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    Floor tiles over old black adhesive

    The old thermoplastic tiles on my concrete floor were so loose they were coming up when vacuuming, so they were stripped off completely. I'm left with a nice and level concrete screed floor, with no bits of tiles, but a very thin layer of black adhesive left over. The adhesive isn't sticky...
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    Shower leaking - suspect flexible sealing strip

    In my shower, a flexible sealing strip (like bath seal) sits atop the tray, and the last row of tiles are tiled down onto it. The tray was siliconed to the wall before anything else was done. I get a leak at one side, seemingly behind the enclosure U-channel, but this area is well-sealed...
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    Socket inside kitchen cupboard

    What is the most appropriate option when a socket is required inside a kitchen cupboard, e.g. for supplying a dishwasher or fridge? Fitting a dry-lining box to the back of the cupboard (8mm thick backs) seems the neatest option. Is this acceptable? Cut a hole through the back of the cupboard...
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    Kitchen Extractor - use existing ridge vent or vent out wall

    I have had a gas fire removed from a bungalow. The flue connects via a 6 inch pipe to a ridge vent. As part of kitchen renovations I want to add an extractor hood over the electric hob, and this ends up being the opposite side of the wall to where the fire used to be, so it would be...
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