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    Satinwood and raised grain

    Hi. I'm getting a weird finish on my shelf using Dulux Trade Satinwood. I think it's raised grain? It's hardwood, previously varnished. Here's what I did: Stripped varnish with carbide blade Sanded 40, 80 then 120 One coat of Dulux undercoat and primer Sanded 120 One coat of Satinwood One...
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    Clay tiles on conservatory roof

    Hi. Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes. We have a small (about 12 square metre) conservatory. It is hardwood and double glazed on dwarf walls and in sound condition. We enquired about replacing the roof with an insulated "warm roof" using lightweight tiles. We had a quote from...
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    Supporting bay window roof

    We've been advised by both the surveyor when we bought the house and a window fitter that the gable roof above our bay window is not supported adequately. There is slight deflection to the roof line and the window fitter said our options were to either support it temporarily while they change...
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    Chimney breast lintel

    I want to install a log burner in this opening. It has a brick arch lintel that sits fairly low (84cm if you include the bricks at the base). I want to install a lintel and box it off but I'm struggling to work out how I can do this in the least invasive way possible. I think at the very least...
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    How to cut lining paper round this arch

    Tomorrow I'm going to attempt to paper the chimney breast. I'm wondering about the best way of trimming round the arch. I'm going to run three lengths down it - one in the middle, one either side. The rendering is about half an inch thick and is tapered back in to the brick. Ideally I want to...
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    Fixing dresser to wall

    IMG_20161030_094719 by voteforpedro posted 30 Oct 2016 at 9:51 AM I want to fix the shelves above to an internal brick wall in our kitchen. It has no fixing points. It will be free hanging and will be holding mostly jars full of food stuffs. It measures 116x111x19 cm approx and is constructed...
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    Scaffold board shelves - securing to plasterboarded walls with cavity

    I am going to fit some scaffold boards as shelves in our kitchen (up to 80cm long). They will be fitted to the wall with cast iron supports with three screws. They will be holding plates, bowls etc... So basically, the brackets will be holding a fair bit of weight. Now the issue is the wall in...
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