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    Ceiling Coving

    fair point I guess that perhaps that may be the answer, a broad fill to make it look like micro coving. Cheers
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    Ceiling Coving

    Hi, wonder if anyone can help please (hope I have posted this in the right section) I live in a mansard extension and wanted to put up some ceiling coving to cover cracks where the walls meets the ceiling. I only wanted to have very narrow coving put up. My ceiling is mostly flat but at some...
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    Sash Window - Draft Proofing

    Cheers will have a look at that
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    Sash Window - Draft Proofing

    Hi, A, hopefully, quick question please. I have sash window that has draft proofing strips on the staff bead and parting bead. The staff bead and parting bead have been chaffed out (like a U but square and about 4 mm wide) and this strip with a plastic backing of the same shape inserted into...
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    Plastering small area - how long before putting lining paper

    Thanks for the info. I will also look at easy-fill too as I am definitely not experienced. Cheers
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    Plastering small area - how long before putting lining paper

    Bonding and skimming. Sorry, forgot to mention that. Cheers
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    Plastering small area - how long before putting lining paper

    Hi, need to repair a small section of plaster work about 2 feet by 2 feet on a wall. The current plaster (about 12mm deep) will be removed to the breeze block. How long should the newly plastered area be left to dry before putting up the lining paper. Cheers
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    Main Water Supply / Meter - What to do now

    I understand thanks. Presumably the water tank would have to be fitted at a level above any bathrooms?? Excellent question and one to which I am unable to provide a reply. Perhaps there is something else that I am missing? I was not able to confirm whether my water meter turned when my...
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    Main Water Supply / Meter - What to do now

    Would the cold storage tank be situated in the loft area. Reason I ask is because these terraces have had mansard roof extensions added with flat felt roofs (slightly pitched for drainage) and no real loft space (maybe a foot or two at most). In fact in my terrace there is no hatch or way to...
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    Main Water Supply / Meter - What to do now

    I cornered the owner of the adjacent terrace today and explained the issue to him. I asked to carry out one test as follows. I turned off the stop cock adjacent to my water meter (in the pit as per the photo). Then. 1. I turned on the cold water of the kitchen tap in my house. The...
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    Main Water Supply / Meter - What to do now

    Not yet as the neighbours are on holiday at the moment and will only be back in a week. I will do the test when they are back and post my results. Cheers
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    Main Water Supply / Meter - What to do now

    Neighbours are a bit ladida. Whenever water is cut off I do remind them to get an internal stop valve fitted (to no avail so far). As regards my meter turning when they use water. I did test this to make sure, in that I asked for them to turn on their kitchen water tap for 15 secs and my...
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    Main Water Supply / Meter - What to do now

    Many thanks for your replies. Armed with the info which you have provided I will call Thames water next week and see what it would cost and whether we can negotiate the price. Looking at my more detailed diagram ie the one on the right, I am Terrace 1, neighbours Terrace 2. Is it not possible...
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    Main Water Supply / Meter - What to do now

    I started a thread a month ago and recently received a reply from my water co (Thames water). I was wondering how to proceed. My original thread is here. //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=282788&start=0 I have attached photo of the set up and 2 drawings below. The first...
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    Plastering question

    The plaster is cracked as a result of a stress crack. The plaster is not blown and is still holding well onto the celcon blocks. I am not sure as to the condition of the celcon blocks underneath. Not sure what a scrapper looks like any link to a pic? Perhaps after I have cut out the plaster...
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    Plastering question

    Thanks very much again for the added info Richard C. There quite a few jobs that I don't mind doing myself. I am not sure about this. I will have to think about it harder. It's just that I was going to give the room a couple of coats of paint on the walls afterwards and if I fluff the...
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    Plastering question

    Many thanks for your very informative reply Richard C. I appreciate that the instructions you gave me are pretty clear but I think this job is probably outside my capabilities and more specifically correctly applying the bonding. I think perhaps I should look for a pro who could undertake...
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    Plastering question

    First of all let me say that the EMl will be applied to breeze blocks and more specifically celcon blocks (not brickwork). The plaster currently on (don't know the trade name for it) is the dark pinky stuff. Only that I did not want to have any undue issues with hammering nails in. 100mm...
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    Plastering question

    I have a section of plaster which needs to be removed. EML needs to be applied onto the brick work and then re-plaster and re-lined. The area requiring replastering is about 3ftx2ft. The plaster is about 12.5 mm deep. Some questions. 1. Can the EML be screwed in place (rather than...
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    Orange Peel Effect

    Many thanks. It is a section that runs into a corner so perhaps I will just see what the result gives and just live with it. Cheers
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