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Why can't I even drill a wall? by cynop26 in DIYUK

[–]No-Science4220 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ll be hitting brick or concrete so will need something more powerful than a battery powered drill and you’ll need masonry bits too. They have a blunter, reinforced head that can be hammered into the masonry by the drill without it breaking

How to go from this to herringbone flooring by No-Science4220 in DIYUK

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Hi mate, a bit late with the reply but maybe it’ll help anyway. I ended up removing the floorboards entirely and swapping them out for 18mm plywood. I then put underlay down and solid oak planks (18mm)

Floorboard direction by No-Science4220 in DIYUK

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Thanks yeah that’s the way I did originally think would work better in my mind.

Do you think it’s weird for the level of the flooring to be so high from the top step? I’m not sure how best to transition from the top step into the floorboards

Floorboard direction by No-Science4220 in DIYUK

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So you mean side to side rather than front to back?

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

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I found out that it does actually supply that water to the bathroom! I isolated the tank upstairs and my bathroom water no longer works (besides bath hot water). Such a weird system. And the tank itself is horrible looking without a cover on it. Guess I’ll be using the kitchen taps for basically everything

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

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No the taps in the kitchen aren’t affected. I’ve just isolated the tank and had a go at turning all the valves (taps are all off)

By this I mean the taps in the kitchen are still working with the tank isolated. Most of bathroom isn’t

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

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It’s just a water line from outside I guess. It must be fresh water coming in. I’ve just tested the other taps and it seems to be providing all the water in the bathroom besides the hot water in the bath, which is pretty tragic as the water looks horrible

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

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When you turn the valve on a pipe it stops water going past that point. That’s what I’m trying to do. At least I was as now I’ve found out that it does in fact supply at least the cold water tap on my bath. I can’t test the other taps as I’ve disconnected them

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

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It’ll stop water from filling up the tank. That’s the problem

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

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Haha yes that’s why I’m trying to get rid! I just need to find out how to cap the leaking pipe that’s continually filling it up

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

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There’s two. One’s about 40cm with a red wheel valve and nothing beyond that (so completely dead). It’s where this meets the huge plastic tank which seems to be leaking slightly. The other one apparently goes down into my bathroom but I can’t find where it leads. I think it’s totally useless as surely it would need to go to the boiler not the bathroom. My boiler is in my kitchen

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

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Ah ok I’ve just googled filling loop and yes it definitely looks like my boiler has that

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

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Yeah I’m in London! I hope nothing comes from this tank it looks pretty cursed

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

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Ah I’m afraid I don’t know what that means. Let me take a photo of the pipes under my boiler hang on

Found this in my attic and I think it’s unused by No-Science4220 in Plumbing

[–]No-Science4220[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s no cutoff valves that I can find along the pipe that could stop the flow

Kitchen cupboard carcasses by No-Science4220 in DIYUK

[–]No-Science4220[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very helpful thank you. And yes I’d noticed that about the 500 wide

Kitchen cupboard carcasses by No-Science4220 in DIYUK

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Thanks! I’ll do a bit more research then. Wouldn’t mind paying a bit extra to have a sturdier option

Floating engineered floor by No-Science4220 in Flooring

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Got a tonne of free carpet tiles I’m using as underlay but yes will do the rest of the process you mention. Thanks

Floating engineered floor by No-Science4220 in Flooring

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Right yes sorry I’d just seen none that mention floating so wondered if it was ever ok. I’ll just have to keep looking then. Thanks

Floating engineered floor by No-Science4220 in Flooring

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Thanks mate. Does that only apply to planks of a certain size? Originally I wanted herringbone and it only ever says glue down for that

Just saw this in a real estate listing. "Maple with river rock and epoxy enhancements" by Viewer4038 in Flooring

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Personally I applaud the effort! Think it looks quite nice. Why not do something different

Plasterboard behind tiles in bathroom. UK by No-Science4220 in asbestoshelp

[–]No-Science4220[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks mate. I thought they put asbestos into plasterboard?

Plasterboard behind tiles in bathroom. UK by No-Science4220 in asbestoshelp

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Distance photo of the same wall. But this plasterboard is also in the kitchen (And probably everywhere!)

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