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    Insulate existing stud wall between garage and utility room

    Sure, add slabs of celotex as thick as you like, glue/screw.
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    AIB or Wood?!

    Looks like fireproof cement board to me.
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    Cold Weather!

    Milk was frozen in the bottle, which is why I checked.
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    EPDM roofing repair

    Sell it.
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    Roof repairs from inside?

    I was thinking the same.
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    Roof repairs from inside?

    Think you need to add a few names for the dictionary for that roof! looks like they built the roof out of whatever was left over from building the main structure 200 yrs ago?
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    Cold Weather!

    Minus 6 this morning on my outside thermometer ( Lancashire ) What is everyone else getting?
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    CENTRAL LOCKING

    Ahh.. I didn't know that! Cheers
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    CENTRAL LOCKING

    I tried the wd40 method by drilling into the body of the locking method, it didn't seem to work at first, but now after weeks it has started working again. :)
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    CENTRAL LOCKING

    Thanks, checked this and wires looked fine.
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    'Eaves' ventilation where a pitched roof comes off a flat roof

    It seems quite complicated for a lot of builders/roofers to install all the components necessary for a healthy roof! A lot seem to rely on a breathable membrane, normally the cheapest, which is a mistake that will only get picked up a few years down the line.
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    Loft storage. New joists on pole plate

    Considering your joists are going to be 6 x 2" I would notch out a 2" section of the new joists so it can also sit over the pole plate, may need chamfering to the pitch of the rafters. One 80mm screw fixed through the new joist into the rafter is all that is needed for a connection, I would...
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    What insulation is this?

    Looks like blown in cavity wall insulation to me.
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    Glue for screwing wooden battens

    Lumberjack is another good one 5 or 30 min versions.
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    Gaps underneath roof edge tiles

    Water ingress won't be a problem.
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    Gaps underneath roof edge tiles

    Left open you run the risk of birds nesting, blocking them up will stop air flow and ventilation.
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    Dry Ridge System or Mortar?

    The unions are waterproof if fitted correctly, and the screws have a rubber washer.
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    Speeding error

    He wasn't driving to protocol / training so his driving was clearly not legal, yet he wasn't prosecuted ! that in the eyes of many proves there is one rule for one and one rule or another.
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    Speeding error

    No, it doesn't! I know a police officer who killed an old woman walking across a pedestrian crossing when it was green to walk, he was speeding, took no notice of the red light , and ploughed into the old lady and killed her.
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