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    How to achive best ceiling/wall merge line when cuting in?

    Im intending to paint my property internally.One area Im a little unsure of is how I can best achieve a good finish between the wall and ceiling, as they are to be different colours.Ive seen the paint pads but I can just imagine that they wont be that easy to use an judder along and end up...
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    Painting metal front door

    Im painting my property internally.One place Im a little unsure of is my front door.I believe looking at it that it has been painted in the past and also if I paint my hall and leave the door I'll end up with white skirtings and a cream door.:-) The front door is completely metal and also...
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    Laying concrete slab driveway

    Looking at replacing ome driveway concrete slabs.They are approx 600mmX600mm.The existing cracked slabs were laid with sand underneath and a nearby trees roots I guess with movement overtime and the car loads going over them have cracked.Maybe also were the soil dries and then absrbing mositure...
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    Radiators still warm when stat turned off

    The boiler is a combi baxi on a pressurised system.I still have problem with air getting into a small hole in one rad,but will fix this when the weather is better.But currently when I turn the stat right down to its furthest point I find I have warm radiators1-2 hours after.The rads arent at...
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    Temporary seal for heating pipework

    Is there a simple way to seal a small leak on a heating pipe?I have always wondered why I kept getting air gurgling around my heating system and have since noticed that there is a tiny leak around the nut that joins the radiator to the pipework,seems it just needs some PTFE tape added to it,but...
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    Gromit for electrical meter box?

    I have an electrical meter box positioned just outside my flat in the lobby area,however the outside of the box isnt completely sealed tight,I guess this is correct to keep the cabling cool and as the box is indoors,but I have also noticed I can see through the cable penetraion from the meter...
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    incorrect meter labelling

    Its possible that my gas meter & my neighbours maybe labelled back to front .So weve been paying each others bills.Can check which ones run when the gas is on or off in each others flat, but there are others in the block of flats, so they could be turning on and off at same time.We both have...
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    Best way to apply and finish mastic sealant?

    Had to remove bath panel to get to drain to clear some hair out.I'm going to be adding a mastic sealant (for bathroom which is mould resistant) around the panel once its fixed in place.Any advice?How do I get the best finish? I'm going to have a practise on something else first.How about...
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    Noisey ignition

    I moved into a new property a year ago.Had the plumber back into rectify a noisy boiler ignition problem.It occurs intermittently though so he took hardly any interest just told me the boiler lid was loose and then it looked like he tried to reclip it back in.However I know this isnt the answer...
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