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    pvc sill quality question

    //www.diynot.com/forums/building/noisy-window-sill.329989/ if anyone has the same issues
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    pvc sill quality question

    Hi.Due to a misscalulation in measurements i will need to buy a new sill for my french doors.Is there any different thickness of the pvc i can replace it with as the sill i bought from wickes previously seems very thin?.When the rain hits it it seems to sound holly and noisey .If not would it be...
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    building a block wall for the first time

    Thanks Tony thats very interesting points you brought up there .I will ring the engineer ...Thanks mate ..Rhurbarb
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    building a block wall for the first time

    Ok Thanks Tony .is there a step by step guide or a video i can use as a reference for this? ..Thanks guys
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    building a block wall for the first time

    The earths about 4ft high..its currently being held back by tavistock rock which is stacked on top of each other without any cement bonding it together...doesnt seem to be not much load against the original wall. I thought a 6ft high wall with a small fence on top would block out the...
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    building a block wall for the first time

    Hi Im about to build a block wall in the back of my garden ..It is 27ft long and i need it to be 6ft high...Ive used a online estimate program which said i need 180 blocks approx...How deep would i need to do the foundations and how wide ,will i need pillars and drainage ,and would i use 100mm...
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    Green damp on wall batons

    Thanks m8 have to stick to the 2 inch as its all predrilled..il chase that membrane stuff up and might have to ditch the old stuff and maybe wait til march when it warms up then put the new stuff up .Thanks youve been a gr8 help and very quick too Cheers...Rhurbarb
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    Green damp on wall batons

    They have been off and on a couple of times .I have had the wood in the home kicking around for about a year and a half.... ..When i ripped the home apart there was no damp so i havnt put anything behind the batons ..Are you saying i need damp prove sheeting ? .And just like to point out i havnt...
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    Green damp on wall batons

    Im currently renovating my home and i have 2/1 inch baton screwed to the wall .I have noticed the batons have recently turned green ...Never used to but im concerned about it and wondered if this was a big problem or am i being dramatic about it and should just put the plasterboard to it.I am...
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    wiring around celetex

    Just know of him through work ..:) Thanks guys
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    wiring around celetex

    Im putting some sockets into a batoned wall with 25mm celetex between the batons...My electrician said the wiring should go down the side of the baton..as its 7 inches off the floor can it go straight down from the middle of the box as the boxes have no side entry and would make it harder to...
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