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    Outhouse - Demolish or Repair

    I'm inclined to agree with you , apart from a couple of leaks and a door that needs reattaching it looks in good condition Why does it need a new side wall? What is the condition of the flat roof ? Can it be repaired rather than replaced, it looks like the leaks are on the edge rather than the...
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    Old Piperwork in Airing cupboard- Can you Identify?

    You are more than likely right , they clearly are no longer functional , just cut them off and carry on with your upgrade
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    Smart TV/Video Channel

    How are you connecting the VCR to your telly? Scart ? Composite? RF aerial?
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    Draining down outside tap for winter?

    Why were you surprised? It's basic science , it's due to air pressure, you have created the same effect as dunking a straw into water putting your finger over the end of it and removing the straw , the air pressure holds the water inside the straw because air pressure is stronger than gravity...
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    How to seal between floorboard and bare wall over suspended timber floor

    You need to lift those floorboards and have a mooch under them , can we see what's on the other side of that wall? Any water pipes under the floorboards? You are aware that this issue and your other issue on your chimney breast are more than likely going to be linked
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    Paintable solution for Hydroscopic salt damp at bottom of chimney breast?

    You need to fix the cause of the damp first, your solutions merely cover the damp
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    "Coloured""people

    (Sarcasm mode on) oh that confirms it, it must be true! (Sarcasm mode off)
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    "Coloured""people

    (Sarcasm mode on) oh that confirms it, it must be true! (Sarcasm mode off)
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    "Coloured""people

    I once got called sexist for saying I don't fancy girls who have tattoos , good ole snowflake generation !
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    "Coloured""people

    No it's not What's your source?
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    "Coloured""people

    You refer to black people as......... Black people
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    Toilet soil connector advice please

    The only way to tell is to pull off the old one and see which one you need , it looks offset but pictures can be deceiving
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    Draughtproofing UPVC windows

    Secondary glazing but that can be as much as a new window Is it actually coming from the window or around the edges? You don't have to replace all the windows just that one for now , one window is not too expensive
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    Toilet soil connector advice please

    Yes it looks like an offset pan connector Cheap and readily available...
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    Damp patch!!

    If that slope in the corner is because of your roof then your roof is leaking , have you had any heavy rain recently ? Is that a chimney breast I'm seeing? Have you checked the flashing around it if it is? Just to clarify you have no water pipes above that damp patch?
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    What is this type of rawl plug called

    Surely if you've glued the plug into the wall there won't be any expansion force as the plug won't be able to move
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    Paint for workbench

    A workbench top is the last thing I would think about painting given that by its very nature it's going to take a battering However oil based gloss is much more hard wearing than emulsion and of course you can get it in grey
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