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    DIY re-roof on semi galley kitchen

    The leadwork is for under the window (you have some lead already). This is very much DIY able as job. I have done a few roofs now (including velux), due to getting sky high quotes for what were relatively simple jobs. Between this forum and YT, there is plenty of advice/tution to be had. Good...
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    Brick wall help/advice needed

    My brother used something he bought from Amazon to tank the wall, was fine for the a week or two, but was short lived. I'd be trying to stop the water from the outside first.
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    Brick wall help/advice needed

    What about cladding the wall, once you've put a batten on and boards, this will protrude another 50mm from the wall and may stop the fillet getting soaked.
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    Induction hob buying advice.

    Coming from gas to induction... I find the selecting the 'ring' then the temperature control up or down a bit of faff, lots of touch screen clicks, especially when I want to turn one ring off when the others are on. Personally I'd buy one with a knob next time. Also there merest touch on the...
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    Help with patio made from reclaimed bricks

    I did a old brick patio before and used sika fastfix resin as the jointing compound, although its a tad expensive, that said you can get out of date pots from FBM cheap. That said I would probably do the next in a dry mix of sand and cement brushed in, if the joints are large you could ram the...
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    Failed brickwork and rotten wood behind plaster

    I had the stepped brickwork (around windows, in my old house) the old window/door frames were usually sat in these rebates, and it was common to not see much frame from the outside. Looks like you have a wooden lintel on the inside brickwork, you might have stone/brickwork on outside, take a...
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    Sealing a brick/sand floor

    LTP Matt stone sealer How did you do the jointing on your floor? Dry mix brushed in?
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    Kitchen knock thru finished.

    (y) are the wooden beams, sections of wood, or plaster lookie-likey?
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    Needing advice on a timber step

    Why didn't you just keep going with the bricks right up to the door? If there is no dpc under the blocks you may get moisture making it's way up through any wooden step. You could cement/glue down some STS board first, then wood to this. What about brick slips?
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    Dampness under carpet along length of external wall.

    Might be better if you can post some photos.
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    How to deal with grout gap of Indian stone

    I try for something like 15mm gap, usually have to cut the small ones down slightly, to get everything even. once down, I sometimes go around with grinder to correct any non-parallel tiles.
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    Porta Nailer Cleat Size for flooring (Ed.)

    I used 50mm ones for solid oak to joists, using a nailer. Expect that you may have to punch the odd cleat in by hand here and there, they don't always go in 100%. I also used laminate flooring clamps to bring troublesome boards tight. I would also get a cheap plug cutter for any areas where...
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    frag matt or not

    Ditra mat will sit on a very thin bed of adhesive (use small notched trowel), as you press it into the adhesive, so more like a mm.
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    Reclaimed bricks

    No soil behind house walls. They should be cavity.
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    frag matt or not

    Ditra is around 3mm thick.
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