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    CCTV advice

    Could do - any recommendations? I spose the advantage of the seperate cam is potentially a better quality picture. Bu tI am guessing a small covert oen will be limtied compared to a 'proper' camera. I prob need to check out myself how good the guardcams are.
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    Stripping paint v new skirting and door frame?

    use a chemical stripper with a proper scraper and then maybe a heat gun to be sure and then sand it. Should give you a smooth finish. I have recently just taken out a load of door frames - it is hard work and I have caused damage to plaster on all of the surroinding walls - as well as a major...
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    CCTV advice

    Is there such a system as this I want 2 CCTV cameras but i want them to be hidden or discrete so I wnat the oens where they are inside of a light and the light coems on when someone is close by. I can hardwire these up into the lfot and if necessary a recording machine can go into the...
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    X-TEX...any good for artex removal??

    Check if your local council will take it. If not you may have to pay for special collection from a specialist waste company - just buy some very strong plastic bags and seal them up.
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    X-TEX...any good for artex removal??

    There doesn't seem to be an indepth review of X TEX on the net already - its a very handy product so I thought I would add my experience as this page comes top of the search results for X TEX. I bought the X TEX from Toolstation - about £23. You will also need a sharp scraper - I bought the...
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    Removing ceiling and loft insulation

    OK I am back. What an ordeal. The insulation I have is the roll stuff with loose stuff on top - the roll has been down a good 20 years+ I imagien and was disintegrating. Dusty like hell. The actual process of lifting it up wasn't too bad but I was sweating liek crazy and my glasses...
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    Wall plugs - what type of screws

    thanks I ntoe that the brown plugs vary a little in length but given that you can use quitel ong scrwws I suppose it does not matter how long the screw is as it will be held by the same amount of wall plug - or should you use special brown plugs when using screws past a certain length? Most...
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    Wall plugs - what type of screws

    Generally when drilling into brick/block I just buy packs of plugs/screws. I assumed the screws were specific for brick/block. Today I had to buy some buy the retaielr appeared only to sell wall plugs seperate from screws and I couldn't find brick/block screws apart from the mroe expensive...
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    Removing ceiling and loft insulation

    I have started taking down the plasterboard downstairs which just has a standard plasterboard with the upstairs floor above it has been a little dusty but no big shakes. what is the ebst way to cut through plasterboard to get ot dowmn - should i buy one of those little saws rather than...
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    Removing ceiling and loft insulation

    I intend that that I will take the insulation down and ceiling down - clean it up and then continue to decorate - so some of the rooms will be in sue. My door frames go right up to the ceiling so a new plasterboard will make it look odd. I have like a door with an extra frame thing on top...
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    Removing ceiling and loft insulation

    that only makes me want to do it more! our downstairs ceilings are standard plasterboards whereas out upstairs ones are like sheets and you can see the join mark - they are quite old so I presume something used before plasterboard. aside from being able to see wiring - additional...
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    Removing ceiling and loft insulation

    Hopefully the right forum. I spose this is a question on houses are built/laid out I am having extensive work done at the moment to the outside. Once that is done I intend to do quite a bit of decorating inside - this will include new plasterboard ceilings and some electrical with with wires...
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    Masonary paintbrush

    I am painting my shed which is breeze block with loads of big holes WHilst the roller is OK it is not filling in the gaps as much as I would li,e I see you can buy amsoanry brushes which tend to be quite big - will these make my job easier...
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    Drilling into an awkward angle

    I am putting a fence up for a relative. I have attached a post to a wall and have attached arris rails - I am trying to screw the arris brackets on but because they back onto a wall it is difficult to angle my drill into position. Looks like I need something like this...
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