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Each door is now in a seperate room as well.

Hi, can anyone help me? I have two rooms that were origionaly one with three way switchs, one by each door controlling the two lights in the room. Now the room has been split, each of the original light filltings and switches are in seperate rooms and I need to convert the switches to...

My mate has asked me to help him point the gable end of his cottage in Wales. Typical sort of welsh stoney hard stuff (technically brill eh!). Having a search around on the net seems to suggest that sand/cement may not be such a good idea as moisture may not be able to escape through the...

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Would I get away with a slush coat here? A spatterdash coat would be costly giving the area to be covered. Also, any thoughts on the angle grinder to get a key?

Front facia was rebuilt in'modern' brick about 20 years ago, side facia is some sort of stone (possibly granite) block for the first story, and original brick ( all circa 1860) for second story, rear facias are all original brick. The reason for all this is to try and get the highly visible...

Hi, last year my missus decided to paint the exterior of our house with masonary paint. She has now decided she wants it flat rendered. I have taken a plastering course, been furiously practicing my plastering round the house, and rendering on the garden walls with 3:1 scratch coat and 4:1...