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    Wickes kerbside delivery

    Thanks access is no problem at all
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    Wickes kerbside delivery

    Hi all, What does this actually mean? Just about to order some bulk bags of sand/MOT etc. We have a big enough driveway for this to go on, presumably they will lift it onto there? or do they literally just put it at the edge of the road? Cheers!
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    patio question

    Thanks for the replies, I'm 30 short, but have found some in Wickes that are a good enough match.
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    patio question

    Was planning to lay my patio very simply in a square stack bond layout with the 45cm square slabs that I already have, but having measured up I don't have enough. Been trying to find some matching ones from gumtree etc, but no joy so far. Its now got me thinking that maybe I should add some...
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    getting concrete/mortar off paving slabs

    Great, thanks guys Will give it a proper bash with what I have and see how I get on.
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    getting concrete/mortar off paving slabs

    Cheers, will get a lump hammer and give it a go with the bolster I have. If no joy I'll get a sharper bolster Thanks!
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    getting concrete/mortar off paving slabs

    yeah some of the smaller bits I could leave but some are big and would need to get most of it off.
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    getting concrete/mortar off paving slabs

    Hi all About to re-lay a patio using old slabs, but they all have blobs of mortar/concrete stuck on the back. Whats the best way to get this off? I've tried with a bolster and an ordinary hammer but that doesn't seem to be doing the job very well, although the bolster is pretty old and quite...
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    tool for knocking down small garden wall

    Cheers, don't have even a lumphammer so I'll probably buy a small (3kg) sledge hammer
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    tool for knocking down small garden wall

    Hi all, Bit of a basic question, but I need to knock down a small garden wall, 5 or 6 courses high. Its pretty old and crumbling so I reckon it will be pretty easy but what is the best tool to do it? sledgehammer? Cheers
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    wood flooring threshold

    Great thanks, I think it definately needs to be stuck to both floors. Will get some grip fill.
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    wood flooring threshold

    OK so I shouldn't stick it to the tiles? Thanks
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    wood flooring threshold

    its not actually a threshold piece as there is no gap between the two floors so you can't fit one of them easily. Its just a flat piece of wood. Should I maybe just glue it to the tile side?
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    wood flooring threshold

    Hi all, Need to stick down a threshold over where engineered wood floating floor joins to a quarry tile floor. My question is what glue to use which will stick to both sides of the join ie the wood and the tiles? Cheers!
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    roof lantern triple glazing worth it?

    as my old thread has been ressurected, I got it from a company called Lumina design in the end. Great product (and didn't bother with triple glazed - double is completely fine in our climate)
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    re-laying patio, subbase or not?

    Great, thanks what do you mean by capping the backfilled areas with lean mix concrete? is that something different to filling them with hardcore?
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    re-laying patio, subbase or not?

    I know you don't lay a patio on top soil, but the area I want to lay it already had a patio on it, so its effectively the old sub base not topsoil. isn't it?
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    re-laying patio, subbase or not?

    Hi, Just had an extension built so the patio needs relaying. The ground seems pretty solid under the flags so is it worth digging it out to refill with hardcore or can I just level it off and compact it? Cheers
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    using oak worktop to make shelves

    OK, thinking we will definitely go ahead with this. Can anyone recommend some brackets? Don't really know where to start
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    using oak worktop to make shelves

    Thanks all, I'm inclined to think there isn't really much to lose so may as well go for it
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