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Hi, just got back on this forum after a few years away and will ask another plastering question in a separate thread. I am not a pro but do a lot of my own plastering on mine and families houses and that is a very poor job. I do far better than that. Like said before, it looks like mostly one...

Thanks for the replies guys. Both giving useful advice. I think maybe with what I have a combination of uPVC cladding on the shallower returns and using the aris stick method would work well. i had not considered either.

Hi, I have had some building work done which involved moving my back door and putting a window where the door was. The house is rendered with a smooth finish and the openings were cleanly made with a disk cutter. What I would like to know is what sort of render bead you would recommend...

I bought one of these about 2 years ago (probably off the same bloke). Have done my worktops, my sisters and both brothers plus 2 mates. No problems, perfect fit. I also have their biscuit joiner which works well also.

Thanks for the advice. Interesting to know that there are tools out there. I don't even have to look up the price to know it will be dear being festool. As for getting the people back, this was one of those 'favours' in the family if you know what I mean. I should be able to sort myself but...

I had an oak floating floor laid in my (large) lounge last summer. During this recent damp weather it has expanded more than the expansion gap allowed for under the skirting. I did query the amount of expansion at the time but was told it would be enough :roll: This has caused it to lift...

Agree Miele. My brother is a repair guy for domestic and commercial washing machines and dryers. He really rates their build quality. Also he reckons the worst he regularly comes across for reliability are Dyson.

Normally this stuff is an emulsion of oil mixed with water. Can be caused by a number of things including condensation but if there is a lot then this is unlikely. If not condensation then suspect a leaking head gasket, warped head, cracked head or block etc. Won't necessarily lead to...

If you have a program that runs under DOS or the XP command console, being able to 'open it' and alter the way the program works depends on what exactly this thing is. Some things like batch files can be edited as they are text files. If your program is an EXE file then you will not be able to...

Hi - I did the 2 day course in Bedford and it was very good. I have since skimmed 4 ceilings, my brothers cellar which was dry lined, a kitchen ceiling for my sister and some backing and walls in my kitchen. I've been very pleased with the results. I also bought off ebay some Goldtrowel DVDs...

Liam - Interesting project. I work on product design in my day job. I also work with people who design in titanium sometimes. Firstly, your question is market research really. You are seeing whether the potential customers i.e. the people on this site would use your product. Also practically...

Sounds expensive to me. It sounds like maybe the bracket has come loose. Maybe needs welding back on. I've just had both anti roll bar bushes and drop links replaced on a Chrysler Voyager for £270 incl. parts at a main dealer.

Thanks for the advice guys. I've run the X800 for a couple of days and the system is now pretty quiet. It's done this before though. I've drained the system and will refill in a couple of days (I'm away for a few days on business). I fully expect the banging to return on refilling but...

Having put up with a noisy heating system for most of the winter so far, I have finally concluded that the problem is a scaled up Heat exchanger on my Glow worm Ultimate 120FF. There is currently some X800 (Ferroquest) circulating. I have two questions - How long can I leave this in the system...

bab - That's exactly what I intend to do this weekend. A couple of 28mm valves. The difficult bit is that the pipes are tight against a wall and hard to get to without removing the pump etc. I was planning on cutting out a section and then using tees to stand the valvle off from the wall as...