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    Night latch compatibility ERA Yale & different backset s

    Hi could anybody help please? The previous owners of my house had a porch built on the front of the house with a new front door and left the old front door in situ, which means that now to enter the house you have to have two different keys to unlock the first and then second (old) door...
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    Pine Stile & Rail internal door, 10mm lip - realistic tr

    Hi Could anyone offer some honest advice please? I plan to replace 5 internal doors with Howdens Pine Stile & Rail internal door with 10mm lipping (not veneered). http://www.howdens.com/pdf/product/1326.pdf The height of the door frame for two of them is 1959mm, my replacement doors...
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    Replace asbestos downpipe through carport flat root

    Could someone advise pls? I am replacing an asbestos hopper & downpipe that currently runs through the flat roof above an open-air carport below. Ive got the asbestos-care bit covered off (spraying with PVA & wrapping) & council disposing of it. Removing the main section of pipe is easy...
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    swap light 1gang 2way rocker switch for door activated micro

    Hi Im looking to swap the current standard 1 gang 2 way switch that switches the light in the cupboard under my stairs for a switch that will switch the light on when I open the door & off when I close the door. I thought what I was looking for was called a micro switch but I dont seem to...
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    Flickering fuse and lightswitch LED's - Dirty Electrics ?

    Hi Would really appreciate someone's opinion on this. I recently moved into a 1960's house & the previous owner was a local council electrician. He's made a lot of electrical modifications to the house, and addded a new consumer unit to the garage to feed the extension lights & sockets...
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    Painting / Sealing poor cond Asbestos cement Pipe

    Hi guys Dont know if anyone can offer any help? I have an external asbestos cement gutter pipe, the surface of which is powdery and slightly crumbly to the touch. Underneath the powdery 1mm surface the rest of the pipe seems sound. The pipe is open in my side alley & prone to being...
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    Painting & Sealing a poor cond Asbestos Cement pipe

    Hi guys Dont know if anyone can offer any help? I have an external asbestos cement gutter pipe, the surface of which is powdery and slightly crumbly to the touch. Underneath the powdery 1mm surface the rest of the pipe seems sound. The pipe is open in my side alley & prone to being...
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    Tapping/clicking noise from radiators

    Hi, could someone point me in the right direction with this problem? I have 5 radiators upstairs in my house. A boiler upstairs that feeds the radiators directly. Every morning when the bolier starts up there is a clicking\\\\tapping noise that comes from the two radiators in my bedroom, but...
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