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    Loft insulation over downlighters

    I found some covers (eventually!!) Seems they're a discontinued product. The covers allow for insulation cover
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    Loft insulation over downlighters

    Ok Thank-you for the reply. I cant find any info whether or not you can, ill try and contact them see if they're able to tell me
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    Loft insulation over downlighters

    Hi there, i have a question regarding insulation over my downlighters, do I need fire covers over my lights? The previous owner of the house installed Aurora Dlm 983 and 981s upstairs. Thing is they've been installed in such a way that a cover won't be able to fit properly over all of them...
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    painting new interior plain wooden door

    ok thankyou for the advice, hope it isnt too late ill have a look for some knots cant say if i noticed any that stnad out, i was gonna give it a dulux trade gloss finish
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    painting new interior plain wooden door

    ah ok ive already put the primer on :oops: :(
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    painting new interior plain wooden door

    erm whats knotting :oops: :(
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    painting new interior plain wooden door

    hello folks have a new interior door to paint its bare wood at the mo and some mdf floating shelves which are also bare, i want to do both in gloss so am i right in buying a primer, undercoat then finally a gloss with a light sanding in between the primer and undercoat? thankyou
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    laminate laying in a bay window'd room

    well i was looking forwards to laying a nice new rustic oak laminate flooring in my room, until i got to the bit where i have to cut angles for my window bay, i spent nearly half a day trying to figure out how to do this and i cannot for the life of me figure this out, so i give up with it ill...
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    external coving corners

    a magic mitre would save all that banging and crashing, surely!!??
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    external coving corners

    i think you have :oops:
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    external coving corners

    thanks lola, think my brain will suffer with such a process :cry: :oops:
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    Painting coving

    ok ta thing is the window bay corners are going to give grief they are no where near 45 degree angles, what do you recommend for those, i did a mock put up the gap was rather large
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    external coving corners

    hi there my window bay area has 2 external corners which arent 45 degrees infact i havent a clue what they are, im putting some coving and seeing as you can only get 45 degree mitre blocks what would you peeps recommend to get a closer cut as possible? thank you!
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    Painting coving

    :cry: :cry: . ok its not a major disaster, ive got someone to help so if it does go wrong then ill just go buy more of the stuff lesson learned!!. although i must ask my 2 external corners are no where near 45 degree angles probably about 30 or so, so hows the best way to get the right cut for...
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    Painting coving

    well the coving had its under coat and some of them have bowed a bit bah :o( so going to have to get someone to help me put them up now
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    Painting coving

    ok cheers lads just popped to b&q got me dulux soft sheen brilliant white!
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    Painting coving

    ok thanks dec so a very lightly watered down 1st coat, and then normal coat, ok ta!
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    Painting coving

    ok thanks dec, will dulux vinyl soft sheen be ok? if so will 2 coats be ok without any undercoat? ta
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    Painting coving

    Hello there im going to be putting up soon some coving not the expensive plaster type nor the ultra cheap toot, its the one in between the paper covered polystirein <----- spelling mistake, im going to give it a crown quick dry satin white coat, what do you folks recommend for a base coat ive...
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    Best way to paint over varnished doors

    ill give it a go then! ill post a pic of the door when done
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