Painting Kitchen ceiling
(2 messages)
Date: 19 Sep 2005 06:38:57 -0700
Recently I removed most of the stipple artex from the Kitchen ceiling,
I then got a plasterer to come in and skim it to make it smooth.
He done this when I was not in, I came back and once it dried it wasn't
as smooth as ...
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Painting Kitchen ceiling
(6 messages)
Date: 19 Sep 2005 05:58:41 -0700
Recently I removed most of the stipple artex from the Kitchen ceiling,
I then got a plasterer to come in and skim it to make it smooth.
He done this when I was not in, I came back and once it dried it wasn't
as smooth as ...
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Replacing PVC Door locks
(13 messages)
Date: 19 Sep 2005 05:44:24 -0700
Hi All
We've just moved house and being a bit conscious of the fact that
anyone could have keys to the house I want to replace the locks on all
doors, two PVC doors included.
The locks on these seem integral to the door ...
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Replacement Beading for UPVC Window.
(5 messages)
Date: 19 Sep 2005 04:57:15 -0700
Some time ago I moved the windows at the back of the house into
position in the new extension. Most went OK but the Kitchen window was
difficult and I ended up damaging a length of beading used to keep the
glass in place. ...
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Heating for a conservatory
(1 messages)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:42:27 +0100
A friend of mine is in the process of building a conservatory, probably
about 9 - 12 sqm floor area all in. Its a five sided design (i.e.
rectangle with the corners cut off)... hardwood frames, all DG (part L
compliant ...
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Stone Cills for doors
(7 messages)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:39:39 GMT
I have Anglain Windows providing my Doors. The doors are supposed to be
fully Disability Act complaint and the threshold should be minimal. Anglain
say that their product (the Threshold Cill) will only sit on a stone cill ...
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central heating bypass.
(6 messages)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:27:47 GMT
How can I tell if my existing gravity fed CH system has a radiator
bypass fitted?
I'm fitting TRVs and don't want to get into the situation where all
the TRVs shut but the pump is still trying to push water round the
radiators.
sponix ...
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How warm should a house be?!
(93 messages)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:11:40 GMT
Now that the weather is turning cooler and the CH is on again, SWMBO and
me have started the usual game where she keeps turning it up and I keep
turning it down again... clearly we have a marital problem in that she
can ...
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Insulating the garage
(8 messages)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:08:04 +0100
well, its getting colder. Its getting darker too, so im mindful of the
approaching necessity of spending many cold hours in the garage /workshop.
the roof is bare rafters and is gonna be tricky to insulate with rock wool ...
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Best way to fill hole in skirting left by socket
(19 messages)
Date: 19 Sep 2005 02:04:28 -0700
I've just had some electrical work done, including having some sockets
taken out of the skirting boards. This has left me with several single
& double socket sized holes.
What's the best way to fill them? Someone suggested ...
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OT:Gas Open Fires - Reinstating Coal
(22 messages)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:01:38 +0100
I have two gas open fires on the ground floor of a c1900 2-bed terraced
house in Hove; one of which I wish to convert back to coal.
Rather than launch into a lengthy explanation this is what I have:
http://www.sweller.co ...
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TCT or not?
(10 messages)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:32:42 +0100
May be a silly question, but is there an easy way to tell if a circular saw
blade is TCT or not?
obviously if it says TCT on it, it may well be. But if it doesn't, are the
teeth a different colour?
Ta
J
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Nails on a TV aerial
(17 messages)
Date: 19 Sep 2005 00:36:08 -0700
Hi there,
I've got a bit of a problem with bird poo (and lots of it) underneath
my TV aerial - with a tin roof, it stands out a mile away!
I'm thinking of getting some nail-strips (like those used in a nail
gun) and sticking ...
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Showers - go for Mira or buy cheaper alternative?
(1 messages)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:52:13 +0100
I need to replace a Mira 415 mixer shower as part of general bathroom
overhaul, it works well off a combi boiler but needs sprucing up
should i go for new mira 415 combiforce OR go for cheaper alternative e.g.
http://www ...
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What type of bathroom floor?
(11 messages)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 06:29:50 +0100
Hi,
I have a first floor bathroom on a suspended timber floor. What are
the best current options for flooring this area before a new bathroom
suite goes in? I'm not looking for wet room standards, just adequately
waterproof ...
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Hardboard between joists and flooring
(5 messages)
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 06:19:01 +0100
Is it OK to add 3mm hardboard between joists and plywood flooring? I
have to replace some damaged floarboards I have removed and they seem
to be 21mm deep, so adding some 3mm hardboard on top of the joists
will mean I can use ...
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floor or roof insulation
(11 messages)
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:49:46 GMT
Hello everyone,
My semi detached house loft has a loose fill material and has been floored
with normal woodchip flooring. I was thinking of upgrading the insulation
but rather than lift the flooring I thought I would put ...
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Replacement Kitchen Doors
(2 messages)
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:23:35 +0000 (UTC)
Can anyone recommend a good quality company for the above. Ideally I'm after
oak doors.
Thanks in advance
Ian.
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Slabs on Drive
(5 messages)
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:43:54 GMT
Hi All
I'm going to lay some 450 x 450 concrete slabs on the edge of my drive and I
know they will eventually be driven on by wife & daughters - despite dire
warnings not too.
So, I plan to put in 6" deep footings, 4" ...
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kingspan or similar stuff in n yorkshire?
(6 messages)
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:09:25 GMT
Where do you buy kingspan or similar stuff in n yorkshire? Been to the
b&qs and homebases to no avail. I remember that there was talk about
heavy discounts for b-quality but cannot figure where to find that
again.
Fred
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