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    Correct or not

    have a 3 bedroom extension going onto the side of my 1940's bungalow. The wiring within these bedrooms will be extensions of the existing circuits and will not require any tampering of the main board. Regardless of my qualifications, If I wish to do this work myself, I am entirely within...
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    garage doors

    Try Apex garage doors in Bolton. They have a network of nationwide distributors and can offer about 6 standard sizes of prefinished steel doors with a 1/3rd 2/3rd split. You wll pay in the region of £450 vat.
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    Gliderol Roller door

    Use your bubble to the hilt. Level between the tow end plates and the central shaft before sliding the curtain down. Also the u channels / tracks. Glyderol are cheap thin and light curtains that are prone to something called coneing, which is when one side of the curtain starts to travel before...
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    Garage door: water ingress

    A rubber fin will not stop water ingress under a garage door if there is the slightest hint that the opening falls back into the garage and/or the door is exposed to driving rain. The only way to nail this problem is create a rebate between the door and floor, straight across the back of the...
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    How to find a builder

    sorry I sounded a bit pompous. The main reason for involving building control / regs is that you pay your taxes and they can help with the steel beam / lintel spec. installing it is only a days work for a builder and not that difficult. don't pay any money up-front.
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    How to find a builder

    Have you spoken to an architect or talked to building control at your local council, beacuse this is a long winded / slightly more expensive way to do things, but it will be correct.
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    External render querie

    Dear plastering wizkids. I have a 3 bedorom extension which is block / cavity block construction, with an exterior render finish. My Architect specified Thermalite shield. My local builders merchant only stocked Tarmac Toplite, but assured me that they where the same product. I have since...
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