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    Tackers, Dabbers and Skimmers?

    time to move on dot and dab is a much neater cleaner and quicker job than traditional wet plastering i bet you put plasterbard on stud work can t see anyone fixing lathes anymore. as long as its skimmed and not just jointed with compound it looks just as good if not better what really gets my...
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    Offered Something Else Besides Money

    oh and another one was my mums extension roof which actually cost me to do about £200 quid in materials and 3 days work nice one mum, my sister does nt talk to me anymore because i charged her for my joiner to lay a new floor in her house why should i pay ? stupid cow. oh and my wifes dad aways...
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    Offered Something Else Besides Money

    i once spent a saturday morning on an elderly neighbours roof sorting out a cowboys idea of roofing when i d finished the old boy just said cheers for that i m sorry i cant pay you but i spent all my money on having the cowboys do the work then he went in the house and brought out a pair of old...
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    Airbricks in cavity wall

    just wanted to say is it possible that your house floor is beams and blocks with a screed on top if it is building control might not be very happy with you leaving the air bricks exposed because of carbon monoxide getting into the house sounds silly but i ve come across this afew times with...
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    Quick retaining wall footing question

    ok good point i ll remember that next time clever clogs. thought posts might be deleted after this long
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    Altering the fall of last row of tiles and fascia depth

    think he might be too lazy to cut down the facia cant think of any other reason to do this. make sure he has enough cover over the facia with the first course of tile about 50 mm if he has this there is no way water can get behind the facia and make sure he ventiates adequately aswell
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    Quick retaining wall footing question

    i would try to dig down as much as possible just to give the footing some protection from the elements ie frost
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    concrete footing and existing drains question

    this is a problem we ve all had to deal with try talking to the building inspector and ask him if you can step the footing to this depth so you dont have to dig the entire footing below the invert
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