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    opps reacted to Harry Bloomfield's post in the thread Coving mitre query with Like Like.
    The problem is one of getting the coving square in the box/equal out, as up. If you can find a suitable bit of timber, the difference...
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    opps replied to the thread Changing toilet.
    Agreed. Ideally they would be brass or stainless steel screws.
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    opps reacted to foxhole's post in the thread Changing toilet with Like Like.
    You may not get rusty screws out , once emptied easy to tap rear of cistern around screws with hammer till it breaks.
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    opps reacted to ChrisJP's post in the thread Changing toilet with Like Like.
    And/or actually FLUSH the loo before photographing it!
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    opps reacted to endecotp's post in the thread Changing toilet with Like Like.
    ALWAYS CLOSE THE LID BEFORE POSTING PHOTOS OF A LOO.
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    opps replied to the thread Coving mitre query.
    You have a number of options. I used to use my Nobex Champion mitre saw. I would put pencil marks on the bed and up the front to make...
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    opps replied to the thread Decorators - how to make good.
    I pretty much agree with @Wayners but I would be concerned about the PVA making the existing paper bubble/ripple. When faced with such...
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    opps replied to the thread Paintable caulk for Goodhome Tough and durable matt white.
    To clean the brushes, I pour some household ammonia into a jar and dip the brush into it. The ammonia is alkali based so it breaks the...
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    opps reacted to tireetim's post in the thread Paintable caulk for Goodhome Tough and durable matt white with Like Like.
    Thanks Opps, I have just ordered some Zinnser BIN so will give that a go. Will see if I can get some Everbuild 125 at the same time...
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    opps replied to the thread Paintable caulk for Goodhome Tough and durable matt white.
    I am a decorator. My go to caulk is Everbuild 125. When working with Dulux Trade emulsion, the paint seldom cracks. With other paints...
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    opps replied to the thread Spray Painting Radiator.
    I agree that a light rub would be beneficial but from the days when I used to spray MDF cabinets, I was not advised to sand above 360...
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    opps replied to the thread Horizontal expansion vessel.
    I have seen the expansion tanks like that before. It has not been an issue. I am not a plumber. I am a decorator. If the system is...
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    opps reacted to ^woody^'s post in the thread Leak from the ceiling with Like Like.
    The upstand is set in to the joint, so whilst a drip is preferably, lack of a drip won't be causing water to penetrate the wall
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    opps replied to the thread Leak from the ceiling.
    I have rotated the image so that it is the correct way up. I do not understand why your upside down image looked so different...
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    opps replied to the thread Leak from the ceiling.
    The coping stones have a drip channel on the underside. When it rains the water that runs off them should reach a channel routed into...
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