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    How to remove wallpaper and the paint underneath

    seems like who ever painted this to begin with didnt do a good job..if the paint is coming off.. i just recently stripped my wood chip from my wall using this stuff http://www.wallwik.co.uk/ and though it dont really do what it says on the website i have to admit the paper did come off...
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    wood stain or varnish

    hi... i am in the process of doing up my stairs... basicly the previous owners have painted the stairs in white paint which i have been removing. However, no matter how hard i try there are certain areas where the paint seems too deep for me to sand out and there are other places which i...
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    swapping a fused spur for a plug socket

    no not at all......
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    swapping a fused spur for a plug socket

    not a real fire..just ornamental
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    swapping a fused spur for a plug socket

    I have already posted this but i didnt think i made myself clear..so here goes again I have a 13a fused spur unit with three wire sets coming in at the back, that is powering a plug that will very soon be hidden by a new fireplace, and thus becoming useless. rather than move the plug socekt...
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    A Fused Spur Socket??

    i just looked at my first post and it makes no sense so thought i would give a bit more info. I have a 13a fused spur unit with three wire sets coming in at the back, that is powering a plug that will very soon be hidden by a new fireplace, and thus becoming useless. rather than move the plug...
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    What tool for the job

    i am about to change the fronts of my plug sockets, however looking at the back of them a few have 2-3 different cable running into what looks like very small holes.. currently this is all done nice and nealy, but once i remove them all the cable will unravel and be a knightmare to get into the...
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    A Fused Spur Socket??

    thanks for the quick reply.. it looks like there are 3 sets coming from the spur... but when i turn off the spur it only effects one set of plugs sockets... hope that helps a little more
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    A Fused Spur Socket??

    Hi Guys, i have one of those fused spur sockets that is being used to power a plug socket that i wish to move... my question is this. do i have to keep the fused spur...could i just obtain a plug socket and wire it to the where the spur now is???
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    Slighty Rotten Window Frame

    Hi Guys, i decided it would be a good idea to strip and paint my windows, however doing this has revealed a section of a window that is very damp and is of course crumbling away.... I cant really afford to get a new window frame put in so i am going to try and repair it so that it will...
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    Lighting Help..mains for light circuit

    again not really sure... its the cable from the 13a socket thing to the light switch....
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    Lighting Help..mains for light circuit

    awww....sadly not.... but i do have good access to where i will be joing the cable to will be able to get a good firm joing using the choc box... will the 5amp cable be ok????????
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    Lighting Help..mains for light circuit

    wow..this getting complicated.... i got one of these http://www.wickes.co.uk/Sockets+Control-Units/13A-Unswitched-Fused-Spur/invt/710143 no idea what the conductor size is or what they even are
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    Lighting Help..mains for light circuit

    i assume so... no other lights around and the cables seem to lead from it too the light and the switch....
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    Lighting Help..mains for light circuit

    yes... there is a 13A Unswitched Fused Spur on the circuit.... does that help me out...
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    moving my stairs

    I wanna move my stairs to a compleatly different part of my house... i have a few questions 1. How easy is it to cut through an existing floor(and make it safe) 2. How easy is it to cover the old stair well with floor (and make safe) 3. How much (roughly) would this cost i no its...
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    Lighting Help..mains for light circuit

    Hi need some help.... i think that one of my lights has been wired into the main circuit ring... basilcy when i turn off the power supply (at my fuse box) to the lights this particluar light remains on, and only goes off when the mains circuits are turned off.... now i want to move the...
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    best sealant for slate floor tiles

    Hi...about to start laying my tiles..but really wanted some advice on the best sealant to use. i have slate tiles (no idea if the are chinese etc) and would like to keep them more or less natural... i have brought some plasplugs sealer and cleaner but google searches have informed me that...
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    Small Gaps in my Ply underfloor..they OK??

    Hi there...have just fininsed cutting my 12mm ply board, and before i screw it in place i just wanted to make sure that the small gaps at the edges would be ok.... http://media.diynot.com/103000_102713_5524_97957830_thumb.jpg http://media.diynot.com/103000_102713_5525_13641351_thumb.jpg...
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