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    Sharpening circular saw blades

    its up to you sharpening will probably cost up to 50% of blade, buy a cheaper throw away blade and keep yours for rough work
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    cutting lengths of wood with a circular saw at an angle

    no problem skill saws have a tilt adjustment built in up to 45 degrees just set angle and cut. you might want to clamp a guide bar of some type on board to make a straight cut.
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    Staircase Wall Cracks

    not being able to see situation I would check. #1 is bottom step secure or do's it move slightly where it meets the wall #2 check to see if the bottom of wall is fastened securely if one or both is not right then there might be movement every time you use the stairs creating stress on wall.
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    How to drill into ceramic tiles

    drilling ceramic tile is easy. first don't drill in cracks the tiles will crack or break. next use any carbide drill bit in a variable speed drill. first mark spot to be drilled and carefully and ligthly using a hammer and nail mark spot hit only hard enough to mark glazed surface not hard...
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    Drilling into rock hard walls

    rent a bosch rotorhammer drill with vulcan drills shown in previous picture should be no problem you can rent them at most rental outlets
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    Removing Vinyl Floor tiles stuck with Bitumen

    ask at you local rental outlet for a electric vinyal tile stripper it will peel them off wood or concrete floors in half the time
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    Tiling kitchen floor

    you might try a stansition board the same colour as your parquet flooring
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    Best Way To Fix Down Beading

    I would use 1/4 round and use brad nailer fixing to skirting allowing laminate to expand when needed
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    cement

    yes you can buy numerous colours from your brick and cement dealer it comes in a powder you put in when mixing your cement but go careful it dries lighter than when it,s wet. Iv'e used it with pink patio or block walls and Iv'e seen beautiful jobs where they pour a cement driveway and...
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    fitting granite hearth

    I would use concrete adteseve once applied to block or concrete you have to break to remove also is applied with caulking gun no mess
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    White/chalky patches on brickwork

    sounds like calcium leaching out of cement. won't do any damage, clean well and seal brick with thompson seal or like product.
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    Using a mirror as a big tile

    you could properly mount mirror and tile around it but I would personally remove it tile and replace over tile you or mirror company . Don't forget to store a feww extra tiles as you won't get any other to match in a few years as patterns and die lots change
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    Re-grouting

    better go slow and easy use the hand tool and save the tile or prepare for a bigger job later
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    wet insulation in cavity of new build

    whatever the problem, if the house was built 12 months ago aren't you covered under a builders code have a inspector check it out and have building contractor repair his cost
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    Ventilation

    what are you heating the rooms with now if nothing then sounds like a air flow problem. if you vent outside prepare for higher heating costs next year. First I would consider static air vents first , you know a hole in the wall from the cooler rooms at the floor and another at the ceiling to...
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    clothes come out dirty from washing machine

    you may have left something in like a pen in one of the clothes, or it maybe a seal starting to overheat throwing dirty grease back into tub. check your belt for grease coating also
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    Waterproofing Corrugated Iron Shed

    they have a product here plastic that you roll on right over shingles not a pitch it is garanteed for 10 years it also comes in various colors . I don't know what it's like on metal. check with your local roofing supplier
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    bathroom re-vamp

    what is your demensions of the bathroom mine is 5ft. wide x 11ft. long and I too am preparing to gut and rebuild. Tub to full build my own shower. cost so far estimate at $5000.00 or about 2200.00P
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    bathroom re-vamp

    a average bath in canada is 30 x 60in. if your taking yours out have you considered an angle shower stall and use the remainder of space for the rad or something like a towel cabinet 6ft high.
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    stairs

    hi dianenow changing to wood floors are no problem, what is under them now. to find out lift a corner in a closet or take out a vent from the furnace you might be lucky and have hard wood already there. if not go to your local home depot check with flooring and then go to tool rental and...
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