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    New solid oak kitchen surface - how to stop rot??

    Hi Ive just installed a new very expensive kitchen surface. Water around the tap is constantly present - is there a strong wax or sealant we could use that will not allow the wood to rot Its been treated with Danish oil (5 coats) but already its starting to swell slightly - I want to catch it...
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    Nail down a floorboard -bang, lights out

    So I thought id nail down a floorboard that was squeeking as one final job of the day. BANG the lights go out - ive hit a mains cable. As the hole is in the center of the joist i have a thread going to work out how to repair, the cable was tight, no slack for a junction box either side. Got a...
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    WAGO - good enough for repairing broken mains cable?

    So I put a nail right through a joist that had cables in, puncturing one cable running through the middle of the joist. The cable is too tight either side to repair to a single box, so my thought was use a junction box, extend say one metre through the joist, then another junction box on the...
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    Help please - want to lay laminate - uneven concretefloor (PICS)

    So Ive been tasked with laying laminate - only, i have some areas that are really crap thanks to gas pipes, fireplace removals and so on. The annoying thing is we've plastered and just painted, i dont want to be grinding any floors and making more dust here are some pics of the annoyances...
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