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  1. chessspy

    patching over vs skimming whole wall

    Hi, Paul, It depends on what the wall is like (walls are like.) If the walls are plastered with a lime putty then you should patch with a suitable modern filler and then use a lining paper pasted on horizontally. If the base plaster is bonding and skim, (modern) then you can over skim.
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    What do you think of this internal roof work??

    OK, Woody, I'm a bricky not a joiner, but I remember when the regs on roof straps came in. And poking a bit of muck under a wallplate is bad practice at best.
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    What do you think of this internal roof work??

    Hi, Woody, I would think that the contract , if there is one (written) would cover such things. If there is no written contract then you are back to common sense and the laws that might apply, so a visit to a solicitor might well be in order, and advice can be given and taken on both sides...
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    What do you think of this internal roof work??

    If you pay you will never see him again. tell him he can come and fix it and get paid, or you will employ someone else to do the remedials to the DSs (BI) satisfaction and it if costs less than owed he will get the difference, but if it cost more you will take him through the small claims court...
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    What do you think of this internal roof work??

    get the DS in, stop all payments untill it's sorted.
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    Tie Bars and Strapping

    chartered surveyors, are as bad as The Architect of Confusion.
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    Tie Bars and Strapping

    yes also. the strapping thing isn't going to help. there is clearly a movement problem, monitor it to see if it gets worse, over a year or so. If it does, replaster and sell quick. (only kidding) If it gets worse, then call in someone competant to sort it, not the half wits you have been...
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    who ultimately runs this website?

    hi, trazor, have you watched it/him. funniest thing on telly
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    who ultimately runs this website?

    Yes, but I don't know about the 'oxy 'part
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    Conservatory Dwarf Wall not level

    40mm is wrong, don't pay untill it's put right.
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    who ultimately runs this website?

    Well, I think Joe 90 is OK. OK sometimes his implant is skewiffy and doesn't work, but usually only when he is talking about building things. anyway, he's only 10 years old, and can be given a good slap now and again. so what's the problem? surely, you're not getting bothered about some twit...
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    Preview of Frank Gehry's new building in Hyde Parh London.

    http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/chessspy/OrigamiByGerhy
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    jablite

    We did something on this recently, perhaps you should read the relevant back threads?
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    Wallpaper Seams...

    Remember Guys, only 128 happy shopkeeping days to hanukkah
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    Wallpaper Seams...

    :oops: should say, Hanukkah
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    Wallpaper Seams...

    Hi, cm02, :lol: :lol: chessplaying wannabe secret agent. who ever said I could play chess? Happy hannakah
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    CORRECT UTILISATION OF INSULATION BLOCK

    OK, thanks Shy, I've seen similar in France. They paint the outer walls white and close the metal window shutters on hot days to keep the heat out.
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    Lintols, who needs lintols?

    oops :oops: http://www.acroaccident.co.uk
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    Lintols, who needs lintols?

    Emmm, Yes Deluks, I'll certainly keep you informed, and when I've given them the advice, I'll email you from the operating theater where I will be having an acro surgically removed from my posterior. See, http:// www. acroaccident .co.uk
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    CORRECT UTILISATION OF INSULATION BLOCK

    something like this. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/drdesign/MassgeHouse/photo#5041099268806110706 I have no idea how this kind of work stays up.
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