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    Tiling skimmed walls in bathroom

    Thanks for the reply. They are stud walls so it looks like I'll be taking your advice and tanking the shower area. I must admit I've been looking at ready mix adhesives mainly because I don't like the thought of having to mix a new batch of bagged adhesive every 30 minutes or so which is...
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    Tiling skimmed walls in bathroom

    In the next few days I will be getting about to tiling our new ensuit. The shower trays been fitted and the walls skimmed (over a month ago) now I just need to do the tiling. I have a good idea of how to go about it but Im just looking for some reassurance really. The first thing I was...
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    Rebuilding chimney stacks, conflicting quotes.

    Thanks for all the replies. I think your probably right ^woody^ about the scaffolding needing to be raised when they get to a certain point and that's where the "2 visits" have come from. Anyway It's put a few things straight in my head and given me a better idea of the questions to ask...
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    Rebuilding chimney stacks, conflicting quotes.

    £2900 in the first and £2000 in the second The majority of the difference in price (I'm assumming) being attributed to the cost of removing the scaffolding and then erecting it again on the second visit.
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    Rebuilding chimney stacks, conflicting quotes.

    Yes that does include lead flashings and aprons, back gutters, pots, chimneys to be swept and making good. The DPC tray's not mentioned in the quotes but I'm assuming it's included and I will bring it up before commiting to anything. All work to be done over a period of 7-10 days depending...
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    Rebuilding chimney stacks, conflicting quotes.

    We have two exterior chimney's which supplied 2 flues for the ground and first floor rooms in our 1930's detached house. The first floor fireplaces have long since been bricked up and gas fires were installed in the ground floor rooms. The previous owner decided to remove the chimney...
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