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    sowing grass seeds/laying turf on an existing lawn.

    Thanks for all the replies Yes you are all correct photos would help. Sadly we had a bit of a tree pruning day so you cant see the lawn at the moment! The moment its clear I will post some pics The lawn is very patchy with some bald spots and lots of "non grass" I dont want or expect cricket...
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    sowing grass seeds/laying turf on an existing lawn.

    We have a a 50sqm garden that has a ratty looking lawn. I would like to either re turf it or sow grass seeds. My initial idea was to rotovate the area and then either lay some topsoil, seeds and more topsoil or lay turf over the rotovated garden. Or would I be better off Killing all the...
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    Tiling over bathroom wall panels

    Thank you very much for the detailed reply. This is exactly why I asked the question why to you. I Understand now. Many thanks
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    Tiling over bathroom wall panels

    Thanks for that. Not doubting you at all but can I ask why- I have seen tiles fixed on top of tiles and would have thought this would be the same? Googling the answer (which we all know is a bad idea) suggests you can if you score the panels and use flexible adhesive. Its not the end of the...
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    Tiling over bathroom wall panels

    because, as I have said the cleaners I used have damaged the panels, so they look ugly now
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    Tiling over bathroom wall panels

    Ahh yes I see - I will edit it - thanks
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    Tiling over bathroom wall panels

    I hoping to tile onto the wall panel not the plasterboard
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    Bath drains slowly and small amount of water left in the middle

    Hi all I have a large plastic clawfoot bath. It has always been slow to drain- Looking at the side of the bath (with the drain on the left) the waste goes down through a s trap along to the right (about 1m) then down through the ceiling, to the void between the joists. when it comes back on its...
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    Tiling over bathroom wall panels

    Hi all Our bathroom has the PVC wall panelling around 3 walls ( the other wall is a "feature wall) due to the incredibly hard water the panels by the (over bath) shower suffer from heavy limescale. After trying to clean it I succeeded in marking the panels ( I suspect I took off the printed...
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    Repairing loose paving slabs in path

    Thanks for that Stevie, When you say slurry do you just mean water and cement? I see lots of people talking about a cement slurry with SBR. Is OB1 suitable instead of CT1? Thaanks
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    Repairing loose paving slabs in path

    Hi all I have a a path that is like stepping stones so there is no pointing . of the 10, 2 have come loose and looking at the base its like there has been no bond made. I know the correct way would be to take out all the mortar and rebuild from scratch, but time is against me So I was hoping...
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    Joining galvanised conduit

    Hi all I am running in some cctv on the outside of the house. I intend to run the cable through 20/25mm metal conduit. These come in 3m lengths, threaded both ends with a joiner. Some of the runs need a T piece to raise a run to a higher camera position, but the length isless than 3m so I need...
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    Radiator removal for decorating

    Thanks for all the replies and sorry for not replying myself- got caught up with other stuff. I dont need to remove it- I could flip it down, but it would block the hall way- need to come down as its being painted. Thanks all though especially Wayners
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    Radiator removal for decorating

    Thanks for that- makes the job much simpler than I thought!
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    Radiator removal for decorating

    Hi all I need to remove a radiator for decorating. It is the bottom radiator of a pressurised (combi boiler). It has a trv on the left and the standard valve on the right. also on the right is a drain valve ( that doesnt seem to work) (another rad in the next room also has a drain valve) I...
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    yet another boiler losing pressure thread

    Thanks so much I will head over to there!
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    yet another boiler losing pressure thread

    Hi all my boiler is losing pressure. It seems to be only happening when we use the central heating which suggests that its a leaking component in the system. Thing is this has been going on for a year or so ( we tend to use the log burner rather than the ch) so I would have thought if it was a...
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    kitchen wall paint- Eggshell or soft sheen.

    Thats what I went for in the end. It doesnt seem to cover as well as Zinser, but is much easier to use. I put on 2 coats just to be safe and then will do 1 or two of the primert undercoat. Thanks
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    kitchen wall paint- Eggshell or soft sheen.

    Thanks for that. out of thee Zinser bin and Crown which would you advise? I know the Zinser needs meths to clean it but see that the crown is water based
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    kitchen wall paint- Eggshell or soft sheen.

    Thanks for that, I have already bought the primer undercoat (leyland acrylic primer/undercoat) the varnish is water based (if that makes any difference) I will sand the wood to key it
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