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    retaining wall options / prices to high

    point taken, great when you have dyslexic fingers The wall is to go round the bottom and one side of garden so we can level the lawn as it current has slope to support sloping the lawn which we want to level, however this eats into the limited garden by about 3 meters which we want to use for...
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    retaining wall options / prices to high

    sorry was not clear but i think you may have miss read the post as it does not say "the wall is" cheers anyway jon
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    retaining wall options / prices to high

    WHAT WALL !!!!!!
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    retaining wall options / prices to high

    hi folks getting started on the garden and one of the things we need to do is get the retaining wall sorted out. the all is approx 30 meters long, 2.4 meters at the highest point in the centre coming down to 1.8 meters at each end. the wall has to support the whole of the lawn behind which...
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    connecting a new foul sewer to a manhole

    hi folks very sorry to have to ask for advice again but hopefully some can help me. i need to put in a new foul sewer line which is fine i got my head round doing this. However the problem i have is how to connect into the sewer The manhole is brick built1.5 meters deep. the main sewer...
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    Veritas R8Plus changing preset codes

    many thanks for that when i do this will it change the master codes and then just go in and setup additional users. cheers jon
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    Veritas R8Plus changing preset codes

    hi we have had a Veritas R8Plus alarm install which is great but it has been left with the standard 4321 codes.i would like to get rid of all these codes and just have the same code for the users and master. i know i can assign uses and code but how do i change the pre-set master code then...
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    Help Identifying ceiling material

    no problems to be fair i was unaware so it was well worth learning. cheers jon
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    Help Identifying ceiling material

    [/url] Fair Comment i was working on the basis that is was AC not AIB and fully agree with you over the AIB. PDF for AC is here http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a14.pdf
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    Help Identifying ceiling material

    i am taking a shed made out of this next week and it is easy to remove and can be removed by yourself as long as you are careful. tape off the work area with plastic. damp down all the material with a sprayer but do not saturate it. make sure you ware a disposable overalls and a good mask and...
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    window sill extensions external insulation

    sorry being a little thick not sure what you mean. if i place it under the current sill wont i end up with a double step at the front. current cill drip edge+ the new sill drip edge??? would it be better to consider placing something like a facia board on top of the sill ????? if you have...
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    window sill extensions external insulation

    no it was these people http://www.externalinsulation.ie/profiles.php nice idea about the tiles may look into that a little more. also thought about speaking to my local window man to see if he could make something for me. cheers jon
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    window sill extensions external insulation

    hi thanks for coming back to me it is physically impossible to move the windows forwards as there would be nothing to fix into adding 100 to 150 mm insulation means the windows would then have to fix into the insulation and would not be secure. i have read a lot about this and you can get...
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    external insulation, rendering sill extensions

    hi folks i hope some one can help as i am banging my head against the wall on this one. we are buying a bungalow that we want to extend, part of the process will be to re insulate the house on the outside by applying 100mm external insulation then rendering the whole house. one of the...
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    window sill extensions external insulation

    hi folks i hope some one can help as i am banging my head against the wall on this one. we are buying a bungalow that we want to extend, part of the process will be to re insulate the house on the outside by applying 100mm external insulation then rendering the whole house. one of the...
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    transition between steel and brick on a extension

    sorry simon may be i did not make it clear. the outside of the I beam when the void in the beam is i will fill with wooden blocks bolted 24" on centre. then OSB over the top, then render board eml and render. cheers jon
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    transition between steel and brick on a extension

    thanks for that folks. the whole building will be rendered so there will be drip kickers. Is it worth welding some lugs/L brackets onto the beams to stop any movement of the brick work rather than using EML. on the outside of the beams i was going to use wooden blocks to infill the gap...
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    transition between steel and brick on a extension

    hi folks looking to extend a bungalow one of the things we wish to do is to convert the current conservatory to a brick structure with 2 sliding walls of glass doors 12ft and 8 ft with second floor above. i have no problem putting the steel in place however the one thing i am not sure of is...
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    Help Identifying ceiling material

    be careful we had the same on our 1968 garage ceiling and it is asbestos fibre board. do not drill it or knock it about. you can take it out yourself but spray it with water before removing it to keep the fibres down. try not to break it up or with will release the fibres. your local tip...
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