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    Skirtings - To Scribe or Not?

    I normally slip a thin piece of card under the skirting (single layer cereal box) when mounting so that you end up with a narrow gap underneath. That way you have the option to slide paper underneath the skirting later when you come to redecorate / paint the skirting again. Saves a lot of...
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    Making good a hole through a slab floor

    Many thanks, will give this a go. I was wondering about installing a conduit and then bringing the pipe itself through that. Does this sound reasonable ?
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    LED Lamps

    Its hard to say as the beam angle is not the same but I wouldn't say its equivalent to a 50W. Maybe 3/4 of the way there.... Best bet is to order a couple and give them a try. Given that the current lamps are burning 22.8kWh a day money clearly isnt a factor !
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    LED Lamps

    I just bought 22 of these: http://www.ledhut.co.uk/spot-lights/gu10-led-bulbs/gu10-led-3x1-watt-dimable-bulb-320-lumens-50-watt-equiv-3x1-5050-smd-chips.html 3w, decent light output and a good price. Watch out for the colour at the 'cool white' is a bit clinical and blue. Warm white...
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    Making good a hole through a slab floor

    I need to bring in a new 25mm mains water pipe under the footings of an 80's extension and then up through the slab floor inside (a replacement for the current 1930's lead pipe run in the original house). I've dug down under the existing footings from outside but now need to break through the...
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