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    Preparing walls for painting - best approach

    Thanks so just use a tool like you mentioned and then use decorators caulking around the frames , skirting frames etc Why does the caulking / filler need to be painted with watered down emulsion first ? Coup I just paint over it with normal paint
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    Preparing walls for painting - best approach

    Thanks what's the best approach and tools to use to scrape away loose paint such as around door frames , bottom of skirtings etc
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    Preparing walls for painting - best approach

    thanks For the peeling / cracked paint by the door frames I have used a stanley knife to remove the loose flaky paint and plaster and have used decorators caulking around the frame Is this ok? With the blemishes above the radiator - should I sand it down first, or just fill in with...
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    Preparing walls for painting - best approach

    Hi I am planning this weekend to paint my living room and would like some advice/steps needed please to ensure that the finish is of a high quality When preparing the walls what steps should I take before I start painting? And looking at the two images below, is it best to sand this...
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    New Install back to wall pan and wc back to wall unit

    Hi All Job has been completed and been done very well, just thought I would give an update
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    New Install back to wall pan and wc back to wall unit

    Thanks so it should be touching the back with no gap? I gave spoken with the installer who has said that its all going to be sealed
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    New Install back to wall pan and wc back to wall unit

    Ok many thanks Is this possible now though that the wc is connected etc
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    New Install back to wall pan and wc back to wall unit

    Ok Thanks But what do I need to say to get this problem resolved. The cabinet and cistern/piping is already in place.
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    New Install back to wall pan and wc back to wall unit

    Its a consistent gap of 5mm I would say, at the bottom of the unit its quite flush I'm sure the only way to reduce the gap is raising the front of the pan ever so slightly
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    Fixing a 800 x 800 mirror onto bathroom tiles

    Hi I am planning on getting a 800 x 800 bevelled edge 6mm thick bathroom mirror and would like to know the best approach to fix this onto a tiled surface? Would it be best to use mirror clips or mirror fix adhesive? to fix onto the tiles?
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    New Install back to wall pan and wc back to wall unit

    Hi We have just had our new back to wall pan and back to wall wc unit fitted, although not finished yet. Still needs to be screwed into the floor (I am correct in thinking this rather than just using silicon, its on a timber floor) However at the back of the pan where it meets the wc...
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    Any composite door experts?

    Hi It's not the draft is coming from where the lock catch goes into the door. Speaking with the company they have said that's what composite doors are like, they have taken a backward step since PVC which are more draft proof! All they said they could do is look at readjusting the door...
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    Any composite door experts?

    Tried that with the handle up and there is still a draft coming through where the lock meets the frame as shown in my 1st pic The company have come back to me and said there is nothing they can do with the draft as that's down to the design of the composite door? Is this true - it's a...
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    Service of a boiler - what should be included?

    Hi When getting a boiler serviced (in my case a 2 year old Worcester Bosch CDI System Boiler) what should be included in the service by a good tradesman For example I have a magnaclean unit by the boiler should this be emptied Powerflush?
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    Concealed Cistern - Bottom Entry Inlet or Side

    Hi When choosing a new concealed cistern does it matter which one you decide between a bottom entry inlet or side entry inlet My existing toilet and pipework is below
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