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    23vc replied to the thread New newels/spindles/rails.
    Did see those, they look a bit of a faff tho ! (Although don’t doubt they’re good when in)
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    23vc reacted to Tigercubrider's post in the thread New newels/spindles/rails with Thanks Thanks.
    https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/product/zipbolt-qt13-500-kd8-stair-handrail-to-half-newel-post-connector-8-x-90mm-992809?vat=1&GSP=tr...
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    23vc replied to the thread New newels/spindles/rails.
    How are we doing the handrail to newel connection though? Can’t dowel it if we do it in the order discussed. Guess I’ll angle screw and...
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    23vc reacted to foxhole's post in the thread New newels/spindles/rails with Thanks Thanks.
    After you have assessed the spacing and number of spindles you can fix hand rail , offer in all the spindles then you can move them...
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    23vc reacted to Tigercubrider's post in the thread New newels/spindles/rails with Thanks Thanks.
    When I did a couple, the newels went in first. that involves lifting floorboards and fixing the newel to the underfloor structure. I...
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    23vc posted the thread New newels/spindles/rails in Floors, Stairs and Lofts.
    I need to fit a single run of handrails and spindles, horizontally on a landing. It’d be a full newel at one end, bolted to the floor...
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    23vc replied to the thread Bricklayer daily rate?.
    Never realised your surname was a pseudonym… ;)
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    23vc reacted to Ivor Windybottom's post in the thread Weighing in copper with Like Like.
    I'm always pleasantly surprised when I go to the scrapyard. Last time I went I expected £5, didn't think it was really worth bothering...
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    23vc replied to the thread Weighing in copper.
    For anyone interested, ended up getting £280 for this lot which was way more than I thought so was happy with it. £54 of Lead, £85 of...
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    23vc replied to the thread Paddle Mixer Bricklaying Mortar.
    Probably not enough water. The quoted amount of water you used is a bit meaningless as it totally depends on how wet the sand from the...
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    23vc replied to the thread Soakaway.
    The 5m from boundary thing (as long as it’s not a building at the boundary) I think is a bit flexible subject to common sense? it’s...
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    23vc replied to the thread Unstable wall?.
    Yes More than enough from what you’ve said. It’s just a partition wall, so as long as it’s stable enough not to move and show visible...
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    23vc replied to the thread Unstable wall?.
    These kind of partition walls rely on lateral support/being fixed at the top to ceiling joists as you’ve found, or they start swaying...
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    23vc replied to the thread What foam gun?.
    Yeah left mine for months for sure, probably not years tho.
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    23vc replied to the thread What foam gun?.
    This. never take can off unless immediately replacing it, never worry about purging/cleaning, easy
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