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    Upvc residue cleaner

    Hi all We had some grey upvc french doors fitted last year. The installer left expanding foam stains everywhere so I bought some Soudal foam remover. Having followed the instructions to the letter there was a horrible white residue left on every point I used the remover which looks worse than...
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    rainwater Leak on mortar round door lintel (ed.)

    Hi all. After 18 months we have just started to get rain water coming in to the house between the top of the bifold door and the plaster. The rain has been heavy and upon investigation there is a small hair line crack which runs the length of the first mortar line of the three rows of bricks...
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    Removing fireplace and chimney completely

    hi all. We live in a long detached house built in the 60s. There were 2 chimneys when we moved in last year, the one for the old boiler which was sat in the kitchen has been completely removed since we had the boiler replaced and relocated. We now want to completely remove the large fireplace in...
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    Priming kitchen floor

    Hi all. I’ve just laid 18mm Elliotis Plywood over the top of existing solid floor boards which are suspended in my kitchen diner. There are also a number of air bricks on the external wall for ventilation. Question is, should I have primed the underside of the plywood before screwing down? To...
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    Windpost late addition

    Hi. First time poster. We’re taking out an external wall to fit 5.5m bifolds. There’s a 6m rsj to be installed above the bifolds and the piers are to be rebuilt from foundation to beam using 215x440 padstones. This is all fine but our SE has recommended wind posts either side of the bifolds at...
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