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    New plasterboard to finished ceiling: how to avoid cracks?

    Hi, A few years back I took a 1 week course in plastering and have since skimmed my bathroom and chimney breast with decent results (the bathroom ceiling wasn't the best if I'm honest!!). In the bathroom I put scrim where the walls met the ceiling which as I understand it, helps avoid...
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    Self leveling compound - not as level as I'd like!!

    Hi, I've had a go at applying a self leveling compound in my dining room, and am generally pleased with the result. However, it's not perfect, and I have noticed a couple of ridges and dips here and there. Can anyone please advise on how I should go about correcting these...
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    is this bitumen, and how can i level it?

    Hi people, I'm going to replace the parquet floor in my dining room. I have taken a few tiles up and it looks like this.... http://flic.kr/p/aJJdNp From that picture, is anyone able to tell me if that is bitumen, and also tell me if i can apply self levelling compound on top to flatten...
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    How to hide these wires?

    Hi, I'm in the process of decorating my dining room, and have some ugly plastic trunking coming from a single socket near the corner of the room. I've uploaded a photo of the socket here.... http://flic.kr/p/aHGf8R ...as you can see I've removed the trunking, and am wondering what I...
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    Can't open airing cupboard door.

    Hi people. My airing cupboard door won't open because a clothes horse is stuck under the handle on the inside (why there needs to be a handle on the inside I don't know, but that's the situation). I've tried taking the outside handle off in an attempt to bring the spindle out from the...
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    8 way adaptor and a magic switch.

    Hello peeps, I have an empty fireplace which I would like to put all my stuff (DVD Player, Virgin box, Router, Modem, Wii, Amplifier, CD Player), and on the chimney breast I plan to hang the TV. I would like to have all the stuff plugged in at the back of the chminey breast, and a single...
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    Replacing a two way switch.

    Hi there. I have a new switch to replace my old two way switch in my hallway. I thought it would be a simple like-for-like replacement, but when I took the old one from the wall, all was not as simple as I had hoped. Using the image below, can someone tell me what goes where...
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