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    Ventilation and roof lights

    Fakro,but dont know if they do black.
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    is 120mm x 20mm ok to use as a door frame?

    32mm wide,the lining.
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    Re-using breeze block to rebuild garage

    personally i dont think reusing the blocks is a viable option and about 90-95%
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    is 120mm x 20mm ok to use as a door frame?

    they are normally 32mm.you should have got it made an eighth to a quarter of an inch wider to save having to plane the side of the door.
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    Laying Cobbles

    its not the material you put on the top thats important but how you prepare the ground below.
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    Laying Cobbles

    you really need to take out all vegetive material.fill with hardcore and then lay your cobbles to minimise any ground heave effect on them
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    is 120mm x 20mm ok to use as a door frame?

    just call any builders merchant and ask for a door lining set,they will ask what width you want.i never look at prices.for a 135mm its £11.99 + VAT from buildbase,norwich,just an example.just called them especially to get you a price.
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    DIY driveways

    define mush
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    Gap between plasterboard and floor?

    i prefer the board onto the shower, system myself.
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    soffits and fascias removal

    only overboard GOOD timber or you are just masking the problem. New boards in your case everytime. make sure whoever does it lays 6mm ply on the new fascias,sloping upwards up onto the rafters before they lay the new DPC.
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    Pozi and phillips screws

    i only buy pozi's
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    is 120mm x 20mm ok to use as a door frame?

    just order a door lining set.if its a 75mm stud wall you will need a 115mm lining set and if its 100mm,brick,block,stud wall you will need a 135mm lining set.they will come pre cut to suit either a 2'6" or 2'9" door.not sure of the imperial equivilent as i never use metric doors as theyre less...
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    How do you close a cavity below a door opening?

    just a note for future works.if you know your door positions,return the foundation blockwork/brickwork at the correct point and then lay your hardcore/concrete etc as you would normally,then your DPM,slab are all nice and neat and no bricks to knock off later etc.
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    Gap between plasterboard and floor?

    if you leave a gap at the bottom and arent fitting a skirting board,be careful not to hit the bottom of the tiles with a hoover/mop etc .
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    Fitting a side gate

    yep,perfect,
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    Help With My Loft Conversion

    looks like they were/are tank stands,in which case,it would be ok to remove them,as long as the tanks are no longer on them obviously. :lol:
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    building inspectors wants

    get the window fitters to make you a new window and fit it properly.cavity closers for other problem.
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    rain leaking through roof around join of neighbour's dormer

    glad i sorted that one out,lol. i would down the council offices at 9am prompt if my neighbour had done that.
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    Is My Wall Going to Collapse?

    if it was me,id say no.worriers would probably say yes. if you draw a line at 45 degrees from each end of your opening span(150mm wider each side than your opening)to a point to the centre of the opening,thats technically the most of the brickwork that could drop out.if the joints are tight...
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    Bellcast beading - Why not timber?

    it can be done but why bother with all that hassle.more chance of the bottom edge breaking off too.
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