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    opps replied to the thread Modern methods for tackling smoke damage.
    I agree with most of your post, but the smell is only alcohol. That said, when painting a whole room, yeah a charcoal filter mask makes...
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    opps reacted to robinbanks's post in the thread Door handle retention screws - Why so bad? with Like Like.
    If you don't plan to make changes to how the handles are secured, you'll have to make changes to how they are used. This will be much...
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    opps reacted to Odds's post in the thread Checkatrade. with Like Like.
    The moral of the story is never pay money up front for a job. Ever. I've had a few try that and i always give 'em the same answer.
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    opps reacted to crazydaze's post in the thread Moisture in Latex / Screed with Like Like.
    If you can get a 75% RH reading with a flooring moisture tester, be it a protometer or ideally a hydrometer box, you are good to go and...
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    opps replied to the thread Checkatrade..
    Agreed, I have never advertised, but I am not saying I never would. The people who regularly recommend me may retire or kick the bucket...
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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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