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    How to Make a Perfectly Smooth Edge?

    If it is just a single job that you need to do then it may be worth hiring a router instead of shelling out your hard earned cash on one. Just an idea. If its a case of you are going to use it quite a bit then the small dewalt router is a great tool but not the cheapest. If you want one to do...
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    Problems with paslode, can anyone help please?

    I have recently purchased a Paslode IM350 first fix nail gun but when I came to use it today on T+G flooring, it fired two nails at a time about every 5 shots. Does anyone know what the problem could be please. cheers for any replies.
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    Floor insulation

    New regs say that you have to seal around the perimeter of the plastered ceiling with a fireproof non setting mastic too as well as the double board.
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    stairway spindles

    sorry but from a joiners point of view, It would be a real shame to replace the original 1940's spindles with cheap 90 pence matchsticks. I would definitely get a local joiners shop to copy the spindles regardless of the cost just to maintain the whole look of the house. Thats just my opinion...
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    stairs

    If the wall is just a stud partition and not a brick supporting wall then you should be ok without regs but if it is masonry then like GwaiLo said, you could have a problem if you come to sell your property later. you should be ok on the fire regs unless your house is three stories high of if...
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    big combi problems / need help please

    It is a wickes 2000 and the last service was about 18 months ago, but the guy who put it in 4 years ago, took the instructions with him and i've browsed the net for hours but cant find anywhere to get a copy from. The plumber who did the valve just drained it off and put the new valve on and...
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    big combi problems / need help please

    :cry: I have a 4 year old gas wickes finest combi boiler which is manufactured by halstead. About 2 months ago it cut out and the red ignition lockout light came on, so I just reset it and carried on. A couple of weeks later it started doing it more often and only last week the pressure...
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