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    bathroom downlights wrong size

    Ended in tears with the builder so he won’t be back!!
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    bathroom downlights wrong size

    Hi all We had some new LED spotlights fitted - alongside having the ceiling replastered. Our idiot builders cut the recess for the LEDs slightly too big, so with the spotlights fitted there is a 2mm or so ring exposed. What is the easiest way of rectifying this please? Would it be possible...
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    need a resin primer!

    hi all i need to find a resin primer for external concrete...needed for this saturday but all i can find is online options. does anyone know of anything in one of the sheds that will suffice? thanks
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    smoothing concrete edge

    hi all what's the best method for smoothing a sharp concrete edge? ideally i want to make it rounded or just soften it so it's not as sharp. i was looking at a drum sander that i put in a drill but not sure if the concrete will destroy the paper? alternatively i was looking at getting a...
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    building a step over existing driveway

    hi all i need to install a brick step over our existing driveway as the door is significantly higher. the current driveway is made from tarmac/asphalt is it essential i dig a trench for concrete foundation or will i be able to cement bricks directly onto the existing surface with suitable...
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    finishing outdoor seating area

    so i think after much research the best option for this would be some sort of paving slab, sandstone block paving could work unless anyone disagrees?
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    finishing outdoor seating area

    Thanks but ideally looking to steer away from boards and would prefer something low maintenance like screed or even an outdoor self levelling compound if such a thing exists?
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    finishing outdoor seating area

    hi all i have an outdoor seating area which we built last year (picture attached). this has been built out of concrete blocks and rendered - however due to various circumstances when we had it rendered we were unable to render the actual bench part of the seat meaning it was simply exposed...
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    i need a door canopy

    hi all i'm wanting to fit a nice door canopy to the front of our house, but havent a clue where to start!! something like this; can someone point me in the right direction of where to start please? if i search google for front porch i just get lots of Anglian windows adverts and i don't...
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    sorting out the kitchen floor

    thanks @ClockPie - how does laminate/engineered work around appliances and cupboards? specifically what do you rest the wood against as it's not like other rooms where there is skirting boards to use?
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    sorting out the kitchen floor

    thanks all am looking into some underfloor heating (electrical wiring type) with some new tiles on top of the old existing...
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    Outside PIR spotlight

    cheers John details of the light here; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-Security-Floodlight-Anti-Creep-Motion/dp/B01H5JWN0S
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    Outside PIR spotlight

    thanks - unfortunately i don't have a switch inside so wouldnt have a clue how to turn it off anyway but i guess i agree with your view that it is a bit prison like having a big LED spotlight shining on people so will explore other options for outside power!
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    sorting out the kitchen floor

    hi all i hate the tiles on my kitchen floor, they are old fashioned looking, cold and ugly. we had most of the house renovated a year ago but didnt really touch the kitchen but now i want to take it on. the tiles in the kitchen sit approx 1-2cm below the adjoining laminate from the rooms...
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    Outside PIR spotlight

    Hi all I had a decent LED spotlight fitted about a year ago with a PIR sensor. Works lovely. Is it possible to add a switch to something like this so that i have the option of having the light on permanently if needed i.e outside entertaining? and then have it revert back to being on the...
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    Nightmare hanging curtains

    Thanks all. Have a metal drill bit but it didn’t fancy going through the lintel. I’ll look at getting a high speed piece. Also this isn’t a new build! But on the comment re WiFi we do struggle with it in this house!!
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    Nightmare hanging curtains

    Thanks. A quick google image search of what you suggested above seems exactly like what’s going on! How can I drill through it please?
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    Nightmare hanging curtains

    evening all Need some help re fitting curtains - essentially they are a nightmare no matter what window in the house I try to put them up on The story goes like this - I buy curtains, get the drill out, start drilling through the brick and then bam! The drill hits something that I can only...
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    Ikea fun!

    Just checked in more detail and there is a plastic cap which covers the end of the metal rod - so assuming that means all is ok :)
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    Ikea fun!

    Thanks - but if you read it you’ll see that the setup with the live loop already insulated was old and they are now connected to a live feed in the new pendant. So I need to make them secure again as the new fitting doesn’t have anything to attach them to! I’ll pop the light up today and if I...
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