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I prefer the book about the honest banker. I can't remember what it's called now but the title is something like 'F**k You'.

I dont. And i dont know if there is. These blocks are normally plastered over or covered with something. There finish is not important. Hence the lines and squiggles on them. If you wanted to make it look like a celcon block again i would use bonding plaster. And make the lines to match...

We will win the next world cup. We are brilliant. Come on England.

Just supposing you were 'the govt'. And you had all the facts before you about the effects of being obese, smoking, drinking too much, playing extreme sports. Wouldn't you wanna warn the people ? Wouldn't you think......We need to make these people aware of what they are doing to...

Hi, i would use cement for grouting quarry tiles. Mix it with water to a paste like texture. Press it in to the joints then wipe off excess with a rag. You may find that it 'dusts' the surface of your tiles. When the grouting is nearly dry rub over the step with a small off cut of carpet (6"...

So all the highly qualified economic and financial experts are the ones we need to put our faith and trust in huh ? They have already taken into account and considered all the relevant matters huh ? No problem then huh ? Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.....right. Cos...

If a strong breeze is blowing out chunks of pointing........ then i would grind out 20mm. Whats the point of having it done if isn't going to be done properly ? You could grind out 5mm and make it 'look' like a good job. But re-pointing that thin will be at risk from harsh weather especially...

Everything i know is leading me to believe that ..yes....2 is the answer. But this is 'General Discussion' a world within a world where the rule book is thrown out the window and rewritten.........daily.

These 1's that you're willy nilly adding together. Are they real or hypothetical ?

Run for your lives...get out quick. Only joking....sorry. Are you sure you haven't got birds or mice/rats in your cavity oooeerr. It does happen. Give us more info as to when you hear this noise. ie, is it when it rains ? Is it early morning ? Late at night ? How long does it go on for...

Yeah sounds about right to me. Dont render over the new damp course. Set your bead just above it. Your render finish near the damp course should flare out 20-25mm to form a drip. So as water running down your render, when it rains, will drip from the flared out render on to the ground. Rather...

Sometimes when bricking up under a door frame there is an inevitable gap. This can later be sealed using frame sealant. There should only be a gap of 5mm max if he bricks it up right. With a wood frame it is important that he gets a length of damp under it though. Otherwise any damp in the...

From what i can make out the floor joists that you say are visible should be sitting on the internal leaf of brick or blockwork. Looks to me like your trusty builder needs to brick up under your new door (outer leaf) rather than just slap some concrete into the space. He'll also need to put a...

Don't mean to jump in here. But thought i should point out that this patio seems to have been built well enough but there is no weepholes, as far as i can see, for water that falls on to the patio to escape. If this is the case then the water will soak right into the surrounding walls And much...

Brilliant :lol:

So the credit crunch is down to Labour ? I suppose Greece is down to Labour too. And Spain ? Italy ? Look at interest rates under the last tory govt. !5%. Then you had Norman Lamont and The cheating, untrustworthy, John Major forever babbling on about seeing green shoots. That of course never...

Wow. You telling me how it is again. I bet you've got away with a lot of this pompous pontificating and insulting people. I dunno maybe it makes you feel more somehow when you put people down. You an ex school teacher by any chance ? Apologies for going off topic but i was responding to a...

New Labour .....Lefties ???? I don't think so matey. Old labour had more than a smattering of lefties yes. But 'New Labour' had largely cleansed themselves of the extreme left. I think thats how come they won 3 elections on the trot to be honest. They had become unelectably left wing. Good...

A typical lefty dismissal. And then telling me what i can put in a reply....ha.

Yeah but with the benefit of coming from the future you would know that he was going on to be responsible for much suffering and millions of deaths. I'd thrash him to within inches of his life. I'd feel the strength of all the victims of his lunacy. And pound him senseless. He wouldn't wanna...