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  1. Nickfromwales
    It’s quite obscene the amount of wasted space a residential dwelling can create. A basement adds, up to, an entire floor so why would you not? You’ve paid top dollar for your plot, you need foundations, so just make them very long, deep foundations and bingo. Get a trap door for the 4 kids and “sorted!”.
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    I doubt I could ever build a house without a basement tbh, as it’s such a waste of useful space. Even more so if this was my forever home.
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    Enough of this bollocks about buckets and cap ends ? Lizzie, a horizontal waterless trap will do the job. First off though, could you get a pic of the underside of the MVHR unit? I need to see how the trap connects to the MVHR unit if possible ? Ta.
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    You won’t get a straight swap. Pipe will need cutting and altering
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    Hi Sue. Youll have a bit of company as a few members are in your locality. You’ve found THE forum so ask as many questions as you like. Measure thrice, cut once, cut well.
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    He's gonna love you lol !!
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    A couple of small bump stops top and bottom would stop the door ever meeting the paint
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    “Dunbar revisited” ?
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    You’ll be finishing it yourself if you open that in front of me ??
  10. Nickfromwales
    Hint Hint lol. PM me your mobile whilst I work out if I'm passing you at any time soon Cant be that much to do?
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    You could puts straight male 15mm x 1/2" chrome 'copper to irons' in the rad, then short pieces of chrome pipe, then straight rad valves, then more chrome pipe and then into chrome comp 90's. That way you'll be able to put the valves 'mid-way' thus satisfying OCD 18 turns should suffice. Crossed with the other replies.
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    Have you paid them? Did they agree to be done at a certain date? Given your situation they must have understood you were 'keen' to move in?
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    What hill lol? It’s flat as a witches tit there Prob just one from the demolished house ?
  14. Nickfromwales
    The PVs are quite complex bits of kit compared to the UniQ series. Still a huge improvement over a TS or UVC imo.
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    Too late to rock the boat imho. You need to keep on good terms and retain labour / integrity warranties so just keep your head down and find something else to distract you as the days tick away. Theres always something to do. Worst case just get some cheap electric fan heaters and boil the kettle ?
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    I'll let the good folk at William Hill know the updated info
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    Certainly a labour of much love. Not an envious task that, especially to get it looking good.
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    Noted, but point remains if persuaded to go the electric ( short and sweet ) route. Typing whilst herding kids for the school run
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    Remember with the old folk that you REALLY should be fitting good quality THERMOSTATIC electric showers if you're going the electric shower route. These absolutely guard against scalding and give a far more reliable shower during fluctuations in the cold mains. My 2 penneth is that electric showers are the anti-christ, and when compared to wet thermostatic units are just miserable. Any of the tanking kits are ok tbh. Impey will be expensive, and the last load of my wet room projects have been with the Aquaseal / similar branded kits with great results. If you can pee, you can tank. Dead simple. The aqua grade system is equally easy, and takes all thought out of a graded, screed covered floor.
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    Leave it fill with water and have a stream leading to the pond
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    Have you thought about a mains pressurise hot water device? At least that would allow you to get away from ghastly electric showers now during the refurb The under ( tile ) heating would need to be Impey Aqua Mat if its going to be a true wet room, as that mat is tested whilst being submerged in ( IIRC ) 6" of water so is truly waterproof whilst also retaining its integrity in such circumstances. Its a good quality mat too. Be sure to go for 150w/m2 if onto an unsympathetic floor structure, but 100w/m2 fortified with a wall mounted towel radiator would be a better combination as I think with such a small floor area you'll struggle to get the kind of heat that 'old folk' will appreciate. The Impey Aqua Grade system allows you to make the floor up as required and then you just back-fill with screed. Really is simple and bombproof. If your builder is good, he'll probably be fine grading the floor without such a system. Guaranteed results with the AG system though.
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    Nickfromwales commented on Adam2's blog entry in Wedding Cake Re-build

    Ignore them......let’s get to the smashing and the building of the dream. Looks like a posh garden shed at the moment. Heave-ho !!
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    Wheres the chuffing cream you tight bastard.?
  24. Nickfromwales
    Yup. Worthy of its right place, that lot
  25. Nickfromwales
    Hi and welcome. Dont be shy !!
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