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    Need a primer / undercoat to suit various wood types

    Hoping for some advice. I have recently had a new porch door frame added in with frosted glass side pane, oak door etc. The door is simple enough as I'm using osmo on that but the frame and everything else around the door and glass etc I need to prime. Its been made of a combination of wood...
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    Will a combi be ok?

    Moved into a new house and currently have an ancient 50 year plus standard boiler with a tank on the landing and one in the loft. The pressure to the shower is pathetic as its gravity fed and all in all it needs replacing asap. My question is, will a combi be ok? House is currently a 3 bed...
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    Catnic for Bifold installation?

    Looking to join together existing sliding doors and separate door with a set of 3.5m bi folds. This means taking out a 300mm width wall between them. I assumed an RSJ would have to go in but have had one quote who said they could install a catnic to this as they have standard calcs for what...
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    Best Euro Cylinder Lock on the market?

    Having always been an Avocet ABS fan I assumed these were still the best however I have spoken to 3 different locksmiths now who have all said they have had issues with these post installation. As a result 2 don't fit them at all anymore due to these issues. Personally mine have always been ok...
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    Mining Bell Pit in Garden - Query

    Apologies if this is not in the right place, but does anyone have any experience of old mining works near a property? We live in an area that has plenty of old mine shafts etc (you can see on the map checker multiple red X's) and have found a house which we may be interested in but it has an...
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    Painting / Staining - Hand Rail / Decking (but not on the floor)

    Hi all, I have a patio area outside that is raised up with stairs to access it, the flooring is all indian sandstone but the retaining wall was built using breeze blocks and then faced over with wooden decking boards. The overall finish is good but I am now thinking a year on about staining /...
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    Cracks internally and question over brickwork outside

    Hi all. Hoping someone can offer some advice here. Got a late 60s build semi and noticed a number of internal cracks appearing. Some of these are on newer plaster work that we had done 3/4 years back (the white walls in the photos) and some are on plaster from when we moved in (So I imagine many...
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    Broken bath/shower pully

    Morning all I wasn't really sure of the best way to describe this however I have a bath and shower that runs off the pipes. No electric shower etc. In order to run a bath I simply turn the bath taps on and if I want a shower I pull a small metal piece on the tap up and the water then comes out...
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    Replacing Fuse Box - Is it needed?

    Hi all, just looking for a bit of advice. Currently got a MK Sentry consumer unit which states to "BS 5486 PT 13". Is it recommended that this be replaced with a new unit to current standards? I know in an ideal world everything would be to current standards but my question is can anyone...
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    Plastering hall, stairs and landing. Cost?

    I know it's hard to say without seeing it but what should I roughly be expecting to pay to have an artex hall stairs and landing skimmed over? It's not thick artex but definitely needs going over. Standard 3 bed semi size.
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    Cracks appearing in many rooms

    Hoping someone can help out here. Posted a while back re this but noticing more now. I have a 1969 build semi detached house which we bought at the start if this year. Full structural survey done with no major issues reported. Since moving in I noticed cracks appearing firstly in the hall...
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    Replacing UPVC door handle

    So the door handle to my back upvc door is dropping, it all still functions but doesn't sit correctly. Few questions: 1. Should replacing the handle fix this problem? 2. How easy is it to do? Watched a few videos online but just wary of taking my handle apart and not been able to put the...
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    Cracks in Artex Wall

    Hi I am new to the site so apologies if posting in the wrong area. Recently bought a house at the start of the year and had a full structural survey done which came up with no real issues. I have noticed now over the last few weeks a crack developing on the landing near to where the wall...
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