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    Patchy ceiling

    Re-did the ceiling last night with its second coat of Silk emulsion following its initial seal coat (thinned trade mat emulsion) as it’s newly plastered? But it’s come out as patchy as hell! Not in the normal sense in as much as you can’t see through it, more with its finish..., some silk...
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    fitting laminate in the kitchen and 12.5mm expansion gaps!

    Hi Guy's .. a bit of advice if you could please... Ive fitted a new kitchen and bought Wicks Tile effect laminate flooring to put down. the floor is the modern MDF floor board things (not nice)... but in good shape and humidity okay etc... however, reading the instructions, it says leave a...
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    universal bonding conpound (for bonding plasterboard to wall

    Yesterday I put up 5 boards in the new kitchen and had to join onto the old stuff. It was about a 10mm gap but lower than the new stuff by 10mm also. So I used the bonding on top of the old plaster to bring it level. But my plaster is saying multi finish will not stick to the bonding when he...
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    best way to make up a return into a doorway thats oversize?

    Hi Guys' I wonder if you could comment on the following.. The builders cut a new doorway into my new extension going back a few months, however they had a few goes at getting the cut straight and in the right place in the inner skin to match up the the cut in the outer skin... I'm now at a point...
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    Can scratch off the mist coat on new plaster. is this right?

    Hi All I've just put the first coat on my new plaster but check this AM and you can scratch it off with your nail?.. Is this right?.. I used Selco Contract matt http://www.selcobw.com/products/painting-decorating/paint/emulsions/selco-contract-matt-paint-brilliant-white-10-ltr and watered...
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    what pipe / fittings to use... brass / plastic etc?>

    Hi All Have come to do the plumbing on my new extension and I'm wondering what's best to use?.. The house is 20 years old and is done in copper throughout... the extension is a single floor 3m x 3m but needs plumbing for a toilet, two sinks, two rads, and a washing machine... I want to use...
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    door into new toilet and regs with regards to line of sight?

    I’m just about to build a small bathroom in my new extension. The extension is single story 3m x 3m to be used as an office / utility and to house the downstairs toilet.... the bathroom will be stud walls to two sides and outside walls on the other two so it’s going in one of the corners as you...
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    min door sizr garage to house?

    Hi Guy's.. I'm building a new extension on the back of my house that will cover the back wall of the garage.. I want to put a door through but whats the min size?.. its a dwelling and there don't appear to be much about it.. the door i've got is 686 x 1981 x 44... will this be okay or are the...
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    Electrician gone on holl's and plasterer coming at weekend !

    HI All.. I had the electrician booked for today to drop in the wires before the plasterer comes at weekend to put the boards on. He didn't arrive so I've called him and he's sat on a beach in Crete or somewhere :( So, I'm going to have to put the wires in myself.... :? I'm okay with this...
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    How can i get the colour out of the motar

    Hi All.. my new shell's up and I'm fitting out the inside.. but I need to reduce the colour in the motar on the outside... I'd put use 0.7% colour to cement... but for some reason they used 1-0.9%... result.. pink mortar... having realised their mistake 1/2 way up the wall, they changed to 0.7%...
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    9448 alarm problem

    Hi All I have a issue setting the alarm.. when I key in the code it flashes any open zones (as it would) but also flashes the anti-tamper?.... I've linked it out and it still does it... so when the alarm sets, it instantly goes off on the internal sounder?.. any ideas... I disconected the...
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    Frame seal.. is it just Silicon?

    I've just fitted my new UPVC windows and will be doin gthe door in the next few days, and was wondering what the seal is thats sold as 'Frame seal'? is it something special or just standard white silicon seal?.. as well as adding the new windows I'm moving two existing ones that have been...
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    How long should 2 brickies take to build a 3.5m x 3.5m L ?

    well they started in October.. the odd day here and there... so far they have done 640 blocks.. and have a total time of 80 hours on the job.. thats 7.5 mins per block on average... okay, they may have to cut a few and measure up for 1 door / 2 windows... and mix cement.. .but even if that took...
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    How many sq meters in a day from two brickies on £120 each ?

    Well the answer today is a combined effort of 3 mtrs sq and two sills... they are using re-constituted stone blocks and have cut to length and fitted a couple of stone sills also... that's 1.5 sq meters each FFS... I could do that!! Me thinks they are taking the P !! what do you think they...
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    How cold can you go?

    My builders are on site today laying the stone on the outside of my extension... It's -2 out there :shock: ... okay, they will wait until it warms up a tad but what about it freezing tonight?... what's the lowest new mortar should see??.. :)
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    Good Roofer in Bradford / Leeds area... anyone recommend any

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    Good roofer in Bradford to put full roof on?

    My small extensions nearing completion on build and I need someone to put the roof on... It's a simple lean-too roof but does run into the existing garage roof so will need a gully.... Quite a simple job I'd of thought.... Can anyone recommend someone to do this?.... Joists / board / batten /...
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    Blocks not square top face to bottom.. does it matter

    Here is a question for those who know about wall building…. I’ve had to cut some 140mm high Costone done to get 100mm blocks.. problem being that the saw was not perfect and has put a bit of a tapper on the top face…so if I measure one side of the block it’s 100mm… but the other side it’s...
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    Urgent answer.. builders have built on plastic DPM ??

    Hi All The builders are back tomorrow so I need an urgent answer to a question if you could please... We've brought the build out the ground on foundation blocks. As I want a space under the floor, ive put DPM around the outside of the blocks to stop and damp coming through into the voide...
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    split faced buff... Yorkshire

    My house was built about 20 years ago using split faced buff re-constituted stone.. 3 size.. 140 / 100 / 65 high and lots of dofferant lengths (max about 440).... I'm told its Rebastone by Bradsone... does thios sound right?... I need to match it for my new extension... I know I'll not get...
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