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    External window sils

    I am sure that isn't true, but thanks.
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    External window sils

    Cheers. Unfortunately, in the first two images, Colin the pointer didn't point where the sill meets the brickwork which means that you can see the old paint on the bricks. Normally he does, not sure why he didn't on that job. That said it was a first floor window with a pitched roof under it...
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    preventing a shed base from rotting, engineering bricks ?

    Wouldn't 10mm plastic shims work? I would have thought it would be enough to raise the shed up without making the base ideal for for rat nest.
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    Instrument screwdrivers

    She who no longer talks to me used to have a gold Cartier wrist band. It was supplied with what I assume was a gold plated screw driver. She only took it off when at the airport. At £5000 they obviously didn't want customers complaining about the slotted screws being damaged on removal/refitting.
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    External window sils

    As a decorator I often have to square up, sandstone sills. The following was repaired with 2 pack filler. It took about 4 lots of filler after each sand. A straight bit of timber was clamped to the underside to generate a straight line. I wrapped polythene around the timber so that the...
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    Johnstones colour matching

    I say this as a decorator... colour matching is always far from perfect. My local decorators' merchant normally supplies Leyland Trade to match Farrow and Ball colours. I warn the customer than when the two paints are side by side, they will look different. In the past I have had paint...
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    Dot'n'dab - fixings into the wall?

    When working with grab adhesives, I often use a hot melt glue gun to lock the item into place whilst waiting for the adhesive to set.
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    Is vinyl flooring suitable to use instead of tiles in a shower?

    Not sure if that if that is a recommendation or whether you are identifying the product in the image? It definitely looks like vinyl to me. You can see the welds. It looks (to me) like the sides are a single piece and the top has "arris rails" to create the "bend". Can you bend corian? I have...
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    Painting Dry Verge ?

    ??? Painting masonry is fine. Plastic- Ever seen a car bumper?
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    Is vinyl flooring suitable to use instead of tiles in a shower?

    Yeah, the heat gun and kit alone is just shy of £700 https://hilltop-products.co.uk/leister-altro-flooring-kit-with-triac-st-110v-or-230v.html I do have a sub £200 Steinel heat gun (with a digital control), I can purchase the welding attachments for about £40, but then would need to pay for...
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    Is vinyl flooring suitable to use instead of tiles in a shower?

    The likes of Altro vinyl are fine but you need specialist tools to "weld" the seams.
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    Painting Dry Verge ?

    https://www.owatroldirect.co.uk/product/polytrol/ I have no idea how long it lasts for. Perhaps email them.
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    Water pipe behind switch

    In the past, I have managed to angle grind/drill through the thin conduit around cables that had nothing to indicate that they are there. One time was my own home. It was a lighting cable. It ran down the middle of a wall. There was nothing on either floor to make it obvious. Had I gone up to...
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    Toilet shower room without window

    You may need to fit a vent in the door to allow the air to enter the room.
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    Water pipe behind switch

    I don't know, however I have worked in lots of properties where the water mains runs up to the tank in the loft. There is nothing to indicate that the pipe is in the wall.
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    Water pipe behind switch

    Fair play but the OP is going to have to bury the pipe deep enough to fit the back box and then make sure that the back box fittings are not too close to the pipe. That said, I am assuming that we are talking about copper pipe in plaster. My assumptions might be incorrect, they often are...
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    Water pipe behind switch

    If someone were to loosen the switch plate and see that the cable runs up, they might assume that it is safe to drill into the wall lower down.
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    What foam gun?

    It is normally acetone.
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    Ok to spray paint on cables?

    Surely the op could wipe silicone grease (or similar) on the cable?
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    Best way to reattach stair glue blocks

    I recall my stepfather boiling up rabbit glue on the stove. It stank. From memory, he used it for veneer work.
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