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    opps reacted to Notch7's post in the thread Checkatrade. with Thanks Thanks.
    Checkatrade / rated people / my builder etc have a fundamental problem: their business model is making money by tradesmen subscribing...
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    opps replied to the thread Checkatrade..
    If your friend paid by bank transfer or card, she can phone her bank and request a "chargeback".
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    opps replied to the thread Checkatrade..
    My, now ex, used My Builder, to employ a scumbag. He initially turned up to do some minor work. She was then stoopid enough to ask him...
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    opps reacted to foxhole's post in the thread Door handle retention screws - Why so bad? with Like Like.
    They are not intended to be secured to door timber , you use double end threaded screw which clamp the handle to the door along with...
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    opps replied to the thread Door handle retention screws - Why so bad?.
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleeves-Through-Fixings-Connecting-Cabinet/dp/B0BZL9RQRR Through screws will help (see above). That is...
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    opps replied to the thread Filling skirting board hole around pipe.
    Nah, the filler is so soft that it will accommodate any minor expansion. The likes of Red Devil are not like the powder based fillers...
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    opps replied to the thread What are you drinking tonight?.
    I recall going to Busch Park in Orlando in 1991. They were offering free samples of a lemon flavoured lager "slush puppy". It really was...
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    opps replied to the thread Do I need to repoint?.
    Cement board screwed over existing plaster will, theoretically, have a greater weight load than tiles over plaster. Equally, tiles over...
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    opps reacted to yorksbuilder's post in the thread Do I need to repoint? with Like Like.
    If you're removing the plaster, no point also raking out the mortar and repointing, try fill any holes in the mortar with lime mortar...
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    opps reacted to crazydaze's post in the thread Z bar threshold but which size? with Like Like.
    The fitter will either raise the bars on strips of ply or may use Stairrods UK Easy Shims (the same supplier of the Premier Double 9...
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    opps reacted to OneSmallThing's post in the thread Moisture in Latex / Screed with Like Like.
    Thanks opps, really appreciate it. The initial LVT tiles around that damp area were very easy to come up, whereas the ones remaining I’d...
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    opps replied to the thread Filling skirting board hole around pipe.
    I say this as a decorator... scrape away the burnt timber and then apply a soft lightweight filler such as Red Devil OneTime. It will...
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    opps reacted to zoha1's post in the thread What cabinet mechanism is this? with Like Like.
    Sorted it this morning with the smallest angled bracket I could find at screwfix screwed into the drawer front and the bottom part...
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    opps replied to the thread Moisture in Latex / Screed.
    I am not a authority. Over the years I have released that damp meters are unreliable when it comes down to plaster/cement which has...
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    opps replied to the thread What cabinet mechanism is this?.
    Fair enough. It will be difficult to screw into the drawer runner side though. You might, possibly, want to use self tapping screws to...
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