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    Burst water pipe and insurance claim

    Back of the bath is on the outside wall, another option the plumber had was to come up thru the kitchen ceiling (the ceiling is gonna be replace/repaired anyway) cut thru the floorboards and gain access to the taps/pipes that way...
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    Burst water pipe and insurance claim

    Advice needed... Flexi pipe burst under the bath last weekend flooding the kitchen, came home to find hot water pouring thru kitchen ceiling. called emergency plumber out who capped the offending pipe off. Loss adjustor came out last night to assess the damage and has basially said that the...
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    Cleaning a patio

    Advice needed..... This maybe a really silly question but then again i m blonde, but having said that i have just laid 22sqm patio on my own!! however, having laid it all i am left with some stains on the slabs (mostly sand but a few mortar bits and swept it but am still left with some marks)...
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    Using sand as a base for a patio

    Hi Can anyone tell me as a guide how much sharp sand i need to cover an area of 20sqm before laying slabs??
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    Fence shrinkage

    I have only used 2 arris rails, the timber yard where i got all my fencing from only suggested 2..
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    Fence shrinkage

    I have used only 1 per board, top and bottom.. :)
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    Fence shrinkage

    Thanks guys.. I'm starting tomorrow, although not looking forward to digging my holes for the posts!!! But i will try overlapping more. Is it a common problem or am i just un lucky?
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    Fence shrinkage

    I have just put up a 70ft featheredge fence and noticed over the last couple of weeks that the boards have shrunk and some have warped quite considerably and now there are gaps, i overlappd them the required 1/2 inch, i have tried replacing a few but have damaged more in trying to take them...
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    Plaster cornice

    Hi Having just moved into a old house.. it looks like the coving in the bathroom is of plasterboard type?? does that make sense? but the previous owners have painted over it with oil based paint consequently its peeling really bad, i imagine i have to take it back to the bare and prime...
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    Door frames

    Thanks, I used nails on the architrave, so far so good!!
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    Door frames

    Hi guys, Am fitting new door frames/architrave tomorrow, Glue, screw or nail? Thanks :)
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    Removing paint from glass

    Hi All, Thanks to all of you that replied....I ended using Nitromores, and it has come up a treat!! :) Thanks
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    Removing paint from glass

    Thanks, will try that....
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    Removing paint from glass

    No, its a proper scraper, but i forgot to say it is quite a large area....2 ft x 2ft..
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    Removing paint from glass

    Thats what i'm using......is there anything i can use to soften the gloss to aid stripping?
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    Removing paint from glass

    Hi, Can anyone tell me how to remove layers of gloss paint on glass, i am using a sharp razor blade but it is taking forever....any suggestions please?
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