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    cold room/dormer window

    Hi there, our house has 1 room at the front which , the way the roof runs in that section, means that the room has a dormer window in the sape of a traingle. The end result is restricted head space inside the room on either side and above the window. The problem i am having at the...
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    mono bloc bathrom tap

    I have a euro Monobloc tap in my bathroom and the other day the foil filter inside the spout decided to drop out. As a result when i run the taps the water goes everywhere. It looks as if the end of the spout unscrews which would allow this part to be replaced. Can anyone tell me if this is...
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    tap tap tap.....

    My central heating upstairs is starting to drive me nuts. Previously i had an old oil fired boiler in the utility and the flue ran up the back of the house. The noise from it was horrendous so it being on its last legs i ripped it out and set up a new warmflow cabin pack outside with its own...
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    replastering.

    can someone help... i am looking for a ball park figure of what it would cost me to get someone to replaster a house. its an average 3 bed semi so there are 7 rooms requiring plastering both walls and ceilings. I know its a lot to ask as you really need to see the size of rooms etc but...
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    new roof

    I have a 3 bed semi which requires new roof and gutters. can someone give me a ball park figure of the cost to get someone to put a new roof on and gutters. i know its difficult without seeing the size of the property or me choosing materials but i am only trying to get a rough idea as to...
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    new heating system

    could somoene give me an idea of the cost i would be looking at to put a complete new heating system into a house. Its a 3 bed semi with 2 receptions, kitchen and 1 bathroom. therefore 7 radiators. new oil fired boiler required and new oil tank. I am looking for the most basic of...
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    rewiring a house

    I know people aren't keen to give ideas of costs as they need to see the job to get an idea but i am really looking for the roughest ball park figure here. Have a 3 bedroom semi which was not wired since 1950. Needs completely rewired/ comsumer unit/ sitches/ plugs/ ceiling roses. Can...
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    deck trimming - help me megawatt

    if i screw a piece of 2X2 on to the back of the frame then surely the bottom section below the frame is going to sit in 2".
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    deck trimming - help me megawatt

    excuse me for coming across stupid but what do you mean the flip side. Are you saying to screw 2 X 2 pieces of timber vertically on to the front of my frame and then attach boards to this?
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    deck trimming - help me megawatt

    i have a raised deck and i want to clsoe off the gap underneath. The gap is only 10" in height and I am hoping to run a couple of deck boards horizontally flush with the edge of my deck. My problem is - what do i attach the boards to. I could attach the top board to the outside of the frame...
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    25' deck

    If anyone has seen megawatts pictures of his deck, i was hoping to do similar with the edging. my deck is about 10" above the ground so i want to hide this gap and tidy the edge of the deck. I am curious as to what you are attaching your horizontal edging to when you have your posts inset...
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    2 way switch

    the 4 wires are because it is switch 2 of a two way switch operating another light. one is the earth.. I assume that I can determine the permanent live using my voltmeter.. How do i identify the wires running between S1 & S2 for the 2-way function? is there an easy way to do this...
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    2 way switch

    All the wires are red. 4 in switch one operate another light which i have wired up correctly. 2 in switch 2 operate another light which i have also wired up correctly. the other odd one in switch 2 is a loose wire which runs from the C terminal of one switch in switch 2 to the C on the...
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    2 way switch

    I had my room plastered and told them i was putting on new face plates. they switched the light circuits off, disconnected the face plates and left 6 red wires hanging on switch 1 and 7 on switch 2. I have managed to get the rest of the wires connected correctly but the kitchen one aint...
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    2 way switch

    Problem with my 2 way light switch. 2 light switches to control the kitchen light one on either side of the room. Switch no. 1 turns the kitchen light on and off. When switch no. 1 is at on position switch no. 2 is able to turn the light on and off. When switch no. 1 is at the off...
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    2 way light switch

    had a look at the diagram and got one of the 2 way double switches working as it should be. The other one seems to be giving the same problem but i cant get it sussed. Switch no. 1 turns the kitchen light on and off. When switch no. 1 is at on position switch no. 2 is able to turn the...
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    2 way light switch

    I have removed 2 2 way light switches in my kitchen to replace with new. I wasn't able to label the wires connected to the original switch or see where they were connected becuase there was no slack on the wires. Haven't a clue how the ever got it wired up. Problem is that all the wires are...
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    25' deck

    nice deck. I'm a little unsure as to the way your posts are. I'm assuming they are 4X4's? It looks like you have cut away the post to allow your beam to sit into it rather than being just bolted on to the side of it. Is this a fair assumption? Is that not a lot of unnecessary work?
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    25' deck

    I had initially thought about using posts to support the frame but it seemed pointless as i want the deck level with my patio doors which is roughly about 8 inches off the ground so it seemed the best way would be to lay the frame onto slabs.
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    25' deck

    You seem fairly clued in and very quick to respond. Here is my last question for the day. I intend to lay paving stones equally spaced on a dry sand/cement mix around the edge of the frame and to support joists to keep them the timber off the grass and give my deck a solid base. Does...
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