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    Does Over Cladding/ Capping Fascia & Soffits Work OK?

    What planet are you on? It is perfectly ok to cover wooden fascia with plastic aslong as the job looks nice and dandy. If the wood is sound and has been fixed using the right fixings then the timber once cladded in plastic will last for years upon years upon years to come. Aslong as the...
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    RSJ installed badly? - Please comment on photos

    Did not say anything about not complying with building regs there buddy, just merely stating that imo there is no need to spend twice as long making works look aesthetically pleasing which is only going to be covered and only ever seen again when either to be taken down/ or to bricked back up again.
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    RSJ installed badly? - Please comment on photos

    Surly there is adequate foundations as from looking at that photo i think there used to be a wall there where mr builder nocked a great hole through, then placed in a steel to support the upper floor. I can't see anything wrong with the job apart from it is abit messy, but plasterboard and...
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    Door linings - installation

    TBH frames are easier to fit then linings if you measured up right. Check how plumb your walls are first before you cut any packers. Place lining into opening and check that the head is level, if not make good. if walls are reasonably good cut your first packer necessary width, place 1 inch...
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    Door linings - installation

    Buy a bigger door and your problems are solved.
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    Why are you giving away free trade knowledge

    New builds/traditional/restoration/repairs. Basically everything and anything that involves carpentry/joinery as that is what career i chose. I have worked on jobs thats have a budget of 10.00 and worked on jobs where the budget is 10 million plus. But all that adds upto sweet FA as i am...
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    understairs boxing in and new door advice

    Create a stud wall with the opening for a door :S If i were doing this i would make the frame/stud with 3x2, either cover with mdf or plasterboard. 4x1 (100mmx 25mm) for door lining and slamming strips. As jj said make the door up yourself/ basic frame coverd in ply/ or whatever material you...
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    Timber v UPVC Evolution windows

    It all depends on what you prefer. If you want it be hassle free then choose the plastic. If you don't mind once a year or two repainting and jazzing up the timber option then this is for you. I must warn you though, if you choose the timber option make damn well sure that the 'joiners'...
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    Laminate Floor Edging

    Either way it is going to look crap (with or without the scotia beading). The main way to get the 'MR PRO' look is to lay the flooring and have the skirting fixed afterwards thus hiding any expansion gaps... I don't understand why because even the best of the best laminate flooring, if it...
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    Walked away from a job today, what would you have done ?

    You plumbers get paid for sitting on your arse and putting the pedal to the metal? Christ! Anyone looking for an apprentice out there with zilch exp?
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    Impact Drivers

    Give it a few years and you will be able to buy one from anne summers at a discount price ;)
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    Air vent in lounge - can i fill it in

    I thought these air vents were put in place incase of a sudden drop in air pressure :S I guess this site is useful ;)
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    Tv and Co mount

    By anychance is one leg shorter then the other?
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    Thank Goodness!

    Nope, i don't need to lift my head off the pillow to find my digit...maybe you should try one of these http://www.laybrook.com/electric-adjustable-single-beds-dorchester.html ;)
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    Who deals with Buildings Inspector?

    Time of the past FEW months buddo
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    Cowboy Builders? Cowboy Customers!

    When can we expect this show to be aired?
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    Who deals with Buildings Inspector?

    How many tradesmen do you see flying around in Ferrari's/Lamborghini's etc More then likely he will know exactly what materials are to be used but then maybe he thought, what with all the jobs about to go tits up, maybe i could help someone else out... I would like to see you work from...
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    Ever told someone to stuff their job?

    Well i would video tape it of course and i am sure any reasonable judge of the law will look at it as a civil dispute and not just a 'criminal' assault. After all this woman (company owe me money), I followed her advice to ring my agency up but to no avail. Judge... I went round to get my money...
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    Ever told someone to stuff their job?

    I can kind of understand how if this were to happen it can be soul destroying...but in what type of way? It wouldn't matter to me if the bloke was 7 foot tall and built like a bog house, if he didn't treat me with the same amount of respect i treat him then at some point in the day he will be...
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