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    Adding new bedside lights to existing layout.

    Hi all i am wondering if someone can advice me on the supplied drawing. As it stands the only thing in place is the power in, ceiling rose and single switch. And i am unsure if this layout is correct. I only want to run the cable ready for the sparky as hes away at the moment for me to ask and i...
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    bricking up doorway question. doorstep related

    Hi all im in need of bricking up a outside door opening and coverting it to a window in a old 1940s house and my question is that the outside door step is level with the internal floor level. The outside ground level is about 5inchs below this and the door step a large sort of concrete lintel...
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    calculating 4 different corner depths for self levelling compound help

    Hi all I'm struggling to work out how many bags of deep base self levelling compound I would need for me room as all 4 corner run out differently. For example Too left corner = 3mm -- Top right = 28mm Bottom left corner = 20mm bottom right = 38mm I thought it was to add all 4 values then divide...
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    Preparing internal brickwork after removing old black mortar render.

    Hi all just a quick question for a total newb when it comes to rendering etc. I have brick walls that once had old black mortar render applied to them and was wondering the correct way to apply a scratch coat to this. What is the best way to clean the brickwork prior to scratching the walls...
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    Concrete shuttering with sbr advice.

    Hi all just a quick question to all the people that know this field. I am about to start a concrete shuttering of a wall that's stepped in only about two inches. Anyway this walls gets a bit damp and before I begin concreting I was told to sbr as a primer and then concrete while it's still...
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    • sbr advice shuttering concrete
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    Removing chimney breasts in a cavity wall house.

    Hi all, I have just finished removing a dorment chimney breast upstairs and I'm halfway done on the lower floor. (Loft chimney breast and chimney was already removed 30yrs ago when we had a new roof) anyway this chimney breast was removed to increase space in the upstairs bedroom and the...
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    • back of chimney brickwork removing chimney breast
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    Batten plasterboard and insulation advice needed on cavity wall

    Hi all, I am in the middle of renovating my house and was going to take the walls back to brick give it a quick light render skim then batten and plasterboard. I have recently had bad cavity insulation removed and now the house feels the cold a lot so I was told I could batten the inside walls...
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