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    cast iron rad wall bracket need help please

    Prefer these fixings myself https://www.castrads.com/stays-fixings/hooked-wall-stay/ cheaper and especially if you have on wall that loves to crumble when drilling However if you watch this is should give you a clue for yours.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKoUXlkyNek
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    shower valve and temp

    we had a new shower fitted last year - for various reasons only just using now. when i turned it on the other day it was scolding hot and wouldnt turn down. so realised they may not have been balanced. (certainly not checked knowing the guy who fitted it) I took the tap end of and turned the...
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    Adding trim to a GRP flat roof

    We have a GRP Topseal flat roof. It is a flat roof within a parapet wall - so meets brick on asll 4 sides..As far as I can tell it looks to me like the mat and bonding have just been ran up the wall...(there are water stains in the corner of the ceiling) I assume there should have been a C and D...
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    cutting in dodgy skimming and skirt

    Stripped the wallpaper and had the stair walls skimmed (couldnt remove the skirting first as part of the stairs!) the previous owner had obviously had a bit of work done before before papering over, he had tough bonding mix and so could not easily have been taken off. Anyway after the skim its...
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    Cast iron fire surround

    Cheers Lower - makes sense, I will see if that works if not the welding some lugs on might be the answer
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    Cast iron fire surround

    We have a surround (just the surround) that we are putting into one of the rooms at some point, but I have notice it is bent out of shape slightly, and so wont go flush to wall and I mean close to an inch plus out. I can put it on the wall and plaster board upto it as an option, or somehow...
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    Bowing wall

    just wondering what your thoughts were on this. Basically when it came to replacing the sash we noticed the window box had moved, which also explained the bulging plaster around it. Anyway, when the builder was up on the roof he could see the wall bulges outwards to the left of the window, it...
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    Treating an external gate

    Hello - I recently bought a pair of these http://www.wickes.co.uk/Framed-Ledged-and-Braced-Gate/invt/187709 yes, i know get what you pay for!!!! Anyway, i did treat them with cuprinol total before hanging, but they have swelled and moved beyond just making a few minor adjustments...
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    Garage floor covering

    Floor is currently just concrete, not exactly the most even in places and obviously constantly dusty - but i was going to get some cheapo offcut of lino and put it down just as a covering - never drive into it. Does it need to be stuck down though, as i dont want it to be ball to take out in...
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    quick question

    Great thanks both of you for your help
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    quick question

    Thats the one, the RCD that is on the side of the 3 downstairs circuits, that tripped. Im prety sure that the earth and neutral that touched.
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    quick question

    Just a quick one, i took off one of the plug sockets to fill some cracks and paint around yesterday (Note - I turned off the downstairs sockets at the fuse box) . Whilst doing this, at some point i either caught one of the earth with my filling trowel or possibly two of them touched by accident...
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    Painting a brand new front door (Wood)

    Yes its bare wood, that makes sense. Thank you. I assume i do not need part 1 on the interior side of the door?
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    Painting a brand new front door (Wood)

    Not sure if these should be in here or decorating :oops: Anyway, i have a brand new wooden front door - before hanging it i will be painting it. Obviously it doesnt need sanding or stripping like an old one, however do i need to prime it still ?? before painting - does the exterior face of...
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    Quick Rendering / Tyrolean Question

    I have some small patching to do, after removing an outside door frame - its a few very small areas, literally half a dozen or so fag packet sized chunks - so giving it a go myself. my plan is to do a sand / cement basecoat, dry and score. im going to use Tryolean and a roughcaster to...
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