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    Kitchen fitting

    Hi guys. just about to plan and fit a kitchen but first I want to mark out the levels for the units on the walls but got a bit stuck . . . . what is the ideal hight for standard wall units from the floor ? Many thanks in advance. Jimmy
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    Tiling question

    I am just about to start tiling the bathroom, my question is very simple, where do you start. Do you start at the bottom with a full tile so that the inevitable half tile is at the top of the wall (a batton will be nailed one tile hight up level first of course to work up from) or should the...
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    upstairs damp problem

    Daughters bedroom, in plan view the two outside walls are north and east facing, first floor end of terrace house, the east wall is seperated from next door by an ally. There is a damp and mould problem just above the skirtingboard on this east wall, there is no damp at the foot of the...
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    Outside security light

    I have bought a pir controled security light (150 W) to fit to the back of my house, can I simply put a plug on the end of the cable(2.5mm) or do I have to put in a fused socket off the ring main or exsisting socket.
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    Laminate Flooring

    If it says on the packets "do not use in a bath room" then that also includes the kitchen. I spent two days laying cheap laminated flooring, a thin vener on a sort of compressed hardboard backing at £10.00 for 6 sheets. a good job resulted until a few days later I discovered that the joins in...
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    What type of Boiler

    I am going to have to replace the gas boiler in the kitchen some time this year, the present one supplies both hot water and central heating via a timer. I would like to replace with one that supplies on demand ie, taps on, water on, and would like to get rid of the old copper tank thats...
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    Moving a socket

    Some of the plug sockets in my new (old) house have sockets on the skirting boards, I would like to replace with modern slimmer sockets and move them 5 inches up on to the wall, do I have to run new wires to the sockets to extend it or can I use a plastic screw block type of thing and bury it in...
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