Free standing Bath tipping
Bathroom Fitting
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Just had a free standing Bath installed but bath tips, skirt not in contact with floor, fitter reckons it's standing on legs and skirt just for show is he b/s'ing me
How do I know soffits and gutters installed properly?
Guttering, Fascias & Soffits
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I have new gutters and soffits installed. Before it was wooden. At the roof corner I can see filler in the gaps.
back to wall look using standard toilet pan?
Plumbing
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I have a standard toilet with the sewage pipe at right angles which i am fed up with seeing. The floor is built around the toilet so I want to leave the pan in place and build a unit around it with a concealed cistern to hide the pipe. Is …
Controlling gravity hot water circuit?
Heating & Gas
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Something a little unusual. An AGA in an isolated cottage supplies the primary circuit to heat hot water. After a recent refurb the water from the tap is literally scalding. In order to control it, I thought a motorised valve and cylinder stat could shut down circulation in the primary …
Cost to install lean to roof?
Roofing
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I have a 144 sq ft attached outbuilding with a concrete and felt roof, what is the cost of converting to a lean too roof with slates compared to replacing the roof felt?
Eaves protection
Guttering, Fascias & Soffits
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Just had all the fascia, guttering and soffits done. But the adjoined porch and bay window do not have guttering and the eaves protection is just hanging over the facia, what should be done when there is no guttering for it to hang into? Should they cut it up to …
Hot water flow in header tank
Heating & Gas
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Netaheat potter ton profile 50e with either hot water or heating - water leaves the boiler flow pipe, up into a T junction which is left to go to diverter valve or across and up one floor to header tank … hot water goes both directions - there is a …
Manifold leak?
Plumbing
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Hi, I have a wall mounted tap for the bat installed, been fine for a year but not there’s a drip from the spout. Can I fix this without having to remove any of the wall? Here is a like to the manifold that’s behind the wall https://www.betterbathrooms.com/Images/780974861BeBa_25473_3_Supersize.jpg?v=9
Out pipe solution for sink, dish washer and washing machine
Plumbing
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If I'm attaching a dishwasher and washing machine to my kitchen sinks out-pipe (The pipe goes straight down under the concrete floor after the kitchen sink), am I better with double input hose connectors Or A standing water pipe? or does it not matter and should I just use whatever …
Fit a timer to economy 7 water heater
Electrical
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I have a gledhill stainesslite direct water heated fitted. It has 2 power feeds, one for E7 and one for daytime use. I want a timer fitted to the E7 so it is not on for the full duration of the E7 feed, but i'm told this is not possible …