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    Floor prep after flood Discussion Thread

    Floor prep after flood A little help guys. I've been asked to price 71sqm of limestone flooring. My issue is this, The property unfortunately flooded throughout. Now although I'm told it's all dry now I'm reluctant to tile direct to the screed/slab. What I need is answer regarding the use...
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    Porcelanosa Himalaya Khumbu ceramic floor tile Discussion Thread

    Porcelanosa Himalaya Khumbu ceramic floor tile Looking for 3-4 spare ceramic floor tiles - Venis Porcelanosa Himalaya Khumbu range. Porcelanosa Himalaya Khumbu ceramic floor tile for the Original Article on Tiling Advice Forum
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    Electric underfloor heating onto concrete floor. Discussion Thread

    Electric underfloor heating onto concrete floor. I have a customer who lives in a 200 year old property. The lounge floor he wants tiled which is very thick concrete. He wants electric underfloor heating but I'm concerned he'll lose too much heat into the concrete. He's gone with tumbled...
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    Tiling over screed/plywood floor with height differences. Discussion Thread

    Tiling over screed/plywood floor with height differences. Hi guys. Im a carpenter who has tiled a fair few floors over the years as i fit a lot of kitchens. I have turned up today on a job and have been offered the floor tiling with ceramic tiles. Its a big area (64sq/m) but a third of it is a...
  5. Dan

    One of new floor tile is making a random clicking noise Discussion Thread

    One of new floor tile is making a random clicking noise 450 x 450 porcelain tiles were laid on the bathroom floor recently. One of the tile sometimes makes a clicking noise. We have wooden floor in the bathroom and tiler put the Becker boards with screws and put some liquid/paint on Becker...
  6. Dan

    Changing from system to combi boiler with under floor pipework. Discussion Thread

    This is an RSS feed of thread: Changing from system to combi boiler with under floor pipework. Content of the thread: Wondering should i change a system boiler with a combi if I have underfloor pipes in a single storey 2 bed 90s bungalow There are only 9 bungalows in the close and I was told 2...
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  7. Dan

    Hole in copper pipe, solder under floor, T coupling & protection Discussion Thread

    This is an RSS feed of thread: Hole in copper pipe, solder under floor, T coupling & protection Content of the thread: I was stupid enough not to check the position of the pipes under the tiles when installing a toilet and drilled right through the center of a 16 mm copper water pipe. I exposed...
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    Moisture in floor advice...please Discussion Thread

    Moisture in floor advice...please Renovated the bathroom on my 1970 bungalow last year. Took up the old pink floor tiles with sds. Chunks of what i assume is self leveller or maybe screed (?) came up with them. Left with Concrete slab. laid insulated coated (cement topped) tile backer boards...
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    UK Exposed Live Wires Under Bedroom Floor?

    I was trying to fix a cold radiator when I came across some exposed cable and copper wire under the floor boards, a quick test with a voltage pen showed live. Not sure what kind of voltage they're putting out, wouldn't the RCD trip if they were dangerous? I covered the ends with electrical tape...
  10. UKMeterman

    Electrician Jobs Storage heater swap out first floor flat Didcot

    I am looking for an Electrican to do a swap out of a storage heater in a first floor flat in Didcot.
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    Extending/Moving Ceiling Rose/Pendant between floor joists ?

    Hi All. I need to extend the cables for a 3 plate ceiling rose/pendant on ground floor ceiling by 450mm. Can I fix the ceiling rose/pendant to the ceiling joist and then run 3 core 0.75mm flex through the plasterboard ceiling to the light fitting. Or, do I have to extend all three 1.5mm T&E...
  12. HappyHippyDad

    Building a false floor for the new van.

    I recently sold my Renault Trafic as it had done 214,000 miles and I also wanted something more economical. I bought the Citroen Berlingo LWB. A very nice van to drive, more like a car than a van. However, I had to take out roughly half of the stuff I had had in the Renault as the berlingo was...
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    comply to Regs to install a MCB for the Sub Main to the 1st Floor DB

    Replacing DB’s with all singing all dancing RCBO’s Problem’s we have now…Existing installation consisted of DB Grd Floor.. DB 1st Floor…Grd Floor DB supplies 1st Floor DB…16mm T&E installed IN fabric of building. DB 1st Floor supplies Remote Garage Block 16mm T&E With the Sub Main to DB 1st...
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    Mains cable to consumer unit top floor flat

    Im starting a re-wire of a top floor flat, they have run an 16mm T&E with a 6mm earth from the ground floor to the 3rd floor feeding the CU, replacing this cable is practically impossible as there is no way of getting down without going through other flats. Looking for some advice of how others...
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    Contactor for carbon mat under floor heating

    I'm after some advice please, I have carbon mat underfloor heating throughout my bungalow, each room has its own thermostat and are fed via a fused spur , these make virtually no sound, whereas my living room is a much larger area of around 40m2 and has its own thermostat and is fed from up in...
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    Under floor heating mat 15Amps

    Hi there I need your opinion on this one, I need to fix mat 18sqm (200w). Client instead of one mat bought 2 mats (12sqm)+(6sqm) one thermostat . Went through the manual of under floor heating so 12sqm (2400w) + 6sqm(1200w) total 3600w. Now my question, how do I spur nearly 16amps, standard spur...
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    Need relay advice for in floor heating

    I have a customer that has 3 heating mats under the tile. This was installed a while back and a relay was used. I measured a 21 amp draw for all 3 mats. I installed a new thermostat that is wifi enabled and it worked well for a while. However I am now throwing a code that says that the...
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    AFDDs needed in CU's over the 6th floor or all CU's?

    Work has booked me in for a CU change on the second floor of a 7 storey block of flats. They are under the impression that AFDD's only need too be fitted in the flats over 18m high, or the 6th and 7th floors. I'm pretty sure the regs 421.1.7 mean all flats in a block that high but it's...
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    Cable Junction Under Floor Without Box

    Hi, Looking for more advice please. My electrician has spurred off a cable under flooring using what seem to be wago type connectors (push in, no screws). They are not enclosed in a box and the flooring is boarded and will be tiled over when refurbished. Is this acceptable by current regs or...
  20. BringItOn

    1st floor lateral cable replacement

    Hi, this is a repost of the initial in diy as the only potential diy aspect is the prep ahead of a qualified person attending, this is hopefully the more appropriate place.. I’m looking to find out about options and necessities for a pending certified installation. In the ground floor flat...
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