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    scratch coat - rendering

    HI all, my parents are looking to buy a house where the owners have put the scratch coat on already for render but have not done the rendering. Will this cost much to remove and will it be simple to do - i.e sand blast/SDS etc. Would it cost much to have the final coat completed seeing as...
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    Flooring tiles - grout is cracking

    after renovating my bathroom i replaced the floor. The floor is even and level and i have tiled this with floor tiles which must be 2ftx2ft and they are really heavy. I have now found that the grout has cracked and there seems to be movement between the tiles (only minor). I cant see how...
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    Gap between my bath and wall - how do i tile it???

    My Bathroom isnt square, and I have put in a new suite. but i cant get the bath squared up against the wall (tap end and side) - to have the tap end level I will need to have the side of the bath in my wall. I have eventually gone with having the side of the bath slightly into my wall -...
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    roofing felt/external bay window covering

    I have to replace the roofing material that covers the front bay at my home. The roof is flat with a drainage hole leading directly into the guttering/pipework. Thre previous roofing material was split, falling away and looked unsightly (it looked like gravel/pebble dashed tar stuff that...
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    Replacing my bathroom floor and shower

    I'm ripping out my bathroom in a couple of weeks and the entire floor needs to come up (i'm lucky i've not gone through it by now). I've been advised a couple of things:- 1 - Green coloured chip (or whatever its called) 2 - WBP ply 18mm i'm going to be tiling over it all anyway but...
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    gas fire installation

    i posted a few moons ago but after some work has been complete in the house i'm eventually gettin round to having my fires installed. Firstly - there are no fires in at the moment and i have 2 focalpoint fires, living and dining room to go in. the living room seems simple enough - may need...
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    stupidly high elec usage

    i'll have to post the actual figures from my recent invoice but in the meantime i'm just looking for some advice. i work nights, sleep during the day and there are 2 people in my house including me. in the winter i had been using elec blanket, dryer + normal elec useage and no unusual...
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    Focalpoint gas fire installation

    I have bought 2x focalpoint contemporary slimline, coal effect fireplaces. In my home, before everything had been ripped out were those lovely sandstone fireplaces, the old lady oldfashioned type (no offence) - on the wall square gas fire - with those white brick things in. this being...
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    new boiler and current heating issue

    I need to replace my decrepid old boiler, i need to get a condenser so a combi condence seems the best option - i can pick a decent one up for about a grand. I called out a corgi bloke to look at installing it, and i've been advised under no certain terms I can use it with my current system...
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