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    air bricks

    If the room is dry and free from condensation, especially around and on the windows then to prove a point block the vent with a board boxing inside and out make sure both sides are sealed properly then watch for condensation over the coming months. If it appears heavily on the windows and...
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    How hard to learn to plaster?

    I hope you are still glancing at your message for an answer. It's an art is plastering I know I've tried it and worked with a plasterer who made it look so easy flat and smooth as a baby's bum. but he was an apprentice for several years, but of course it'a said the trade Unions ruined the...
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    Is this Price good????????

    I'm not a plasterer but spent years in building environment with my father and with BTelecom, so the answer is you're being ripped off don't touch them with a barge pole they might want £100 to plaster that. £1200 for 5days work that should take 2days @ £40.92 for 11 25kg bags of plaster...
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    DIY Damp Proof Course

    1. You just bought the property then what's your survey report say about the damp? YOUR FIRST MOVE SHOULD BE TO CHECK THIS REPORT FOR REFERENCES TO DAMP. To my knowledge a damp search is included even in the basic survey, so I can assume that if your report shows nothing about...
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    Smell coming from the BACK of my fridge

    Kirsty assuming you're still looking for advice. GO TO TRADING STANDARDS SITE www.tradingstandards.org.uk on left of home page click on For consumers then click on Telephone and Mail preferences services From the middle listing click 5th down that you want trading standards to deal...
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    My house is very cold ...

    Don't know much about the combi boilers but never heard of flushing a system out correcting a boiler fault. Sounds like you did get a cowboy plumber out for a fast buck!. Search on internet for Corgi gas and use their search system for a registered central heating engineer. Plumbers are...
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    replacing bathroom light with 4 downlights

    I know you don't wan to here this but.... Your comments frighten me..you obviously haven't a clue. Part P states... unless I've read it wrong.... you have to notify your local authority Building Control Office before you do any work on power in kitchens,bathrooms or outside lighting. I...
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    Scantronic house alarm

    Re-written to satisfy Slippyr4 Moved in to my detached bungalow near the seaside. attached is a Scantronic alarm age unknown. Turned off mains to work on lights and it sent the alarm in to tamper mode and activated the control box siren. I entered the four digit code to reset according...
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