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Well you missed my one Can't get the staff ( to type clearly ) @Ferdinand tgis should have read This Consider yourself enriched to the max.
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I cut a recess into RC35 once for a wetroom former. Anyone who says that is easy wants shooting, it was two of us for a day for a 1400x900 former and sunken waste pipes. Not a pleasant task. This does sound like an installer error, but the 'blame game' would be very tricky to start playing at this late stage. Rather than the blame approach, I'd choose be proactive in arriving at a mutual and suitable resolve, so the job gets finished as well as it's been done to date. I'd only allow that door to be moved if I was there from start to finish eye-balling every single part of the process.
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Got the first one to work now. ta.
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I can't get that link to work. Just me?
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What is the detail of the bottom of the door? E.g. Distance to seal? I've planed the underside of upvc doors before to lose ( gain ) 3-4mm. Mother alternative is resin or Amtico / Karndean for that area with smoothing compound used to pitch the floor upward to meet your intended covering.
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JCC is reasonably well known and quite widely used. Its more about the lamp and driver these days TBH, so as they're retrospectively interchangeable I'd not worry too much at this point. look at the hours lamp life and lumens for comparison and see how they compare to others in the same price range. Mini sun have supplied my last few jobs, very happy so far, and Cob are the led unit of choice if I can get the type I want.
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Best approach for heating and hot water
Nickfromwales replied to Pocster's topic in Central Heating (Radiators)
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Best approach for heating and hot water
Nickfromwales replied to Pocster's topic in Central Heating (Radiators)
Having no bath would alienate anyone with small children so would narrow the marketability of the property imo. One big electric ( modulating ) instant would be the same as a small gas combi, e.g. unable to provide DHW to multiple outlets simultaneously,so running multiple hot outlets would not be a concern TBH as you couldn't do so with either fuel type . Anyone with a combi would already be tuned to this discipline i.e. don't do the dishes when someone's in the shower etc. A smaller instant + electric shower may be a good solution, as if one fails you still get some hot water. E.g. Shower over bath goes down, but you can still fill the bath ( albeit slowly ). Fwiw, I'd never rent a property with all electric unless the EPC was good and I could SEE previous annual running costs from actual bills. Estimating how 'well' the new system will work will be difficult. The mention of fan-assisted panel heaters shows where the trend may be heading, so do a bit of research on how they perform vs wet heating radiators ( howsoever heated ) before going any further. -
Learn something new every day .
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That's cool, was in horror at the start, but when the fish and the waterfalls were on I was sold. Sell a child and get it. Only observation mate, check out the huge upstand / back to the cooker. That suggests this stuff is nigh-on completely intolerant to heat? Any specifics about that in the bumf? The shark swimming around was uber cool. That would be good in a bathroom, what size panels can they do?
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Best approach for heating and hot water
Nickfromwales replied to Pocster's topic in Central Heating (Radiators)
The electric combis are called Storage boilers. Not great imo, but technology may have moved on Basically they're thermal stores and produce instant hot water via a neat exchanger. Great until they lose heat and deplete. Go for a heating only wet electrical boiler and then one big instant. Your electric supply will need to handle these of course. @JSHarris has good things to say about Steibel ( iirc ) so maybe he can add to this. -
Best approach for heating and hot water
Nickfromwales replied to Pocster's topic in Central Heating (Radiators)
Electric central heating may not get a very warm reception from a tennant POV. To do constant HW you'll either need to store it in a big enough cylinder or go for big instants alongside the electric heating boiler. Cant you go all inclusive with the rent and have the gas feeding a communal system? Much easier and you can keep the combi. . Don't forget you'll need to fork out for a new separate supply if going all electric, individually ( self contained ) for both flats -
Exercise bike + dynamo + wife?
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Dual Hobs in Worktop, design vs structural engineering
Nickfromwales replied to TerryE's topic in Kitchen Units & Worktops
Thermal mass ?!? Deflected heat in all of its guises Outward / sideways is the one given most consideration when siting two appliances alongside each other. Ultimately it's The manufacturers installation instructions ( MI's ) which overrule any guidelines, but when you have one appliance chucking heat out to the left and another back towards that appliance, you have to factor for 0% redundancy aka worst case ( both being used at the same time at full wallop ). Dimensions for rear 'clearance' should always be taken as per the MI's. Never assume fitting the hob centrally will suffice . -
Cost ? Supplier? Any links please? ??
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I've just done a modest Wren kitchen. £10,400 for materials and £5k installation costs ( everything except final coat of paint ). £20k? They're having a LAUGH
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@readiescards has ventured down this path . He's going off grid. Maybe some leads / links paul ?
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Welcome 'back' . Dont worry about funding . After taking inspiration from your good self, you'll now find a £1 token meter in the post to you for when you wish to access BH. £1 gets you 10 replies, bargain !
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Leave the floor intact. Horizontal and up n over as per last comments. Safety plates where you cut the battens out so no chance of screwing into the cables when boarding .
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Dual Hobs in Worktop, design vs structural engineering
Nickfromwales replied to TerryE's topic in Kitchen Units & Worktops
Heat deflection from the gas hob is a problem some don't appreciate. Most hobs, however, only require 55mm from the splash back / rear elevation so it's hard to understand the logic, but when you tally up the possible opposing heat deflected from the adjacent hob the factors soon start multiplying. . -
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If it's gone that soon I'd say it's because the pipe work wasn't flushed out properly prior to connection. It's most likely a bit of solder / crud that's got in there, so I'd start by stripping and cleaning the valve and see if the washer / pin is blocked. Can't tell from the pic, but most of these modern ones can be rotated 1/4 turn ( after removing a small plastic retaining clip ) and changed like a lightbulb, as these are mostly designed to be serviced from above ( back to wall pans with no access from underneath etc ). If it's all exposed then I'd just change it out for a new one. The Fluidmaster range is good and not too much £££'s. Pro series with brass thread
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Getting large bits of glass up onto a roof
Nickfromwales replied to thomas's topic in Skylights & Roof Windows
So I did. Knowledge is power. ? -
Hearing that makes me a very happy man, in that I've got a screeder who leaves my floors so flat I don't need tile adhesive they just lay there flat. Paint it green and rack up the snooker balls. He works away so if anyone wants a top notch screeder then I'll give you my mans details. A couple on here already have . Datum points are a great help, and once on can be left for the duration. It also means you haven't got to leave a delicate, expensive laser set up, to either munch the batteries or get damaged ( or nicked ). Professional units take a beating, diy ones just don't seem to stay accurate after a couple of knocks / dust ingress. False economy imo as the job you want them to do is usually a very critical and expensive one. Also, once you own one you'll see just how much you end up using it. Professional units are far easier to resell too.
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