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    big sheets of 'skrim'?

    I'm trying to find a supplier of big sheets, or wide rolls of 'skrim' (or something that would do the same job) to cover a damaged lath and plaster wall before it is skimmed. I'm aware that this is a bit of a bodge, but the alternative is too awful to contemplate at the moment!! I'm told this...
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    Maple for garden bench?

    Hi all We have some lovely thick slabs of maple that we got for a project and then changed our minds. I now need to buy a small, curved bench and I can't find a ready made one, so I was wondering if I could get one made from the maple. My question is, would maple be a good material for an...
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    attaching trellis to concrete fence posts

    Has anyone found a good method of attaching trellis to concrete fence posts? The reason I ask is that many of my clients have concrete fence posts with fence panels slotted in. I always suggest they paint the panels and the concrete, but it still looks pretty boring and stark until plants...
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    tool handle repairs

    Hi everyone, We have an Estwing hammer and an Estwing Joiners Axe (like a hatchet) which both have handles covered in rings of leather. The leather has now perished and is falling apart, so these 2 tools are more or less unusable. They are both so nicely balanced and well-made that we would...
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    Heatline combi

    Hi all Having had great advice about which boiler to choose in terms of size, can you help me with a new dilemma? We were intending getting a Worcester but now Hubby has found a Heatline boiler, which the bloke reckons is Worcester bits, but much cheaper. Does anyone have any views? Linda
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    relative boiler efficiency

    We are trying to choose a combi boiler to replace a 20 yr old instant hot water boiler and a 25yr old CH boiler that 'lives' in the chimney breast behind a gas fire (Sorry! I don't know what they are called) Both boilers go out on a fairly regular basis and are probably using way more gas than...
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    relative boiler efficiency

    We are trying to choose a combi boiler to replace a 20 yr old instant hot water boiler and a 25yr old CH boiler that 'lives' in the chimney breast behind a gas fire (Sorry! I don't know what they are called) Both boilers go out on a fairly regular basis and are probably using way more gas than...
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