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    Front door material

    Indeed - postage would be a bit high :) Interested in pros and cons of the different materials, not styles.
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    Front door material

    I'm hopefully having light oak effect uPVC windows and want a new front door as well. Was planning on having a matching composite door, but wouldn't mind a hardwood one. However, I'm getting very confused! What's best - solid or engineered? Can they be oiled - a lot of the sales blurb says...
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    Removing very old 'vinyl' wallpaper

    Not bad. Old wallpaper to politics in 5. :lol: Not very helpful though :wink:
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    Removing very old 'vinyl' wallpaper

    Great, thanks. we've just bought a steamer. didn't know about the Tiger, looks ideal. I'll see if she can get one at B&Q tomorrow :?
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    Removing very old 'vinyl' wallpaper

    The Mrs is having a hard time removing some kitchen wallpaper. The building is 1950's/60's, so it could go back that far, as there are many layers on top of it! She say's it's very plasticky, so won't soak, and there doesn't seem much point in getting a steamer. So, any ideas what it is...
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    Roofing felt repair

    Tiles are ok, without going into too much detail, a small amount ow water ingres is OK. Those trays look nifty, although probably not wide enough. I think I'll just remove the bottom run of felt and replace - probably easier than trying to repair! Might still use those trays though!
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    Roofing felt repair

    Hi, having found a small pool of water on the kitchen window sill, it seems the lower edge of the roofing felt has given up! It's clay tile on top, and only a single story, so easy to work on.... Just wondered what the best 'repair' method is (the rest seems OK, just the edge that's gone)...
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