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  1. Nickfromwales
    Wide old wood chisel works quite well. Be careful of disturbing the top course of each reveal if they're lightweight blocks. You can get long TCT blades for recip saws which will go through without any drama but that's probably over thinking it.
  2. Nickfromwales
    Hmm. Was it dribbling out or expanding out? Sounds like the stuff I use when biscuit jointing etc.
  3. Nickfromwales
    Thanks for the feedback
  4. Nickfromwales
    Brown clear liquid or opaque like PVA?
  5. Nickfromwales
    Yup. It's a PU isn't it? Did you damp the joints with a cloth first ?
  6. Nickfromwales
    Nice bit of finishing work though, considering the only tool I can see is a lump hammer
  7. Nickfromwales
    To hell with the table, what a beautiful weight.
  8. Nickfromwales
    A long radius bend will give a near silent change of direction for the 'contents' of the pipe. 2 x 45's may create a bit more noise IMO. Have you thought about getting a camera survey done. A bit more concise than dowsing tbh, and if you'll be excavating then I'd want 'concrete' evidence before the shovel came out. Call me sceptical but I'm on the fence with this dowsing business . Fwiw, as long as you have 5mm + per metre you'll be fine. Just getting BCO to be happy will be the grief but I've got of the hook before by being able to demonstrate the operation of the soil network, from flushed item ( big handful of bog roll ) to the manhole outside. Fitting a Y-branch directly after ( downstream ) of the swept bend will get you, ahem, brownie points
  9. Nickfromwales
    Yup. A coupler and a generous bead of CT1 will seal just about anything tbh.
  10. Nickfromwales
    Chuck more wood on, the wasps don't like smoke.
  11. Nickfromwales
    Then the box is ticked afaic.
  12. Nickfromwales
    Does your shower use an impeller pump?
  13. Nickfromwales
    All the PRV's I've seen ( on the multiblocks ) have had an integral stainless gauze filter. I can't recall if a regular / stand alone PRV has one or not. Do you have the link to your one? If your reading the instructions I assume you've bought one already?
  14. Nickfromwales
    Drill an 18mm hole and just wrap it with insulation tape. If you make the hole too big you'll stuff yourself when you come to drill and fix it. The fixing holes are quite tight to the pipe so don't take away the brickwork that you'll need to drill, plug and screw into
  15. Nickfromwales
    Cheapy one off eBay or gum tree. A ladder will not suffice. Health and safety would have a field day and you'd also have to get some form of mechanical handling sorted for carrying plasterboard a etc as a ladder won't have the weight capacity. I did the same on an extension so we didn't have to go through the existing house. I used 9x2" for the sides and treads with glue and chunky screws. Carried all the sheet material up it so two guys and gear at a time without a creak. Securing it well top and bottom is of equal importance as it doesn't matter how strong the stairs are if they aren't secured properly. Pay close attention and inspect it weekly, ( as if you provide it you'll be responsible for making sure it's safe and for keeping it that way ).
  16. Nickfromwales
    A bit cheaper here Tbh, it's a bit naff for circa £600 imho. Check out this bad boy for comparison.
  17. Nickfromwales
    Facing that whole elevation with 18mm ply, glued and screwed, will regain the strength you lose from chopping out. .
  18. Nickfromwales
    You may benefit from using a low expansion ( LE ) foam. Don't forget to have some solvent gun cleaner to hand to clean any wet foam / overspill off. Do that immediately if required. Mask sensitive areas as the foam can expand and adhere to adjacent surfaces. Very hard to impossible to clean off certain things .
  19. Nickfromwales
    You'll have 5mm of play in the waste etc. "You can do it Deeds!"
  20. Nickfromwales
    2 birds 1 stone
  21. Nickfromwales
    I could do with some fire wood. Just saying.
  22. Nickfromwales
    Glad I quoted you £50 a tile now. Think I dodged a bullet there ??
  23. Nickfromwales
    It would have been an EU regulated fitting so you just bin the restrictor and replace it with a normal rubber washer, if required. Try taking a modern mixer tap spout apart and see how many different grade gauzes there are and how much they reduced the flow rate. They aerate the water too so it looks like there's more coming out, but when you fill a glass you see how little water is actually coming out. Fear not, Brexit wil take care of that .
  24. Nickfromwales
    Cut a bit of MDF and use that as a baffle until your ready. If you part tile you risk chipping the edges of the last row where they're exposed.
  25. Nickfromwales
    She wasn't my wife Or the tilers.
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