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    Replacing squeaky chipboard flooring with plywood

    I have nothing to add to @GhostIntMachine 's sage advice but I would say that I have never seen microbore rad pipes run through a blanking plate with a flex hole. Is that normal?
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    What core cutter set for 40mm and 110m waste?

    The last time I drilled a soil pipe hole, I just used a cheap Titan 6kg drill. It was a 9" wall in a bungalow. I knew the drill was underpowered but I went slowly. I was drilling for the loo waste pipe. I wouldn't have used it up a ladder. It did the job. I was working for mate, he was too...
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    Noisy bathroom fan

    The landlord has made me work after 5 pints in the past... If I need to fix something when there are no punters I do it from 7am on a Wednesday. It is pipe cleaning day. The pipes hold 2 pints so rather than binning it, he will give me two pints of Kronenbourg.
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    Advice required following chimney repair job

    The flaunchings should be sharp sand. The chimney should not need to be rendered in the first place.
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    Braced and ledged doors - do they settle?

    off the top of my head, @GhostIntMachine is the person I would defer to.
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    Noisy bathroom fan

    The fan in the gents' in my local pub recently became noisy after a year. I removed the front cover and blades. I then noticed that the two machine screws running from the back to front (captive nuts) had become loose. I tightened them and it was as quiet as when first fitted. I removed the...
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    New vacum any one??

    I think it is a model number.
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    Planer / Thicknesser for DIY Use

    I have a Zipper bandsaw. Overall, I am happy(ish) with it, but the table is awful. On reflection, I wished I had purchased the Record BS250 but that weighs an extra 6kg and cost an extra £50. Others to consider are ones made under the Axminster Power Tools or Rutlands brands. They both have...
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    Help needed with laying laminate flooring – second row lifting up

    You only seen to have one row in place. Once you offset the second row, I would expect it to hold the join flat. As @Wayners said, once you have a 4 rows in place it makes it easier to install the rest (the others become more stable).
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    Stripping wood ceiling beams :(

    I appreciate that the price sounds like (is) a lot for one day but you probably won't be able to diy to it unless you want to spend some time learning how to apply faux wood grain- in short, you apply a light base colour and then use graining rockers to apply a slightly darker colour. There...
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    Lvt over lvt

    as above, A heat gun at 300(?) degrees will soften the adhesive. I have done it a few times but I was only replacing sections. Not my bread and butter work though.
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    Light indicator for extractor fan

    Duh, you beat me to it.
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    Light indicator for extractor fan

    You could fit an extractor fan with light https://www.screwfix.com/p/sensio-100mm-axial-bathroom-shower-extractor-fan-kit-with-led-light-white-240v/746LC
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    Texecom Smartcom flashing blue cloud led

    127.0.0.51 or 127.0.0.251 I am only guessing but the latter IP address looks like a loopback address.
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    Security suddenly not getting power

    I do not know the answer but why is the earth cable connected to the red cable. It might help if you explain which cable comes from where. Oh, and T&E should not be used outdoors.
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