Category: Commercial Plumbing Services

10 Insane Facts About Underfloor Heating

Modern flat blocks, skyscrapers and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are turning to underfloor heating in droves to meet their temperature needs. It’s no wonder, given all the benefits reaped from this highly desirable system. It’s easy to install for one, especially in new builds but also in top-down renovations in older properties, too. What you’ll want to think about before investing in underfloor heating is your supplier, their reputation and the brand of heating to be installed in the property. You only want to install the system once as by its very nature, underfloor heating repairs are costly, time-consuming and…

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The Fatbergs of London

  A congealed mass of solid waste consisting of nappies, wet wipes, sanitary products and raw sewerage. This isn’t one of Dante’s circles of hell. It’s one of the many fatbergs that block the sewerage pipes of London every year. In September 2017, the largest fatberg ever recorded was found under the streets of Whitechapel. Measuring over two football fields long, the mass had become ‘like concrete’ according to Thames Water’s Head of Waste Networks, Matt Rimmer. To give a sense of scale here are a few facts: Tower Bridge is 240 metres long An Airbus A318 aeroplane weighs 68 tonnes…

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Plumbing Needs to Consider When Setting Up New Offices

There are many different factors to keep in mind when setting up a new workspace. One of the most critical is the plumbing considerations. As each office will require different issues to be addressed, this can be a bit challenging. Let us look at a handful of the main factors to keep in mind. Toilets and Bathrooms This is a first obvious concern. First, separate rooms that contain sanitary items for men and women are necessary unless the male and female bathroom doors can be locked from the inside. The number of toilets should be addressed and this will correlate with…

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