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    How to fill a gap in tiling & make it watertight?

    remove the tile, cut a new tile that fits, will look a lot better the tryin to cover it up
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    Please help with my lock

    There is a hook at the top and one at the bottom.
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    Please help with my lock

    After much removal of wood stain, have found the name GU on the mech strip which was removed from the gear box, the gearbox on it has the numbers 40/92.
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    Please help with my lock

    Came to shut and lock my front door today and when turned the handle all that happened is the handle spun, took the handles off and the lock off. The square drive through the lock just spins, as i know nothing about locks i am looking for a new one, hope someone will be able to help me...
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    Supplementary bonding c**k up

    Coming toward the end of a bathroom re-fit and forgot to put any supplementary bonding in, the old stuff was removed when the bathroom was gutted. The flooring is down and the wall tiles are all on, so running the earth wire behind the wall is not possible. Is it ok to have an earth clamp on...
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    stuck with design

    Please bare with me, laptop waiting to get fixed so using my phone to add this post, so no picture at the moment. I am about to tile my bathroom walls with white tiles 33cm by 25cm, going to be doing them in a brick effect pattern. I will be using a boarder made up from black gloss tiles 10cm by...
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    Alternative to an installation isolator...

    So if you have one of these between your CU and meter, would that class your CU as pluged in?
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    Laminate tiles

    I am about to fit some laminate flooring which is tile effect, 4 tiles per board. I am unsure weather i should find the center of the room and work out from there(give even size tile at each wall) or like you would normally start in the corner of the room. Any ideas on the best way...
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    Lazy Tong Rivet Gun trouble

    Many years since i have used Lazy Tong Riveter, when you form the rivet extend the lazy tong then the pin should fall out, 7 years since last used them so a bit rusty on them. Hope this migght help
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    Plasterborading a wall

    I am upgrading my property and have had loads of problems with taper edge board not being sealed. When stripping the wall paper off taking the joint filler out, and top paper layer of plasterboard off. So I would say the only way to go is skim the walls. As said before much better finish and...
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    Bath install problems

    Thanks for your replies, When i removed the old corner bath, between the tile and the bath was a 1/4 round beading, did not really think much about it at the time. As for having a word with the person who plastered, it was me who plastered the bathroom, went to b&q and in there mucky bin...
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    Bath install problems

    Bathroom all plastered, and dried. Had the bath roughly in position before to get the plumbing roughly there, Went to install the bath properly today and had big problems. You can see in the picture, the red line is where the wall is and the black line where is should be. I am left...
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    Bathroom

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    bathroom floor tiling

    I am about to undertake my first bathroom floor tiling job, i have over boarded with 12mm WBP ply, i am using 600mm by 600mm tiles. I am going to use "BAL Single Part Flexible adhesive" as the tiles are a gray colour i am unsure if white or grey grout would look best, what do you all thing would...
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    Barter Board

    In my local supermarket the other day and they had a barter board. The idea is if you need a plumber, builder, tiler you write on the board your request and what you have to offer in return, could be a trade you have or a skill. ie "Plumber required to fit a 3 radiator in return for a days...
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    Help needed

    I am due to have my fuse box replaced next week, for a consumer unit, before it is replaced I am in the process of removing the old wiring from the old heaters. When removing wires from the fuse box today I knocked the incoming earth wire and saw a spark between the wire and the fuse box case. I...
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    First ceiling tomorrow

    The paint was satin that i plastered onto, gave 2 coats of PVA, all i can think is that i missed the same spot twice.
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