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  1. tommyl18

    Block paving

    thanks is that the norm for brindle blocks or do most block pavers use black because no where round by me sells blue?
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    Block paving

    Hi we are in the process of slabbing a back garden and using brindle block pavers to create a border around the edge with an arch in the middle. The pavers around the arch need pointing up due the gaps between the pavers we have tried a red and it doesnt look right so wanted a blue dye but cant...
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    power tools

    Can anyone reccommend a good quality make and model 235mm circular saw and electric planer for professional use
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    annoying hair line cracks

    So has anybody got an ideas to solve this problem mixing some liquid latex with standard filler?
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    annoying hair line cracks

    there is no timber they are dabbed to a solid block wall
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    annoying hair line cracks

    I am a plasterer and been plastering for over 7 years and can assure you it was all done correctly and skrimmed completley. If the boards had movement in them I could understand it. Dont get me wrong if push come to shove i could over board the wall and offset the joints to the cracks and...
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    annoying hair line cracks

    hey peeps just skimmed a room that had some cracks where the existing plasterboards had been butted together on the walls and one on the ceiling. The boards on the walls were solid and had no movement at all had been dabbed to a solid block wall. The ceiling needed screwing back up tight...
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    Bit random!!

    Not to sure what category this would go in. Do you think metal stud partitioning would be a good idea to use for racking for a van would it work out cheaper than timber? would it be strong enough to hold the weight of tools etc. Im thinking the downfalls would be the noise it would...
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    Bit random!!

    Not to sure what category this would go in. Do you think metal stud partitioning would be a good idea to use for racking for a van would it work out cheaper than timber? would it be strong enough to hold the weight of tools etc. Im thinking the downfalls would be the noise it would...
  10. tommyl18

    A rewire

    Hi Guys, If a property has the old style board and I want to upgrade to a new mains board do is it have to have a rewire?
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    van insurance

    I did mate bearing in mind this was posted 18 months ago lol
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    worcester 24i rsf intermitent hot water problem

    the thermistor was changed last year, if the heat exchanger is blocked would there be a reduction in flow rate because the flow rate still seems to be good?
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    worcester 24i rsf intermitent hot water problem

    Hi we have a worcester bosch thermotechnik 24i rsf combi boiler and the central heating works fine but the hot water from the taps constantly runs hot then cold. The burner comes on when you turn the tap on and turns off when you turn the tap off so seems to be working ok, any ideas?
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    tanking a wall with damp

    Can an acrylic tanking system the same used in a bathroom be used on an external wall with problems with damp and then plasterboarded ontop of?
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    Bathroom costs

    lol whats the link id be interested in seeing that?
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    Bathroom costs

    lol yea I use an electrician, cheers guys at least I know Im not to expensive
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    Bathroom costs

    I can only presume they are willing to work for next to nothing or are gonna come onto the customer half way through the job for more money because they realise they have messed up on the pricing
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    Bathroom costs

    well ive worked out its gonna cost the best part of £400 on materials and £100 on fuel alone the price I quoted when you break it down seems realistic but then it makes you think if your not getting the work because your being undercut you have to do something
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    Bathroom costs

    for god sake drop your attitiude pal!! I am an installer and Ive quoted 2300 quid but they have had another quote for £1500 so I wanted to work out wether I was to expensive or wether that was to cheap!!!
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