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    2x2 for Decking Joists

    Do I need any joists going across or can I just do it like they have here - https://goo.gl/images/EZk5Rb Is this ok as it is basically on the ground?
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    2x2 for Decking Joists

    Yes, they do them in 2x2 too, however a bit pricey!
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    2x2 for Decking Joists

    I am planning to lay a deck over a patio, the deck would run to a bifold door cill so it is level with this, however there is not much room, between this and the patio and therefore can only use 2x2 joists, with packers underneath to get level. There is enough room to allow for a gap...
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    Decking & DPC

    I am looking to fit some decking onto a patio base, however I am not sure if it will be too high, the way I wish to do it. Basically I want to run the decking up to the patio doors for the flush look, sitting just above the cill, if I do this then the decking will be ever so slightly above the...
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    Which Dulux White Trade paint?

    Looking at painting our kitchen and want to use the light reflective trade paint, however I am not sure which. - Dulux Light & Space Diamond Matt - Dulux Trade Light & Space Flat Matt - Dulux Trade Light & Space Vinyl Matt I want it to be pure white, but not shiny, which do people recommend...
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    No earth on Light Fitting

    Ah yes it does have a sticky on the inside with two squares on it, one inside the other.
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    No earth on Light Fitting

    Sorry, so 3 wires from the ceiling, live, neutral, earth. 2 Wires in the lamp fitting, Neutral and live.
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    No earth on Light Fitting

    Just two cable going into a small cased choc bloc. No earth on the metal case.
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    No earth on Light Fitting

    I have bought this light fitting which is made from metal - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OHR03RC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have an earth cable from the ceiling but no where to connect it, should there be an earth connection? If not then can I just choc bloc the earth?
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    Prepping Floor after new door

    Any suggestions? Do I just concrete this?
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    Prepping Floor after new door

    Just had a new door put into a new opening that was made. There is now a gap between the door and the existing floor from where the internal brickwork is and the void. What is the correct way to fill this? Can this just be concreted?
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    Is there a lintel?

    Ok thanks. If I get a lintel put in do I need to let Building regs know?
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    Is there a lintel?

    Is a lintel needed at all? What is supporting the bricks above? This won't be seen as it will be boarded and plastered. A L type lintel looks like it will do the job though.
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    Is there a lintel?

    I want to remove this old front door (there is a porch) and put a new internal door in and stud the other half. The internal walls are brick and there are concrete lintels above them, am I ok to remove this old wooden door and frame? House is 1960's and at some point new PVC windows have been...
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    Building a Garden Wall for rendering

    I am looking to build a garden wall that will be rendered, like this one - https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ff/d6/27/ffd627aa8f2f45f377da8216bd348bf7.jpg The wall will be none retaining and more to just break up the garden. The wall will be about 60cm high. So how deep would the...
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    How to fix ceiling curtain track

    Thinking it maybe easier and look better to fix to the wall, did want to have a nice flush finish, which a batten won't really give.
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    How to fix ceiling curtain track

    Joists are going the same direction, and of course the track needs to go in the middle of them.
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    Grohe Cistern water fill

    We have a Grohe built in cistern which creates a sort of overflow when flushed from the pan, this is a combination of the pan design, and the tall groove cistern creating a bigger pressure when flushed. I want to try and reduce the amount of water in the cistern to see if this helps prevent...
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    How to fix ceiling curtain track

    I have an IKEA curtain ceiling track to fix, holding floor to ceiling curtains. There isn't a joist to go into in the exact spot required, so will just have to just go into the plaster board. What is the best fixing for this that will take the weight? Will self drill plasterboard fixings do?
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    Fitting skirting

    Have had walls skimmed, have painted them and now to fit the skirting. It is MDF which is primed and I have painted. Will grip fill work on painted MDF and painted walls or will it struggle to hold? The walls are brick with a wooden batton on the bottom, could I nail into this, or should I...
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