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    best method to foam uPVC windows

    when i foam the gap between the window and brickwork it always end up with the foam coming out too much. i appreciate that you’re supposed to only foam 50% depth and allow the expansion to do the rest but how is this best achieved in practise.
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    Loft space ceiling joist structural support – best practise

    I need to take out a 1st floor brick wall which provides support to the ceiling joists. I would prefer to put the replacement structural support in the loft space. I am thinking of timber binders in joist hangers off the party walls (terraced house) with timber hangers to each ceiling joist...
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    Best Cavity Wall Insulation Material to Minimise Heat Loss

    going to get the house done on the grant system. have identified the common materials as: 1) Polystyrene bonded beads 2) Glass wool (yellow or white) 3) Rockwool (grey/brown) the thermal conductivity for them all is in the region of 0.04 W/mk. the installation tolerance ranges...
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    Inkjet Printer cartridges / refilling LFE (HP like the sauce

    Have set out my learning from experience in the tricky business of home printing. If you only need black and white then ignore this and follow JohnD’s advice “OKI Printer” and buy a laser (probably a Samsung or OKI depending on pocket depth, but I’m no expert here). For me only I would do...
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