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    Preparing rooms before plasterer (not walls)

    I'm decorating my lounge & Hall to landing. We've stripped the walls of the old wood chip wallpaper :evil: etc, he's said he will prep the walls etc but what jobs do we need to perform before he does his bit so a we don't bodge up, go over and generally make a better finish? I'll be taking...
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    Large drop down loft hatch

    I have a loft hatch that is currently a push up piece of wood then climb in on a step ladder. I want to convert it to a pull down metal ladder, the ladders not the issue but the hatch is as it is seems to be 760mm x 760mm on the outside wooden frame and 650mm x 650mm on the opening. Most...
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    Cold shower plenty of hot water

    I had this reply from Aqualisa to my question on the problem, I'll try it tonight :D If by lowering the shower head the flow or temperature increase, this would usually indicate a build up of air in the system. Once cleared the shower should go back to normal. To clear air from the system...
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    Cold shower plenty of hot water

    Having poked about images of the shower I think it's an Aqualisa Aquavalve 700 exposed.
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    Cold shower plenty of hot water

    Oh I just remembered there's something on top of the assembly that you could probably put a 50p edge into and turn, I haven't touched this yet and not sure what it does. Also the cold maybe gravity fed I need to check in the loft.
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    Cold shower plenty of hot water

    Having moved house recently the shower has been fine for a week, it recently started playing up and not running hot even with the mixer turned full to hot. The hot water pipe that feeds it is hot to the touch and if I run the main bath or sink taps I get very hot water. It's an Aqualisa but...
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    Large cam FLATPACK FIXINGS (not locks)

    I already tried the local IKEA, they said thry don't do them that big.
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    Large cam FLATPACK FIXINGS (not locks)

    Thanks for the link, perfect I think :D Sorry about the title I was lead to believe they where cam locks as they lock in place they're quite often referred to as these :roll:
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    Garage workbench

    Some food for thought there, not sure about the last one, I'd have to bolt it down to stop it getting nicked :D
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    Large cam FLATPACK FIXINGS (not locks)

    Flat pack furniture ones.
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    Large cam FLATPACK FIXINGS (not locks)

    Any idea where I can find large replacement cam locks? It seems to have a diameter of 23-24mm odd.
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    Garage workbench

    Hi all, Total newbie willing to learn having just moved into a new house and keen to lose my DIY virginity and not my fingers :lol: I now have a garage which is a prefab bolted togther approx 8' across, as my first project I want to build a work bench at the back across the width for...
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