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    plaster crack at electrical conduit

    I'm decorating a room, and repairing a few plaster imperfections. One is a vertical hairline crack, really not too bad but noticeable. I raked out a little and found the edge of an electrical conduit. It's about 4 or 5mm deep (half multifinish and half sand/cement). Looks like plastic...
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    internal door hinges. too many choices!

    I'm not very confident choosing door hinges. Since I've taken down 4 internal doors, I want to replace the hinges because they look flimsy & cheap. The doors are nice, solid softwood, 6.5'x2.75', 40mm thick and 23Kg. Each door has 3 nasty cheap fake brass look hinges (3", 1mm). My other...
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    capping unusual chimney pot

    How would I go about capping this funny looking chimney pot? The chimney is being decommissioned, so it doesn't have to be a temporary job.
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    new kitchen waste drainage

    My new kitchen is behind this wall and I need to add drainage for a sink & dishwasher. I wonder if anyone has suggestions for an effective way to do it. There are 2 rooms behind this wall. To left, a utility room with existing drainage (as seen). To right, the new kitchen with no...
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    filling door threshold cavity

    I'm about to lay 120mm celotex on this floor, ready for ufh and liquid screed to be poured. How should I support the new insulation & screed above the cavity in this doorway? It used to have suspended timber type floor on it, but I have removed that. It's a block & beam base and the cavity...
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