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Evening chaps Thanks for the replies again. Ive actually now scraped all the walls back to clean plaster. I'm going to very lightly sand to...

Post by: jackjack04, 11 Nov 2018 in forum: Decorating and Painting

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:D I don't normally put gaffer tape on it. Just a bit worried that as the tape is pulling it off easily, does that mean that the adhesion is...

Post by: jackjack04, 8 Nov 2018 in forum: Decorating and Painting

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Cheers, the skirts have been screwed . What are your suggestions for the mist coat that flakes easily when gaffer tape is placed on it? Regards...

Post by: jackjack04, 8 Nov 2018 in forum: Decorating and Painting

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Hi ken It was shiny, I could look down it and see reflections, it felt very smooth. But to be fair it's the first time I've ever had a room...

Post by: jackjack04, 7 Nov 2018 in forum: Decorating and Painting

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Hi chaps 1week ago i mist coated the newly plastered bedroom walls and ceiling with 50/50 dulux matt paint, but have ran into a problem. I used...

Thread by: jackjack04, 7 Nov 2018, 10 replies, in forum: Decorating and Painting

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Hiya I'm sure this had been answered before but cannot find it. I'm fitting a new light switch, but both wires are red. I cannot remember which...

Thread by: jackjack04, 23 Oct 2018, 3 replies, in forum: Electrics UK

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Stewart I took a stud wall down that joined onto it, initially I think I did hit slightly too hard, but some are loose where I didn't use the...

Post by: jackjack04, 28 Sep 2018 in forum: Building

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Hiya I've started removing blown plaster from the wall in the bedroom, it was very thick about 1inch, so think the wall may have been rendered...

Thread by: jackjack04, 28 Sep 2018, 3 replies, in forum: Building

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Hi chaps! Just a quick one. Yesterday the main circuit fuse tripped, now the clothes don't come out dry at the end of the srying cycle. The...

Thread by: jackjack04, 18 Jun 2010, 1 replies, in forum: Appliances