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    Summerhouse and wind

    Hi In September I had a national shed company put up a summerhouse in the back garden in quite an exposed spot. It's very high winds tonight and when I went in to it earlier the sides were creaking and there was a lot of movement with each gust of wind. It seems the wind is hitting the front of...
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    Sheds, damp and rain

    Hi, We recently bought a new summer house and now that the heavy and windswept rain is upon us there's damp coming through on the corners and also bottom edges. I've sealed the narrow spaces on the outside joins with a weather sealant but still the corners are showing damp. I wonder if this...
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    Changing stone fireplace to contemporary

    The wife wants me to change our fireplace from stone to contemporary. I was thinking of using Vermiculite Fire Resistant Board with a metal fire trim. Also, knocking the stones forming the arch out to give the opening more height. I assume there's a lintel above the arch somewhere, probably...
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    Dead downstairs electric lighting circuit

    Hi, I hope someone can help me with the following problem. Our downstairs light circuit has stopped working. It also lights the downstairs loo and two landings - it's a three storey house. It stopped working for a few hours last week then came back on again. Then stopped for a few hours...
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    Moving internal alarm sounder (siren)

    Hi, I'm new here and joined hoping someone could solve my problem. We've just moved house and have inherited an Accenta G4 alarm system. I want to move the internal siren (sounder) to the other side of the plasterboard wall (from the hallway into the utility room). It's a simple job except...
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