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    Tiling over low voltage lighting wires (wall)?

    Job done..... definitely the right option. Tiled over the wires. Next....
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    No Hot Water

    Did you interrupt the gas supply to the boiler when you were doing any of this. I had a similar issue with my boiler showing an error message and not heating the water - required me to 'reset' the boiler, effectively acknowledging that the gas supply was deliberately interrupted. I had an...
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    Tiling over low voltage lighting wires (wall)?

    Howdy, Any reason I can't tile over low voltage lighting wires (only the ones back to the transformer - clearly not the transformer to the mains)? Plan to either cut small groove in plaster, embed wires, then tile over.... or is the more traditional way to run the wires up through the...
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    Rendered garden walls crumbling

    Good analysis. Probably correct on all counts. Sounds like I need to take it back coat, allow sufficient drying before painting and go from there? Too late for DPC..
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    Rendered garden walls crumbling

    Answers you want, answers you shall have... 100mm concrete blocks, medium density. No DPC. Everything was built about 14 months ago from scratch - Feb. Paint went on immediately following render (several days) Sandtex brand paint Both sides have the issues (but only in patches - some...
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    Rendered garden walls crumbling

    Thoughts anyone... hack and redo?
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    Rendered garden walls crumbling

    12 months....
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    Rendered garden walls crumbling

    Morning all, I have some 'professionally' rendered walls in my garden. They are crumbling, paint is flaking off (proper masonry paint) and I fear I need to hack off the render and redo. 1) Or is there an easy way to patch the render that is flaking - keeping in mind that it is a smooth...
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    Aluminum or Stainless Steel trim for laminate worktops

    Hi - I cannot locate anywhere in the UK that sells Aluminum or Stainless Steel trim for laminate worktops. By trim , I am talking about along the front edge of the entire worktop, not a joining or end profile strip. I appreciate that the profile of the worktop may affect the options, I...
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    Tiling over a wall that is not smooth

    Great, thanks for that. Wall isn't in bad state, so confirmed my suspicions.... cheers.
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    Light switch faceplate screws too short

    Yes, thanks Love Rocket - first query resolved in 3 minutes. By Olive71. Will try these extensions (read as 'already bought them'), other options noted and thanks. Have also learnt where to find the search forum option, so it's a good day all round. :oops:
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    Tiling over a wall that is not smooth

    Hey there, I have a kitchen wall I am looking to re-tile. I have removed the old tiles and have a plaster wall with all sorts of small hollows (where removing the old adhesive/grout has taking bits of plaster away). I want to know whether i need to make this wall flat or whether the use of...
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    Light switch faceplate screws too short

    http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MK3710.html Located.....
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    Light switch faceplate screws too short

    Greetings all, I have several new light switches and plug sockets in a nice 'iridium black' colour (black polished chrome). The screws that came with the switches are not quite long enough to reach the boxes in the wall. I can find longer ones in zinc, but not in iridium black.... need...
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    Fixing a new but bad external rendering job

    Hey all - I have 2 rectangular raised garden beds in my new back yard. They look to have been well made - however they have been rendered very badly (uneven) and then painted with masonry paint. I need to get them smooth and was trying to find some kind of skim coat for render (cement sand...
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