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I'd like to put up a patio awning. I want to mount it over patio windows but only have 30 cms (inc a steel lintel). Is this sufficient? I don't want to buy one & find it won't fit.

I was going to uninstall NIS but noticed that red led came on immediately & stayed on during bootup, even after I excluded all basic programs from starting using MSCONFIG menu (inc Norton) and did not blink once. Do you think that it's still worthwhile uninstalling NIS?

The red led is staying on all the time on my hd. The pc seemed to work ok and the cpu usage is normal (low). This seems to coincide with recent installation of Norton Internet Security package? Is it a coincidence? :? I've also noticed that occasionally the cpu use jumps to 100% and task...

Cheers Softus - must not have been as diligent as I should :roll: There seems to be enough info for me to complete this job now - thanks

I assume from the absence of comments that what I plan to do is ok? I have removed the tiles and the black adhesive (?bitumen?) is approx 0mm to 2mm thick and laid on self-leveller. With much effort, I can scrape down to about 1/2 mm so can I wipe this with some kind of chemical to get rid of...

There is no mention about dfferent types of substrate. The details below are taken from the advert: "Kit comprises 150m twin wire earth screened heating cable mounted on robust drum, fully programmable AUBE 132-F thermostat with floor probe and conduit housing, adhesive tapes, floor priming...

I want to lay electric underfloor heating in my kitchen on a concrete floor. At the moment there are thermoplastic tiles stuck to the floor with a thin layer of bitumen. I will remove the tiles ready to lay limestone tiles. Is it safe to lay the wire on this thin layer of bitumen? I'm not...

I've just laid an oak floating floor and it does look good. However, it's spoiled slightly by a gap of about 1 - 2mm between the odd plank over part of the length.. The tongue has been driven home & glued but there seems to be a larger machining tolerance than I would have liked or the boards...

Rang several of these companies again & they're still scratching their heads. Is it ordinary pva then?

Have been advised to use PVAc glue for the t&g for a floating oak floor. Have rang lots of flooring companies locally but no-one's heard of it ...let alone stock it. Can't find any anywhere. Will ordinary PVA do the job? I need to start the job in 4 days time....any ideas?? :?

Excellent - thanks very much :)

Thanks WYL - it seems the concensus is for a floating floor then. Will this underlayment dampen the 'hollow' sound enough?

I really do need advice here. I plan to lay oak boards on a sand/cement screed which was laid in the spring. The boards are 18mm thick and different lengths and the room is just less than 4m x 4m. I'm unsure if the floor has a dpm but we don't suffer any damp that I'm aware of. I've read...

I've obtained a used woodblock floor which I'd like to lay in my screeded hall floor. The blocks are t&g and I still have to scrape the old adhesive off (not bitumen). As the original block floor had been sanded (poss several times), the blocks are different thicknesses above the tongue and I'm...

Thanks for your replies gents. I took Nige F's advice and bought a plastic 'pyramid' which works ok (& I mean just ok). There weren't any metal versions. Instructions are v. poor tho'. Just one last question...how do you mitre a horizontal piece of cove to a vertical one? Is it still the same...

I'm about to put a few pieces of plaster coving in my hallway. I've just had a dry run on mitreing a corner and can't fathom it at all !! I've got a couple of internal and external joints to do....any help very welcome please !!! :?

Thought so - just askin'

I'm plasterboarding 2 ceilings and a couple of walls. Do I stagger the boards or simply line them up so joints runs throughout? Is the principle the same for ceilings?

My son starts at Uni in a couple of weeks. He has an 8 month old Acer laptop with a 40gb hd. Needless to say, it is fairly full with non-academic items. Can I use an external hd thro' a USB2 port to extend what he has? Is it an easy job replacing the existing hd with a larger (capacity) one?

Bit of a false alarm here...when I coupled up the cistern in a dry run, I didn't fully tighten the screws. When I tried it again...properly...the screws pulled the cistern square so hardly any gap. The bowl still rocks slightly so I think I'll just put in a 1 or 2mm packer at the back and let...