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    Dodgy previous renovation - best way to remedy

    Thanks for clarifying, I was going to batten directly to the wall after I sort out some of the pointing
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    Dodgy previous renovation - best way to remedy

    pardon my ignorance but what do you mean by strap?
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    Dodgy previous renovation - best way to remedy

    Thanks for the advice - This would be the rear chimney stack in my house and my neighbour has a loft conversion and there is only the front chimney stack in there, so I can only assume the whole lot has been removed on the other side of the party wall as well. There is also no chimney stack to...
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    Dodgy previous renovation - best way to remedy

    Hi, Looking some advice for best route to take with my Victorian semi. The previous owners removed upstairs and downstairs chimney breasts (including stack in roof) but then just really bodged rendering over the area to the point where the render was held on the walls by the thick layers of...
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    Tiling over old constructional hearth - advice on best approach

    Hi, I'm renovating an old Victorian terrace and have opened up an old fireplace. I am not reinstating it to working order, just want it as decorative. There is an old constructional hearth which seems to consist of ash, dirt and a few uneven bricks just sat in amongst this. I want to tile...
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    Repairing bubbled emulsion - which filler?

    Thank you misterhelpful - will give it a try and see how my amateur skills go at an invisible repair!
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    Repairing bubbled emulsion - which filler?

    probably should clarify - I applied the Gardz as they suggested minus the sanding back of edges, left it the 3 hours then painted over it as the decorating shop that sold it to me advised, no more bubbles but I can't hide the edges of the original area thus me thinking I need to fill it or...
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    Repairing bubbled emulsion - which filler?

    Good Evening, I'm just starting out doing up an old Victorian semi - Walls were skimmed 4 months ago, left to dry 6 weeks then mist coat of contract matt with 20-30% water applied by roller after some filling/sanding where required. Went on terribly - some areas it barely soaked in at all and...
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    how to temporarily remove a radiator if you don't have decorator caps for your TRV

    A late update: So I turned it to frost setting and took it off with a radkit pro and sealed the TRV end with a 1/2" blanking nut and the other end took a 3/4" blanking nut. No water leaked out when I disconnect the pipes from the radiator. Wallpaper removal went fine and the radiator was...
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    how to temporarily remove a radiator if you don't have decorator caps for your TRV

    This is more what I had in mind, the carpet will come up shortly so if I spill stuff on it I'm not that fussed. I cannot get the head back on with the coin in there at the moment despite trying every thin coin I have. There is a little number in the mounting stem I could use as reference for...
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    how to temporarily remove a radiator if you don't have decorator caps for your TRV

    also a good idea, thank you. I am having a bit of a play trying it on the spare valve I have and I can't seem to get the thread of the ring nut to screw back on with the coin in there, it goes back on fine without. have you had this issue or should it be really straightforward? thank you
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    how to temporarily remove a radiator if you don't have decorator caps for your TRV

    Thank you for your suggestion - do you mean this brass screw - I assume I'm just tryin to make it stick out a bit more so it applies more pressure to the pin in the valve?
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    how to temporarily remove a radiator if you don't have decorator caps for your TRV

    I feel like this might be a really stupid question as this must happen all the time! Moved into a new (old Victorian) house and want to temporarily remove radiators to get the wallpaper off behind. I have a circa 1985 open vented CH system with Drayton TRV3 valves on each radiator, there is not...
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