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    Working in Spain

    Hi everyone, does anyone know anything about working on gas in spain? I'm CORGI registered for domestic appliances and LPG. I hope to do unvented soon. I may be living there for a few months of the year shortly so I'm looking to possibly earn some pocket money over there. Do I need any...
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    Laying a patio - a few questions

    Hi, can anyone here help? I've lifted my old patio and excavated to a depth of between 150mm and 220mm. The old patio had a bedding of what I can describe as a very sandy cement mix which was boken up with a lump hammer in a few hours. The sub-base was a mixture of crushed red brick, a stoney...
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    Dot and dab - any tips

    I want to put up two new sheets of 8 x 4 plasterboard using dot and dab technique. Is there anything I should watch out for, or does anyone have any useful tips? I'm a heating engineer (for 16 yrs) so I'm pretty handy, but not sure how easy this is going to be for my first attempt. Is it tricky...
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    Strange things happening with my r/c dimmer switch

    Hi all, I've just fitted one of these: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/DataSheets/Systems/TouchRemote.htm bought from B&Q, and wired it up as shown in the '1 way lighting circuits' section. The new switch I have has metal casing and is earthed to the back-plate, the neutral wires are...
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    Removing old tiles

    Hi, has anyone experience with removing old tiles from a bathroom. I'm replacing my bathroom suite soon and the first thing I need to do is get the tiles off. 3 walls are plasterboard, 1 is breeze block. I've heard that it's often better to tile over old tiles rather than remove them. Is this...
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