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    Removing underlay glued to concrete floor

    Elbow grease it is then! Thanks for the reply.
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    Removing underlay glued to concrete floor

    I've pulled up a seagrass carpet that was laid over a concrete floor. It had a heavy rubber underlay that was glued to the floor. When the underlay comes up, it leaves a rubber crumb glued firmly to the concrete. Any advice on a good tool to get it off? It's a big room, so I'm looking...
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    Bricking in old front door

    Ha! When I've finished fixing this money-pit of a house I've bought, I'm going to have myself certified. Then I can spend the rest of my days in a nice warm padded room, being fed liquid food by sympathetic nurses AND NEVER SEE ANOTHER BRICK EVER AGAIN.
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    Bricking in old front door

    :lol: I might do the kids' bedroom door while I'm at it.
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    Bricking in old front door

    Thanks woody!
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    Matt paint over vinyl paint

    Thanks for the advice - much appreciated.
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    Bricking in old front door

    Hello. My house has too many front doors, so I've decided to brick one up. My question is: would it be a good idea to excavate the existing concrete sill that sits across the botom of the aperture, or can I just level it with mortar and put the first row of bricks straight on top? Also...
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    Matt paint over vinyl paint

    PS Just noticed I typed "Third Ear"! Sorry, Third Eye, bit of a freduian slap or something going on there. No offence intended. :oops:
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    Matt paint over vinyl paint

    Hello third ear - thanks for the response. Fred36 is my better half and she's gone to bed proper poorly - so I'm answering your questions! The existing paint - make unknown, but it's quite a glossy, shiny finish. Walls are flat plaster, but the existing finish is bumpy/uneven - due I...
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    Preparing an RSG prior to external rendering

    Thanks again Noseall! You know, I love this website. Oz
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    Preparing an RSG prior to external rendering

    Cheers Noseall - that's Saturday morning all set up for me, then! Two more questions: should I run the eml over onto the edge of the joist onto the surrounding exposed brickwork/timber - will this help the renderer, or royally **** him off, when I get one in? - (half the front wall need...
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    Preparing an RSG prior to external rendering

    Hello all. Before I ask my question I think I'd better explain how we got to where we are. My house was built as a private dwelling, then converted to a shop. The front wall was taken out, an RSG put across and a plate glass window put in. Then the shop was converted BACK to a house, and a...
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    Wall papering an Arch.

    Ignore previous post - just realised pattern would be upside down on one side of arch. Sorry, just having a doh! moment. Oz
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    Wall papering an Arch.

    Hi Zampa - do you suggest joining two strips on the inner arch because it saves wasting an entire 15 feet length, or does it actually help hang the paper in another way? Cheers Oz
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    Cleaning paint from frosted glass

    Cheers - I used brush restorer in the end, as a gentler option, and it worked a treat! Oz
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