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    Paved Drive - suitable sub-base?

    I'm finally getting round to finishing off the drive and thought it best I seek a bit of advice first. Previously the whole of the front was gravel so I dug it all out about a foot deep where the drive is to be, which was full of bricks / rubble / broken glass and all sorts of bits and pieces...
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    Building a Paved Driveway

    I'm putting in a driveway and could use a bit of advice. I've acquired a number of 2" thick slabs that i'll be using to widen an existing drive. So far i've dug out around a foot deep to remove the rubble, glass, crap and whatever else that's been buried in the garden. I'm thinking i need to...
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    How to speed up curring time of render?

    Hi Guys, Any recommendations as to what I can do to speed up the curring/drying time of render? Would adding more cement to the mix help? or anyone have any experience with quick setting cement? i was thinking of using something like this in the mix...
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    Preparing the walls for bathroom tiling

    We're getting the bathroom tiled from floor to ceiling with ceramic tiles and its down to me to sort the walls out first. The walls were previously tiled halfway up the wall and when these tiles were removed some of the plaster has come away (back to the brickwork in parts) and the remaining...
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    Another Bathroom plastering question

    Well the mother is getting her bathroom tiled from floor to ceiling with ceramic tiles and its down to me to sort the walls out first. The walls were previously tiled halfway up the wall and when these tiles were removed some of the plaster has come away (back to the brickwork in parts) and...
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    how do i sort this wall out?

    Can anyone tell me what is on this wall? and how I can sort it out? can I just skim over it or would browning then skim be best? also its a bathroom wall if that makes a difference. thanks guys
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    Where can i get trim like this?

    I've recently seen this trim on b&q website, does anyone know where else sells something similar...
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    How do i finish the front of an inbuilt wardrobe?

    This is my design for a wardrobe im constructing how's best to finish the front? i want the doors to be roughly flush with the wall and dont like the look of wood filling in to the rest of the wall. Any ideas?
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    Partition Wall Fixings

    Hi, i'm building a partition wall / frame for a wardrobe, the frame will be made from 1 1/2" timber. Can anyone point me towards the best fixings to use for fixing to brick/block, floorboards and ceiling joists?
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    What should i use over brick/block?

    Hi everyone, my first post here. I've just taken down a wall to open up a bedroom wardrobe but on either side i am left with rough exposed brick and blockwork. I'm wanting to cover up the exposed brick in line to the existing wall with a smooth-ish finish, and it needs to be strong enough to...
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