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    Roller for applying artex

    All my ceiling's are smooth so i just wanted a different look in a small room and to see if I could do it well. I know they are not in vogue but I like a slight stipple finish rather then bland plain. I will tape around the edge and then roller, been trying out different rollers on some spare...
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    Roller for applying artex

    Got a small utility room with a smooth plastered finish to the ceiling. Thought I would like to have a go at a dead easy artex pattern on it. What sort of roller would give a just normal all over pattern, no swirls just slight pattern or stipple look, loads on amazon but would like a name of...
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    Water damage

    Thank you Ivor and blup, here is a photo of the area, the water pools after rain on the left, a lot of it bounces off the roof opposite. Space is tight, a similair property had a conservatory built right to the wall on the right, but then you have 2 windows opening into it which is not good...
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    Water damage

    Thanks for the reply blup. Do you think it would work if I protected the bottom by maybe some small cement tiles or blocks mortered to exisiting flag stones? Its a very small path between the conservatory wall and the house wall and not really on view, I just want to keep those bottom bricks...
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    Water damage

    Whats the best way to repair this damage to my conservatory wall where it meets the ground and protect it from water puddles in the future? Thanks for any advice .
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    Using a radios USB charging socket

    Thanks Jurassic for the info, £110 so its an alright one. sorted now thanks will of course use the proper mains lead.
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    Using a radios USB charging socket

    Thanks everyone for your help. Just wanted.to.make sure , should have twigged it when looking at the USB wall socket with it's 5.0v printed on.it. The manual.was scant and it's now obvious the USB outlet is for charging phones etc, cheers to all.
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    Using a radios USB charging socket

    My new DAB radio has a USB charging socket but did not come with a USB lead. Can I buy a USB cable which has 2 male ends and use that to power the radio by plugging one end into a USB wall socket and other into the radios charging USB socket ? I don't really understand what they mean by...
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    Ring door camera / bell transformer (sorted now thank you)

    Thanks for the advice opps. I looked at transformers on amazon which were cheaper then the ring one I'm waiting for now, a lot had bad reviews, even a fire in one shown with a photo thats why I wanted to be dead sure about fuses etc.
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    Ring door camera / bell transformer (sorted now thank you)

    Thank you EFL just wanted to make sure, of course i see now they'll be a fuse in the transformer / plug. Yes only one socket on the spur. (y)
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    Ring door camera / bell transformer (sorted now thank you)

    Afternoon, i have a ring doorbell camera which is battery operated, but the battery can be charged by a ring transformer plugged into a socket. I have a single socket unused nearby and to save keep taking the door bell off and keep charging it up am buying the transformer from ring. The socket...
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    Removing dated stone fireplace

    No the wall is all brick to the side and above the fire place, this property is about 45 years old, I want to make the hearth more narrow though by taking out a couple of the floor slabs either end because at the moment its just too wide, (2.6m), after taking it out I'd like to rebuild with red...
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    Removing dated stone fireplace

    Would like to remove this old stone fireplace and replace with something modern. It looks really well built! Its going to be dusty obviously, the fireplace is not load bearing, actual stack is on the outside of the property, good idea to tackle it with a SDS drill, chisel attachment or just...
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    Green sticky wires

    Renewed a light switch at weekend, after taking off the cover noticed what looks like green sticky oil on the terminal contacts. Unscrewed a ceiling rose and noticed the same sticky gunk on the live terminals only. Unscrewed another rose to check and this one was clean. Any ideas why this is...
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