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    installing a lintel into fireplace help

    ditto nose.there should be ample brickwork in there to hold itself up with no problems.
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    Hearing aids

    i went to the quacks about tinitus(white noise) sent me to hozzie for a scan,fitted me for a hearing aid.went back for fitting,asked what the whirring noise was i could hear,they told me it was the computers.then i could hear joe bloggs in the corridor behind me having a convo.asked them to...
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    Jigsaw recommendation

    only prob i had with my old B&D was the brush' kept burning out
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    Fitting doors & door furniture..

    drills and chisels for me but then im a brickie by trade and dont do enough doors to warrant jigs n router.
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    Am i the only person on the planet who thinks Brown is OK?

    yes :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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    Jigsaw recommendation

    i fear pics of jigsaws. he meant a jig saw folks. it all depends on your budget and how much you will use it and for what sort of work.ive got a mid range dewalt and it does all i need it to do.
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    MPG

    yawn :lol: :lol:
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    Price to fit skirting?

    blimey,ive never shot fixed skirting,always used nails or screws.dont you get pellet holes in the skirting??? :lol: :lol: sorry ,ive a drink.lol
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    When I were young .....

    i hardly feel any effects of a hangover in my old age. :lol: :lol:
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    MPG

    price is irrelevant.fun is the key to life.get a motorbike and have fun,spend ya money on fun and die having fun.money is nothing.life is for living,then dieing,happy,having fun.
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    Lowering a ceiling

    Binders are timbers that rest on the old joists and are supported both ends by either setting them on a wall or a joist hanger.once the binder is supported both ends then you screw the binder and joists together,normally 2 per joist.This then helps support the joists.Then you can underboard the...
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    Recip saw.. go cordless or not?

    i had a battery saw and like mentioned abouve,runs out of power rather quickly,so i bought a corded one.as i was doing a loft conversion i found the corded one a bit of a bind trailing cables around the loft,no floor down etc.i was going to sell the battery one but in hindsight i think ill keep...
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    two small boys one big boy and tile grout...

    use yellow grout ;) :lol:
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    Drilling into lintels

    when drilling steel,you should drill slowly.
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    Lowering a ceiling

    id think about putting a couple of binders in and then underboarding as mentioned above.
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    Internal brick walls growing thick white furr, WHY???

    aint this a repost???
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    IKEA

    been in once,not my cup of tea.
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    Internal brick walls growing thick white furr, WHY???

    even if the ground level is lower than the DPC its not going to stop the damp rising.
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    Laminated window boards

    i wouldnt use plastic as once its scratched,its scratched.
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    Internal brick walls growing thick white furr, WHY???

    looks like rising damp to me
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