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  1. Wayners

    Cement smell from mortar or bricks in wall

    Storm dry masonry protection may work?
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    How to clear blocked toilet, appears to have potato peelings blocking it?

    Stick a mop in a bin liner and you have a large plunger. That nearly always does the job. Garden hose will bend and can he shoved down toilet as a plan B..
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    Spring openers?

    Loft hatch type lock? https://www.screwfix.com/p/essentials-loft-catch-silver-77-5mm-x-34mm/109TA?tc=MA7&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19815174711 Then there are...
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    How to re attach peeling laminate on kitchen cupboards

    I used clear CT1 and a weight on it overnight to glue down. You can also use quality PVA. Don't use solvent or super glue as it will melt the vinyl. Really damaged doors you can sometimes get a match off eBay or online supplier. My discontinued doors from Howdens are sold on eBay
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    Paint on bare plaster

    Trade paints often state 10% water max for first coat over plaster. Read online application data sheet. Did they use trade paint? Often with trade paints you need to add a splash of water especially in summer so do you know if that was done? That paint may have been watered down a bit already...
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    Heat pump installation costs

    What about office. Vans. Collage and training courses. Tools. The cost of providing quotes. Website. Accountant. Insurance. Any warranty or callouts they will have to attend. Wages. Business will need to make a profit. Probably loads more costs I haven't mentioned.
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    What is best to use to fill in a BT wall hole?

    Ha. Dam spell checker got me again.
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    Where has this gap come from.

    10 years warranty still valid? Look up original installer in the UK by using official building regulation certificate database.
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    Paint on bare plaster

    No id leave it. Not good practice to do that but I know decorators that don't worry about mistcoat. On goes the paint as is.
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    What is best to use to fill in a BT wall hole?

    Toupret masonry filler. Buy a box from DIY. Blow dust out hole and thumb in filler. Stick some small stones is maybe. Get creatine. Use damp sponge and small paint brush around edges to blend in. Or you can buy small bags of sand and cement for about £4 from DIY and use that
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    'No dig' fence issues?

    Is the fence temporary? I've seen the ones with spikes and you hammer in but it's not going to be very secure especially in wet ground.
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    Car ticking/clicking/flapping running noise

    Something stuck in a tyre maybe. I had that more than once. You can hear the tick tick but it gets faster as you speed up. Could be a screw or other object
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    Simple plastic boxing to use as skirting in utility room

    Electrical trade centres sell trunking in loads of sizes. Largest you can stand inside. Maybe they can help
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    Kitchen ceiling plasterboard help!

    8x4 sheets aren't that size. They are 1200 x2400 which is smaller. After finding joists you can work out the best way to board, and you can start by cutting some off so you aren't left with 4 inches at the end. You can also add timber if needed to support the boards to make it fit. I hire a...
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    Finding a matching internal door

    You may struggle to match that. Better to buy new doors then they will match.
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    Double glazing supply and fit

    10 windows at £650 a windows is middle ground imo. Depends on size and how easy they are to fit. I had 2 windows fitted 2 years ago for £1200. One large and one medium sized. You can look online at the cost of windows. Some companies have websites you put in what type and size and you can get a...
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    Optical slitter

    On paper it should work. If you wanted to split again your will need a powered splitter as the light dims every time it's split. One passive splitter is cheap so give it a try
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    Optical slitter

    if you're want to split signal yeah. Like run two sound bars
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    Sealant for hairline cracks in lime render?

    Your are limited to what you can do. Lime can repair itself but some cracks just stay. You can brush in a slurry then paint. I've also mixed a bit off powdered filler and paint and brushes in cracks. Toupret masonry filler is very good. This might be interesting for you to watch. Problem...
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    Wood filler?

    Undercoat it all included screws. Fill. Depends what you are doing with it. If the wood is outside I'd use 2 pack wood filler. Inside powdered filler would work well. 2 pack resin is harder to sand Vs powdered filler.
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