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    Pointing an old wall...from top or bottom?

    I can draw a decent line I might cut. Thing is do I work upwards or downwards for the actual pointing? Or is it different if I cut or not? Thanks John Read more: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/pointing-an-old-wall-from-top-or-bottom.510094/#ixzz5SyxVWxBP
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    Pointing an old wall...from top or bottom?

    Hi all, I am about to start on pointing 2 sides of a single storey outbuilding, albeit attached to the house. It's Victorian (with old uneven bricks) and will match with a weatherstruck finish. I intend usung 4 soft building sand to 1 cement. My question is having read different...
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    New doors, locks and painting

    Thank you both. So put on all the furniture on to the doors and frames, then take off and then paint. I was veering towards that. The door frames are bare wood but suppose fixing latch plates and then taking off for primer, undercoat and gloss will be a marginal difference in thickness of...
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    New doors, locks and painting

    Hi, Firstly I apologise as wasn't sure if to put this in carpentry or painting/decorating. I have several new white primed doors, already hung in to new door linings. I have yet to drill for locks and handles and was wondering if this should be done before undercoating and gloss. I intend to...
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    Fused spur as existing lighting switch?

    Hi everyone and thank you. Got it and in now reading all the replies is quite simple. Will wire common first and see if that stops them, then if not an unswitched one, maybe a blank plates...so several options. Thanks to everyone.
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    Doorways/Plastering

    Hi all. Firstly sorry to put this in here as is a half carpentry and half plastering question...and didn't want to duplicate threads. I have affixed new door linings throughout a house which also needs plastering. My question is do I put up the door architrave before plastering or after? I...
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