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    Just how thin can a ceiling skim be?

    Hi there, Wondered if you can give me an idea on how thin (or thick) a ceiling skim needs to be to get away with it. The boards were relatively flat when using a spirit level so was a good surface to skim to. The plasterer did the skim but is it normal to be able to still see where the...
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    Tips for Plastering whole house

    Hi there, I'm renovating a house in Devon that i"ve just bought and basically everything needs to be done. New bathroom, kitchen, heating, electrics etc. It seems so far I've been burned a couple of times with people not doing the best job, but only realising at the end, after they've...
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    Should radiator pipes be chased

    I'm renovating a house for the first time and have had a new central heating system installed. I got a competitive quote and had the system installed in copper in one day. I have noticed since that a lot of places have the radiator pipes to the valves chased and hidden into the wall, where...
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    Help! Is this lead flashing up to scratch?

    Hi there, I've just had a new pitched roof with a Velux window installed. The quote just said something along the lines of lead flashing to be installed. I'm not happy with how this looks. for a brand new roof I expected something a lot better. There's different gaps the whole way along...
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