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    garden shears

    whats the best thing to sharpen em with?
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    Concrete Blocks

    you will need about 450 7 newton blocks(10 per msq) minus the area of the windows and doors. you are looking at about £55 per pack 88 per pack happy building(remember yer wall ties!)
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    what eating the fruit in my fruit bowl?!

    judging by thw wat the bite marks look.i`d have to say that was a crocodile!
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    best cement mixer of 2009

    how many times did he hit it!!!
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    fence posts

    good tip diy`er!
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    fence posts

    i am just about to rip up my garden fence and put a new one up. what is better, buying the post spikes or digging a hole and concreting em in? cheers guys.
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    porch cost

    anyone know how much a porch should cost 2mx1.5m i have put in the foundation and brickwork my self. just the glassware and roof needed done. been quoted 3800 i think thats a bad price.
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    Downstairs Extension Bathroom

    good job,the glass blocs are a nice touch,
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    Leaving external wall unrendered?

    your cavity should ensure you dont have dampness coming through.not the render on the walls
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    drainage question

    no drainage layouts were attatched.where should the soakaway be positioned in relation to the bottom of the rwp?
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    drainage question

    i have just looked at drawings extension.a single storey wrap around.the ground slopes at ths side (the front of the house is at ground level the back door has steps leading up to it. the drawings require a rwp at the back of the proposed extension but the height of the drain is uphill uf where...
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    drainage problem

    i have just looked at drawings extension.a single storey wrap around.the ground slopes at ths side (the front of the house is at ground level the back door has steps leading up to it. the drawings require a rwp at the back of the proposed extension but the height of the drain is uphill uf where...
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    Fascia Boards?

    use pvc ones,they go up easy and tou never have to paint em. google facias and soffits.
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    amount of ballast needed?

    do b&q do 1 ton bags of ballast?
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    amount of ballast needed?

    am looking to build a small wall at the front of a house,i want to know how many bags of ballast to order from b `n`q for the foundation.the wall is not high 6 course, and 17 metres long (9inch thick) the foundation is to be 4 inches thick. thanks all.
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    Floor joists on single storey extension

    have a look in "your projects" i posted some photos of my single storey extension with a dwarf wall spaning the mid-span of the joists hope you can show the builder what should have been done.
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    Top up light keeps coming on

    My top up light seems to be coming on more than usual. i had to turn the valve twice today. is this anything to do with the cold weather?We have recently built an Extension at the back of our house,a lounge, a toilet/shower room,and a utility room.The lounge and toilet have radiators in them...
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    "Top up" light"

    My top up light seems to be coming on more than usual. i had to turn the valve twice today. is this anything to do with the cold weather?We have recently built an Extension at the back of our house,a lounge, a toilet/shower room,and a utility room.The lounge and toilet have radiators in them...
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    roughcasting a pier

    i want to roughcast i small blockwork pier whats the best way to do this? do i need 2 coats or just one?do i just mix sand and cement together do i need the mix wet so that the pebbles/gravel sticks.the pier is going to be painted to match one opposite.
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    My Project Last Year RANDOM ORDER!!

    the "wooden" panneling is a waterproof product called Selkie board
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