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    DRIED GLUE ON CARPET

    if it is glue you could cut the offending piece off with a sharp stanley knife,just cut along the bottom of the glue,you could also try a solvent cleaner,but be sure to check if this would spoil your carpet
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    Why does the inside of my kitchen cupboards smell of damp?

    gotto agree with roughcaster.sound like you have a rising damp problem,i would have my damproop checked :wink:
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    removing varnish from a bannister

    you could try meths first for the cheapest option but i recon you'll be nirtomorsing them later,
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    Changing door frames & doors

    i would charge £60 pr door to fit door,casing and the furniture :wink:
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    Handle height - internal doors

    i always put mine in at 1metre from the bottom of the door to the centre of the barrel :wink:
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    Fitting a door

    you can remove a door casing with little or no damage to the palster as i have done on numerous occasions remove archetraves from both sides of the casing then cut through the casing put your nailbars between th casing and the plaster and gently prize away,if the casing is screwed you could...
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    Removing a hedgerow

    pretty much a straight forward job mate if you have a 4x4 alternativly you could hire a turfer which acts like a whinch to pull the roots out. the other option is to get digging.the problem is if its privet your pulling out the roots nit together and got really deep,not as deep as...
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    garden fence

    yeah but i would emagine that as the fence runs through 5 sepertat gardens it would be your fence, you could also have a word with the neighbour and see if they would put thefence in their garden and use 3 gravel boards under your panels to,act as a retaining wall for the drop from your...
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    fence

    depending on the quality of your fence panel and the type of panel,cheap waneylap or the better quality palisade fence, you could always jet wash the fence and give it a good caot of water based fence paint.i would leave this job till summer tho give the fence timber a bit of time to dry,whaich...
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    Fitting a door

    iff possible i would try and change the casing aswell,theres nowt worse than hanging a new door to an out of square/level casing,especially for a novice :wink:
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    removing varnish from a bannister

    nitromorse..... give it a good soaking first then after you've got the majority off,put some more nitromors in a suitable container and re-do the bannister with a fine wire wool thats been soaked in the nitromors..when you think its all off,clen down with white spirits,meths and bobs yer uncle...
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    Cutting kitchen worktops

    got to disagree with you there mate if the blade is new it zips through the worktop with eaze,its only when the downcut blades become blunt when they become hard work... you can also use pva glue or impact adhesive to seal the worktops before you fit the sink,which also allows you to have a brew...
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    What should I use for my Kitchen windowsill?

    you can get a plastic cill with a bullnosed front from your local merchents or like big al says just run the ties through the reveal will be in keeping with your tiles under the wall units paul
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    NEW FLOOR BOARDS TO OLD??

    i agree with the above,if your doing any plastering afterwards,my exp is plasterers do a pretty good job at ruining a good pine floor :roll:
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    Cutting floor boards

    i would personally use a circular saw,as i havent a tble saw yet but you can cut floorboards quiet easily using a hand saw,providing its a rip saw,like a stanley jet cut for example. remember that whilst your cutting just cut along the pencil line,leaving the line on the cut you need.thus...
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