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  1. Temp
    That's ok. I nearly purchased a cheap Henry vacuum cleaner until someone pointed out it was a tiny one for cleaning keyboards.
  2. Temp
    It won't affect most people but the wealthy should remember that pension funds are outside your estate for inheritance tax purposes where as not all of your house might be.
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    I would seek professional advice. It might be who the contract is with rather than which subsidiary you were told to pay that matters.
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    So there aren't any joints in the pipe? Joints in rainwater pipes aren't designed to be gas tight (the wind will just blow it away) but indoor waste water pipes have rubber seals.
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    Do you want a simple thermostat or a programmable stat? Heatmiser do a wide range as others have mentioned both 12V and some 230V. You will need to know what your system uses. They even have some with remote sensors for use in bathrooms. Stat goes on the wall outside the bathroom with a remote sensor inside.
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    That may take some finding. Perhaps get yourself a pressure test kit. http://www.pavingexpert.com/drain11.html
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    I note they refer to sealed joints. Does this rainwater pipe go to a soakaway or into the sewer? If it goes into the sewer they might be worried about sewer gasses coming back up and leaking into the garage. Sewer gasses can contain methane and low oxygen levels (explosion and suffocation risk).
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    It's well worth learning how to solder copper pipe. Not nearly as hard as people make out. Tips: Use solder ring fittings Be obsessive about cleaning both the pipe and inside of the fitting with wire wool until it shines, then coat with flux. Make sure there is no water anywhere. Pipe and fittings must be bone dry. Do as much as possible on the bench then add the assembly to existing installation. Prep and solder all the joints on a fitting at the same time (eg on a T junction prep and put pipe in all 3 ports). If you aren't sure about a joint, sometimes twisting the joint while hot will get the solder to flow.
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    Could it be just a flat backup battery? They tend give up and start chirping at 3-4am because that's the coldest time of day/night. If it's not that then.. Post make and model number which is usually written on the alarm somewhere. Possibly between the alarm and mounting bracket/base. If it's a rented house should really let the landlord sort it.
  10. Temp
    Sometimes they want to inspect the fireproofing on steel beams before plastering. Could that be it?
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    Adding a pump to try and produce a power shower wouldn't work with an electric shower. It takes quite a lot of power to heat water to the required temperature and flow rate, generally there is none "spare" with an electric shower. So if the user turns up the temperature the shower has to turn down the flow rate to compensate because it can't increase the power beyond it's rated 10kW. Trying to force more water through with a pump would either have no effect, break the shower, or result in a lower water temperature than set by the user. I'm a bit surprised that not all electric showers are thermostatic.
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    http://www.renewablesfirst.co.uk/hydropower/hydropower-learning-centre/how-much-power-could-i-generate-from-a-hydro-turbine/
  13. Temp
    Our Dyson is 10 years old and still going strong. I think many people never clean the filters and wonder why the motor burns out.
  14. Temp
    Have done an outbuilding in oak. I've been treating it intermittently with Ronseal General purpose wood preserver (light brown) applied using a Hoselock plant sprayer intended for water. The sprayer only survives one or two coats but it's only slightly more expensive than a paintbrush and way faster with fewer drips. The windows are also oak and I just spray over them glass and all then clean off the glass with spirit. I went for stainless steel nails but regret using plain heads. You want textured heads to prevent/reduce reflections.
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    Will the length also be OK? It's shown as 5.1m long. I think if you put something like a 4.5m long Focus in there you won't be able to open the door between house and garage? If you want an up and over door you might find that eats into the length and rules out a high backed car like a small van or estate car?
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    Scaling I make the car 1.7m wide which is the width of a modern mini. Do you need a wider door? Wider garage? I thought our garage was going to be big enough but then I did a test and discovered we wouldn't be able to get out of the car. It was only one of the original smaller Focus so we ended up making it 1m wider. Park somewhere with the wall on the passenger side. Push a tape measure under the car until it hits the wall. Open drivers door far enough to get out.
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    Can also get chrome tape.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chrome-20mm-Wide-Pin-Stripe-Styling-chrome-foil-tape-10mts-long-NEW-/111551791860?epid=1588635695&hash=item19f90142f4:g:7E4AAOxyhSBR97HD
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    Is it me or is that wording slightly strange? It doesn't explicitly remove PDR. For example to meet the condition do you need planning permission or just written permission to do work under PDR? This link points out that the condition must be justified in writing on the approval.. http://planninglawblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/can-conditions-preclude-permitted.html
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    So you currently have plastic pipe coming out of the tiled walls? Can you mount this sort of thing on plastic pipe..
  20. Temp
    Might be worth trying a local auction house for a second hand Henry. I've been to the auction house in Bedford a few times and each time the seem to have several - perhaps a Bedford has a lot of cleaning companies go bust or something?
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    Installation sheet for Fireguard LED downlight. See page 2.. http://www.jcc.co.uk/content/uploads/2016/07/JC94472-L-IS-Page-1.pdf
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    Looks good. Very similar to ours. We built in 2007 and used Osmo. No dogs but we have two kids and don't take any particular precautions. The very edges of the steps are only just showing some wear which might need redoing say next year but overall it's fine.
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    Corridors and passages

    Temp commented on caliwag's blog entry in caliwag

    My brother lived in a Victorian terrace house that was quite narrow. Over the years the wall that separated living room from hall had been up and down about three times. With it up the hall was too narrow. With it open plan the front door opens into the living room which just feels odd and lets heat out. It's well worth thinking outside the box when it comes to the flow through a building. Our architect proposed a layout for our self build that means you walk through the dining room to get to the living room and kitchen. The dining room also has the stairs and a double height window. Works well.
  24. Temp
    Yes that's the eaves tiles. I used same at the ridge.
  25. Temp
    You're right. I didn't notice they were three storey houses.
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