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    Kitchen floor in 1950's house

    Might be doing some updating on a detached 1950's bed house. I think it is faily typical of the era. Cavity walls, wooden casement windows, pretty good quality construction in its day, a one off farmhouse. The kitchen floor is yellowish tiles like quarry tiles very flat no movement...
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    bath leg set

    Not really a Plumbing problem but I cant see a more suitable forum! I have a Vitra Bath and the leg set has no instructions with it! I have sussed some of it out but there are several things I dont understand, having never done this before 1) All the screws that seem to be intended...
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    Making good after removing sash boxes - any tips?

    I am converting a house removing the old sashes. This house is getting the Upvc treatment as it is a rental house. I know that there is a step in the brickwork to accomodate the sash boxes and while I am having much of hte house replastered from brick I am wanting to ge the neatest result on...
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    Keyless locks for upvc windows

    As part of the new regs (yes prezza again) certain rented houses now have to have locks on the ground floor that can be opened without a key. e.g. a thumbturn deadlock for the front door (i.e. key from outside only) and something similar for the windows. Yes it's a security risk but that is...
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    Angle grider blade

    Hi all, Do you know if anyone sells such a thing as a replacement angle grinder "key" or tool to remove the blades? I cant see one at my local shed and I appear to have lost mine. Cookoid_0
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    Inspecting roofing work

    Hi all. I am getting my roof relaid, using 50% new tiles and 50% of the original covering. The roof is clay tiles (Rosemary) which appear not to have been relaid since the house was built 100 years ago. There is no exisitng felt. We are having a breathable sarking felt and vents at the...
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