards the lower half of the roof - what would the cost difference be between contractors using a scaffolding tower (not externally …
Garden gym (scaffold)
Building
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Hi, i have been asked by a client to put up a permanent scaffold frame for pull ups, rope climbs, general exercise. Height will be around 2m at the highest point. I don’t usually do scaffolding but this is a very simple job. Just wondering if i need any sort …
How can I secure plastic pallet decking on muddy ground for durability?
Carpentry & Joinery
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Hi. I would like to use pallets for decking. Any tips for using the plastic ones? Wondering how to make them secure? My garden has grass but the dirt is very muddy. I thought plastic ones would last longer than the wood, as the wooden pallets might rot.
Garden Decking
Carpentry & Joinery
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We’ve had quotes to have our decking done in the garden. The quotes were a lot more than we were expecting. Would a joiner build us the base for the decking only? So we could maybe cut back on labour and do the rest ourselves. It’s the only bit we’re …
Turning the water off
Plumbing
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Hi. I have a low pressure cold water system so all the taps less the kitchen sink and the outside tap are fed from the cold water tank. I've turned the water off at the main and in the airing cupboard as I need to replace the shower mixer unit; …