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    Advice on suitable painted finish for plywood wall section

    Dear all, I am refurbishing a kitchen wall which needed a fresh lick of paint, however when removing the radiator and stripping wallpaper, I noted the bottom section of the wall has been panelled with plywood (6mm or so) as you an see from the attached. I will eventually want the plywood to be...
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    (Warped?) uPVC window repair advice

    Note: I've searched @ the existing threads on this forum, plus google, but couldn't find a final answer or solution, so asking for help. If you know of an existing source of info that resolves this problem, please feel free to simply link it. Thank you. Hi all, I have 2 large and tall patio...
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    Installing a hearth on a non-working fireplace

    Morning all! I'm refurbishing a house (as you'll probably know due to my sheer presence on this forum as of late!) and I need to now source and install two hearths for two non working fireplaces (show-only, in the two upstrairs bedrooms). My question to you is - I've never done this before, do...
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    Bouncy floor - fix?

    Hi guys, Hope all is well :) I am refurbishing a property and one of the floors is quite bouncy on an upstairs room. I've already taken all carpets out and therefore managed to lift a few floorboards to see what the state of the joists is. The joists seem in good enough condition, although it...
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    Self leveling only a part of a concrete floor

    Hi guys, Hope you're all in good form :) My latest project in the house is leveling (and then covering with laminate flooring) my garage concrete floor. I think the best bet would be leveling compound as it's pretty uneven in parts. I have a couple of problems though: (Please see pictures...
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    Concern of roof structure collapsing

    Hi all, Last night I went up into my loft and noticed something odd. Take into account the loft is half boarded with standard mixed floorboards, half chipboard, and other bits. As soon as I came up the hatch, I saw a floorboard had literally sprung up and bent upward. My first thought was...
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