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    Housing crisis cured at a stroke .....

    not slowed not enough labour to do it
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    Nailer Gas

    thats the only downside to the 360i an ppn35 have to use there nails/twists others nails just jam and fire in two,s but always have so many gases left over
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    Nailer Gas

    the cheaper gases do junk up the guns quicker just buy your self some clutch and brake cleaner and give a good clean every couple of months it just paslode talking crap the same as them saying the i series guns take different gas same gas just different size cannister
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    Joist hangers

    most of the wide hangers we use are special order or made to order for glulams and kertos but plenty of shelf
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    Circular saw damage after kickback?

    you sure its not catching the riving knife if they have them in canada i know the u.s dont use them nor do i
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    Fitting wooden external door frame without drilling through it

    straps are fine we use them on all pre finnished doors the best ones to go for are gang nail plates as you want something sturdy to stop frame bowing http://www.screwfix.com/p/sabrefix-hand-nail-plate-galvanised-dx275-75mm-x-200mm-25-pack/75024
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    Eaves dormer supports

    as there is little tie by ceiling collers and floor joist at plate height i would say they was to stop the spread of the roof by tying plate back down to floor joist so no dont cut out
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    Insects in my dormer - what are they?

    looks like masonry bees
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    What's this roof feature called?

    I've always called them inverted dormers but not sure if correct
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    Does my chimney need rebuilding? (lots of photos)

    i would be more worried about about the bodged (mastic to joints ) slates above the back gutter too the chimney i would say your damp maybe coming from there
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    Knock through on Timber Frame house

    get somone to take a look it will be a space 4 house now owned by persimmon all internal walls are site contructed in timber or believe or not also metal you may be able to contact space4 they will still have the designs for that house type and advise you
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    Kitchen: What is the difference between End Panels and Clad on Panels?

    cabinet end panels replace the side panel on the unit. clad on panels are normally 18-20 wider and are fixed to the unit which are then flush with door
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    Creaky, squeaky floor on new build - Help please !!

    sorry ment to say d3 it will expand to a certain degree to take out slight imperfections and yes mechanical fixings screws nails if using d3 we only put a few fixings in first row
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    Creaky, squeaky floor on new build - Help please !!

    one of the main reasons chip board creaks is down to fitting most people only glue the top of the tongue the glue needs to be put in the groove so it bonds top and bottom of tongue also most mordern chipboard systems dont use mechanical fixings as this can cause the same issue use either...
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    Running water in pipes - cannot find leak

    have you looked at the cistern my was running out of the internal overflow
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    fixing kingspan to a flat roof deck

    depending on roof covering you can get large fixing plates(washers) for the insulation but as i said depends what roof covering your having or just sandwich between ply
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    New build hot water cylinder

    haha and its back to front
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    New build hot water cylinder

    that drawing will be the same for social housing (not shared different spec again)they have cylinders when we do newbuild most drawings show them but only social get them also as said above somewhere dont fit a nest or any other alterations my mrs works for one of them big builders and you would...
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    Channeling concrete slab in new build house

    if new prop then will prob be a power floated floor( structual) youll have fun channeling that the only service you may come across is gas all soil be be under slab your best bet bet would be to speak to site agent or even the sparkys if house still being built also if power floated you will...
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