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    Converting fireplace to wood burner

    Cheers Big all You are so cheerful made me feel grate today :cry: :cry: (see I am still trying to be cheerful). I honestly did not know I had to notify this work, will get it soughted before I light up,The room is not ready for use yet anyway, still not quite finished, Oak floor to be...
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    Novice Plasterer - Skimming onto existing plasterwork

    Have you been drinking again? :D :D
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    Converting fireplace to wood burner

    Hi Richard c I like to read your post very interesting,but it is to late for me to follow the regs as i have already installed my inset woodbrner,what do I do now?.I have done a lot of D.I.Y over the years and I just got stuck in and installed the fire I purchased from a well known shop,no...
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    Doubling up rafters

    Hi tatsky Just read this post,when I did my loft conversion BC asked me to double up rafters where I wanted to take out purlins,I had to bolt through with large toothed washers in between the sandwich,this was to take out any flex on the existing when purlin was taken from under the rafter.
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    My cat.....The end of the road.

    Just been reading post in General Discussion about racisiam,Read this post, and thought how refreshing,this is what makes England great,We are having a discussion about a cat that has been loved and cared for all these years, Bury it in the garden under your favorite tree or shrub,over the...
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    l.e.d gu 10

    Sorry taylortwocities,of was in a hurry, did not look to see if it had been covered before.
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    l.e.d gu 10

    I have replaced a conventional gu 10 with an L.E.D type,it still is making a very dim glow when it is off at switch,any ideas why?,was ok with previous bulb a 30 whatt gu10.
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    Making an opening in a non-loadbearing wall

    Yes that would be ok, build the whole thing from timber
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    help and advice muchly needed

    Hi Hwilson26 Yes a question on soil pipe, Will you have anouth fall?, a few years ago I removed a soil pipe the previouse home owner had put in for a ensuite between two bedrooms, it had no fall, was laying on downstairs ceiling ,when I pulled 3 mtre length of soil pipe out it was bunged up...
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    Dimensionally Stable Door

    Lady in shop has wrong end of stick. a stable door does split in two, but what you are taking about is conpletely different thing. As was described by previouse post that is correct terminolgy for different contructions of timber doors.
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    Insulating a garage

    Hi brianivor Yes you could Dob & Dab the walls with foam backed plaster board,then just fill the joints with joint filler,use taper edge boards because they are easier to finish off nicely
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    Remove or not?

    Kedi you will find that red plugs used with a 6 mm bit will be best for use upto a size 8 screw (new metric size 4mm), obviouse length to suit wall. Brown plugs normaly used with anything bigger ie 10 & 12 screws
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    Price of glass

    My Heart is broken :D :D Sorry couldn't think so quick
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    Price of glass

    You make me crackup :D :D
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    Waterwheel!

    Are you German bye any chance Water man?
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    Glass bottomed boat

    I think we need a new forum heading JOKES :D :D :D
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    Tile edge

    Sorry just looked at what I said previous, I meant say glazed edge to tile.
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    Tile edge

    Hi tictic Like the sound of advise you give on tiling problems, perhaps you can help me?. Ten years ago when I tiled my bathroom, used plastic trims,It is starting to look grotty now,and having a German wife,and been over there a lot I notice that they dont seem to use plastic trims because...
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    Fascia Boards

    You can buy fascia boards from builders merchant,it normally has a rebate on it to take the soffit board,remember to give it a good coat off wood sealer before you put it up, make sure you coat the end grain as well,then when you install it a good primer coat if it is to be painted, if not stain...
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    Re hole in breather membrane

    No you dont need to tape overlap
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