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    Moving my own MCB (Fusebox)

    Thank you very much for your help. I did think it would be a job for the professionals, apologies for the rule break :oops: I'll just get a few electricians in to quote. One last thing..Whats a DNO? Thanks
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    Moving my own MCB (Fusebox)

    Hi, i want to knock down a stud wall which currently has my fusebox on it. As usual i've been told different things by different professionals. How easy is it to move about 3-4foot from where is currently is if i was doing it myself? Aparantly Seeboard "own" everybodies fuseboxes and are the...
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    What can i decorate a laminated surface with?

    Hi, I have a wall bed which folds up into a wooden casing. It's roughly the size of a large wardrobe and it's a beech laminate effect. I want to change the appearance for a more contemporary look but unfortunatly dont have any idea what i can use. Paint is obviously no good...any other...
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    What tool do i need to cut 18mm ply???

    yeah you have read it slightly wrong...or maybe i havnt explained properly. I raised the floor under the cabinets so that after the tiles had been laid they would be level with the floor under the units....that way when im pulling out the washing machine or dishwasher there wont be a step up...
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    So many tilers...So many contradictions.......

    hi thanks for your advice. The floorboards are in good condition and ill screw them down with additional screws to ensure theyre down tight. The tyre advhesive that you mentioned....is that rouhgly the same as normal adhesive or much more expensive? Could you also tell me what would...
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    So many tilers...So many contradictions.......

    Hi everybody, I'm getting my hallway and kitchen tiled with porcelain tiles. I've pulled up the old laminate and underneath are just normal wooden floorboards. We've had quite a few tilers in to quote and tell us what they're do. They've all said that they need to lay ply onto the...
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    What tool do i need to cut 18mm ply???

    Thanks Symptoms this sounds like what im looking for, ill have a look at the website and may purchase. Mattysupra, thanks for the advice. I purposely laid the 18mm ply so that when the tiles are laid they are at the same level. I have been advised by the tiler i am paying to do the work...
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    What tool do i need to cut 18mm ply???

    Hi, thanks for your reply. It would be ideal to lift the kitchen but all the units are now fitted with the worktops on. It's a U shaped kitchen and with three large worktops it would be way too much work to take it all up. I have a circular saw but the cut wont get close enough to the...
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    What tool do i need to cut 18mm ply???

    I know it sounds like a silly question but let me explain..... I've fitted a new kitchen and i lay 18mm ply under the units (this was done so that after the new tiled floor was laid it would all be level). Unfortunatley the ply sticks out from the units a little too much and i need to cut...
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    Extending My Soil Pipe

    Soil stack is cast iron. There is another connection from flat below and one from flat above but that's it.... Thanks "hi-spec plumbing heating". I'm guessing i could probably get this height over the 2meter distance without having to raise the toilet. I assume that it wont take long for me...
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    Extending My Soil Pipe

    Hi, Thanks for all your replies. I cant put the pipe externally unfortunately as it would go across a downstairs window and would ruin the front of the house. The soil pipe that comes into the currently toilet is cast iron. I will get a core drill (thanks for the advice) as it sounds much...
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    Extending My Soil Pipe

    Hi, Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. I currently have a toilet in a room all of it's own next to the bathroom. I'm not sure why it was originally built like this but i want to move the toilet into the bathroom. All i need to do is move the toilet roughly 1.5 meters from...
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