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    help removing bitumen paint from exterior brick wall

    For some reason the previous owner has painted bitumen paint all round the house up to damp course level. Any ideas how i can remove this? Thank you
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    Spotlights in Kingspan insulation

    Any way around cutting big holes in the insulation? Its in a loft ceiling in a cold roof.
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    Spotlights in Kingspan

    Been told by my electrician to leave quite a big joint in the kingspan for each spotlight to go, as they get hot. I understand this but it's a bedroom and the lights probably wont be on that frequently. It seems wrong to me to be leaving big gaps in such an expensive product, which surely...
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    Use fire resistant Plasterboard instead of fireboard ??

    I need 30min fire resistance on my dormer on the neighbours side. I was told to put some superlux fireboard there on top of the ply outside, but just found out it's £133 a sheet! There are 1hour fire resistant brands of plasterboard at around £7 a sheet. Would that be acceptable on the...
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    Square frame on top of floor joists removal?

    I've got a big square in the middle of my loft and the struts go off it. how do i remove?
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    Do new 9x2 joists require lifting to stop bounce?

    I'm fitting new 9x2 joists in my loft and have been advised to lift them an inch from ceiling to stop bounce damaging the ceiling. I'm screwing the new joists into the old so if they are going to bounce they'd bounce at the old joist anyway, wouldnt they?
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