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    Outhouse building floor suggestions

    ok, been doing a bit of reading on here now and i do see my options... my only question on this is then... I can only 20mm I'll grind the highs and fill the lows. but what is my option that won't crack at such low levels? screed needs to be 50mm and latex will be to expensive to cover...
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    Outhouse building floor suggestions

    Hi, Just a quick question. I have Laid a new concrete base 6" thinck with a DPM, on top of this I have had a concrete prefab building errected. (www.nucrete.co.uk) The use for the building is a workshop/outhouse all i'll be storing in it is a freezer, tools, bikes etc etc, so light traffic...
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    Corrugated Roof question

    Bingo..... cheers.
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    Corrugated Roof question

    I have just had a new building put on the side of my house. which is a concrete prefab, with corrugated roof sheets on. The workmen sealed the whole building, including the flashing on the joining part to the house, the doors etc etc all except for one place. I raised a question with them...
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    Brick Slips, How easy is it to cut your own,

    Hi, Getting a concrete prefab shed/outhouse put up in the next few weeks (www.nucrete.co.uk) but because my house is brick (LBC heathers to be precise) I wanted to cover the pebbledash that this building comes with and match it to my house. After doing some research I have found you can use...
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    Lawn Question

    Hi, i've been reading all the lawn related threads and I think i've got my head around what i need to do. but i thought i'd post my situation here just before i go ahead and possibly make a mistake i have a sloping garden high at the back sloping down to the house. about a 5% slope, 22m long...
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    How often should i need to re-pressurise a combo boiler?

    ok thanks... how harmful is this though to your system/ combi boiler/pump? how does it work?, i'm guessing it must react to something to seal the leak.. ( e.g. contact with air)
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    How often should i need to re-pressurise a combo boiler?

    I have exactly the same problem. new boiler installed and everything seemed ok, I then went to install a new bathroom including 3 new rads around the house and the pressue in the closed central heating circuit keeps dropping... it'll take about a week for the system to drop from 1 bar to 1/2...
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    how easy would it be to stain a veneered MDF cabinet

    Ok thanks i will do, please forgive me for being dumb here, but after i've rubbed it down and added primer, what should i use to best colour match the wood colour? A stain/ Varnish? or other? i'm trying to match the stuff in the next link i posted earlier..
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    how easy would it be to stain a veneered MDF cabinet

    Thanks for the reply.. rub it down even if it's a veneer? i mean won't that just remove the veneer down to the mdf?
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    how easy would it be to stain a veneered MDF cabinet

    Finishing off our bathroom, and at the beginning of the project we ordered everything (units/sink/toilet) as times has gone on and we've started to fit everything we have now noticed that the wall cabinet is a lot light type of Oak veneer than the rest of the units ( not brought from the same...
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    Laminate Vs Engineered Flooring

    ok thanks sry one last thing then.. what about this? http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=20001&partNumber=466481&Trail=searchtext>OAK+FLOOR
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    Laminate Vs Engineered Flooring

    Thanks ok real wood it is.. are there any places i should stay clear of? I mean are b&q real wood not as good as homebase... for example?
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    Laminate Vs Engineered Flooring

    So you would recommend real wood? personally i'm not too bothered about price :roll: all i'm concerned about it that the stuff lasts and doesn't get all dog eared and scratched 5 years down the line... If it mean spending a little more in the beginning then it' on with that..
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    Laminate Vs Engineered Flooring

    Hi i'm interested in this aswell and after quickly reading the sticky it doesn't actually say what is better suited and where, I'm just about to finish my hallway and i'm was going to buy solid wood oak flooring. But after speaking to a friend he said he would suggest to go with a brand called...
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    Installing a new bathroom suite advice needed

    Thanks For the replies. I'll get a picture of the basin to you can all have a look but for now here's a quick (very amateur drawing) The unit doesn't have any holes in it.. yet ;) and i can't see and think on the underside of the sink to attach it down to.. :( Regards to the pipe work...
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    Installing a new bathroom suite advice needed

    Hi, just been checking the forum to see if these questions have been asked before and i can't see any so here i go. 1. I have a above countor wash basin to install, ( with overflow built into the sink) ( so although it's perfectly round there is a ridge running down the back) it came with no...
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    am I being ripped off?

    So the £3950 quote sounds realistic? then.
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