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    Recommendations for primer, undercoat and gloss...

    Hi all, Just wanted to pick the collective knowledge bank. I am almost finished the tongue and groove in the wife's outdoor office and she wants it painting an off white / cream colour. The room is 4m x 3m with a vaulted apex ceiling so there is a fair amount of painting to be done!! Which...
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    Veranda ceiling - what material to use?

    I am in the midst of building the wife a garden office, I want to box in the area above the veranda and create a ceiling, ideally which can be painted. Given that one side will be exposed to the elements what material would you recommend that I use - I was considering marine ply which seems to...
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    Mounting depth for recycled Velux windows

    Hello all, I am currently building a garden office for my wife and have sourced two older style Velux roof windows in good condition (they are genuine Velux) that have previously been fitted. As I am inserting into a brand new roof I am unsure what depth the outer carcass should be mounted so...
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    Log Burner wall spacing in garden office

    Hi all Just need to pick the brains of the masses. I have a Bosca Limit 350 log burner which I am installing in a garden office I am building at the moment. The construction is mainly timber with a rosemary tiled roof. I have sourced locally some 12mm slate tiles (approx 30 x 60cm) and plan...
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    New 2017 Summer House project

    Hi all I have been asked by SWMBO to make her a Summer House for 2017 when she is 50. At first the initial requirements were quite modest, however since we visited Chelsea Flower show earlier in the year, her requirements list has grown . Initially I was thinking of a 2m x 3m structure...
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