Brick slips
Bricklaying & Repointing
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Hi I am wanting to brick slip my wall it has recently been sound proofed and plastered and I’ve read online I can’t do this on plastered wall, as it is too smooth and the brick slips will fall off. I’m due to have it painted on Wednesday and need …
Is it ok to saw down pipes in airing cupboard?
Heating & Gas
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Hi I had a combination boiler fitted a couple of years ago. The heating engineer left a couple of pipes sticking up in the cupboard, one of which is capped off. I want to decorate in the cupboard now. Can I saw the pipes down to the floorboards so that …
Plastering damp line
Plastering & Rendering
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We've recently had damp proofing carried out throughout our downstairs. They took 1.2m of plaster off round the bottom half of the walls, back to brick and treated them. Then rendered, plasters etc and went on their way. We waited the advised 3 weeks, sanded down the wall as there …
Gas fumes test?
Heating & Gas
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I have British gas coming to fit a part for fire/boiler and have been told it needs a fumes test like a car. Is this true?
Imperial flush valve
Plumbing
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We have an old imperial flush valve. The blue pipe in the centre usually has a cap on (not the overflow pipe) This has popped off & is nowhere to be seen & water is going down this into the toilet continuely. Does anyone no what this would be called …
Underfloor Heating Manifold in a bathroom
Bathroom Fitting
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Is it normal practice to use a 3 way underfloor heating manifold in a bathroom, that supplies the bath, basin and toilet with cold water? Our 5-6 year flat in the building has it and it leaks. Two pipes and been tightened and leaks stopped there but where the mains …
Porcelain cladding slips
Building
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What's the process in cladding a new concrete block bed with porcelain walling slips, do I need to prime the wall first ?, if so with what? Thanks
How to replace a valved tap connector?
Plumbing
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I want to replace a valved flexi tap connector with a slightly longer one. As regards a new connector I can see it seems simple enough to connect the sink end but I am worried about a leak when fitting the valved end. I can see it connects to the …
Mixer tap replacing two pillar questions
Plumbing
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I want to replace a pair of taps but only taps I like seem to be mixers. Can I fit a mixer tap on a sink that previously had 2 taps and 2 holes in the sink?
Flat roof fibreglass
Roofing
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The flat roof fibreglass as blown all over the garden today. Is it safe for the kids and dogs?