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    Pointing mortar

    I am repointing a 60's brick house, i have been using a 4:1 cament sand with 1 part lime, somebody said i shouldnt use lime but he did not know why. Have i made a mistake or is it ok.
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    Pointing mortar

    I am repointing a 60's brick house, i have been using a 4:1 cament sand with 1 part lime, somebody said i shouldnt use lime but he did not know why. Have i made a mistake or is it ok.
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    New roof

    i have had a survey done on my next house and it states the roof is near the end of its time. the external area of the house is 118m2 and the roof is 4 sided and is made from belgian red clay tiles, any idea what it would cost to replace it all with something similar
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    is it notifiable

    i have moved sockets added spurs and in one case lengthened the wires to allow the repositioning of sockets in my new kitchen. is this notifiable
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    electrical compliance

    in 2006 i did alot of rewiring in my kitchen, there is nothing wrong with it and all is safely done. but! i am now selling my house and the conveyancor wants to know if any electrical work was done post jan 2005, bearing in mind the wiring is behind tiling etc can a certificate be issued or is...
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    plaster board painting

    i have now finished boarding my ceiling, and i have filled the joints. what is required to prime the boards for painting, i know gypsum do a primer but i can not find any, will emulsion do the same job
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    hob gas supply

    i have moved the hob in my kitchen to a different wall. i have made up a new length of pipe that runs across the ceiling and down the wall with the hob on. the length that runs down the wall has a dog leg in and runs about 20 cms from the side of the hob, then goes below the hob level and runs...
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    painting plasterboard

    i have reboarded my ceiling i have filled the joints and it is all nice and smooth. i am correct in thinking that i can now paint directly over the whole lot without the need for skimming.
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    diy electrics

    i have recently done a rewire of my kitchen and would just like to clarify a couple of points. 1) the cables are routed vertically from there sockets except in a couple of places where i have run them horizontally, is it ok to run horizontal (this was a spur and a light switch) or does it have...
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