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    45a dp ceiling swith

    i just bought a 45a dp ceiling switch and installed as previous one removed - the problem being although the switch works correctly the small neon light doesnt go out like the last one - so i had a word with the electrician at my work he told me to turn the switch around and the circuit is...
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    Skirting board draughts

    my bedroom seems to be very cold and i seem to have a draught from the corner of the wall where the skirting board joint is exactly tight! .The also seems to be a continuous gap between the skirting board and the top of the laminate which also allows a draught - i was proposing - correct me if...
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    gaps between skirting and wall

    i havesmall gaps due to uneven wall between my skirting, im in an upstairs flat and this causes somehow a draught to come up these gaps , can i get away with just caulking the gap or should i think of removing the skirting and using expanding foam in the grounging area behind the skirting.?
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    treating roof trusses

    i work in a truss office it costs a about an 8th of a the base timber cost is if the timbers £200/m3 treatment is £25/m3 in the cost of a truss standard 8m 30 degree thats about £2.25 - peanuts !
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    treating roof trusses

    those conditons for woodworm are not ideal for well vented roofs
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    treating roof trusses

    the vast majority of truss manufacturers will supply all there trusses treated but as the previous response stated if there adequate venitlation then treatment aint needed! its an extra charge donaldsons factor in that aint needed !
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    Concrete Skirting

    i ve tried my best to take them right back to the concrete although difficult! ive tried to use on of those paint removing pads you stick in a drill- which causes a hell of a mess but seems to work - on the primar - is there a certain make i should go for and also ? excuse me for being slow -...
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    Concrete Skirting

    i stay in an old property- at the front door i have a skirting which is made of concrete ! ! - i removed the gloss paint from them the best i can using paint stripper and sanding the question is now was the best application to get them glossed up white again ? - any advice on undercoat etc?
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    peeling paint on walls

    i m just about to paint my hallway - i noticed down at the skirting area that the paint was starting to peel - i lifted a bit off which lead to another and another - looks like the paint is going to peel off like a wallpaper - it seems that the wall has been treated with a flexible seal paint -...
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    cracks in concrete steps

    i have an outside flight of stairs to my flat some of the step show cracks which i fear will only get worse - any tips on how to fill ?
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