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    Best way to repair damaged coving.

    Hi there, Hope you guys can help me out. I need to repair Victorian plaster coving that is seriously damaged, what's the best way? I was told to sand down, fill, sand down again, then paint with emulsion. hamas also told to sand down, paint eggshell white, fill, sand down again, then...
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    How to set up a circuit to have 3 switches control 1 light

    Hi there guys, I am having a small problem finding out if it is possible to have 3 switches control a series a down lights in a hall way with dimming. I need 1 switch at the front door, 1 switch in the middle where the 2nd bedroom is, and a 3rd switch at the end of the hall where it leads to...
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    Why do you paint emulsion on lining paper before filling?

    Hi there, I have a builder and his team who are are lining walls for me, 6 rooms in total. They have lined the walls with a 2mm gap between each sheet and they just started before I stopped them to fill the gaps with filler without putting emulsion on first. I have read that you have to...
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    What does this device do?

    Hi there, Does anyone know how this small round device work? It has an arial point and a satalite point from what looks to be 1 wf100 wire. To be exact 2 wires in 4 points out. Does the devise split the signal? Thanks fore the help.
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    Lining vs skimming cost.

    Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone could give me a rough idea of how much it would cost to skim vs line and fill by square meter. A builder said it would cost more to line and I just don't understand how that is possible. Any help with this would be great. Thanks Tom
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    Shaving 40mm from a brick wall please help.

    Hi all, I have a real problem, I am opening a doorway from a hallway to a kitchen, but as building regs insist the doorway must be 770mm wide. This wouldn't be a problem if the doorway opens into the kitchen directly but instead it will open up into a 785mm wide mini corridor and so I need to...
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    Re routing a steel 10cm hot water pipe

    Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone knew who would be able to cut, thread and re route an old 10cm steel hot communal pipe. I have a kitchen that has a hot water pipe running ceiling to floor almost in the middle of the kitchen. 2 plumbers that came to look at the kitchen said they...
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    Drilling hole for soil pipe through supporting brick wall

    Hi there all, I was wondering if it is ok to drill a hole for a soil pipe (from toilet) through a supporting brick wall, 1 foot away from the side edge. (Wall supports roof) As I've never done this before I am worried that it might weaken the integrity of the wall. If so, is there a way...
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    Pocket sliding doors.

    Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone here has experience with pocket sliding doors. I need to install a sliding door for a client but I was asked which sliding door company does the best quality mechanisms. From personal experience I know there are some sliding doors that are amazingly...
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    Maximum length of flexible Steel Gas meter connector

    Hi there all, I thought I might ask you guys this, as I am having trouble finding the right info. I need to move a gas meter from a wall that is being removed, and I was wondering if I am allowed to remove the short flexible gas meter connector, (Aft ther isolation tap) and replace it with a...
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    Moving a toilet 4 meters?

    Hi there guys, I know that there has been a few posts in the past but non of them covered this point and I was wondering what your thoughts are. I need to move a toilet 4 meters from main stack. I know maximum distance with build reg is 6 meters as long as you have the right fall, luckily I...
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