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  1. leej90

    Cabinet painting

    Hi. Very helpful post thank you. I have recently painted my cabinets. Haven't achieved as good a finish as you have there. I sanded and used a couple of coats of Frenchic paint. Has certainly refreshed the look of the kitchen. Next job is to vinyl wrap the worktops...although I just know I'll...
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    Mould between the bathroom tiles

    HG mould spray is very good. Has a strong smell though!
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    Door trimming

    Yes I tried a jig saw too and the blade just went diagonal. I'm not sure if I had the wrong blade or a jigsaw isn't meant for cutting that thick. I have a skill saw that would have worked perfectly. But last couple of times I've used it when passing through the wood it's felt like it's got...
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    Door trimming

    The one I've brought does about 3mm depth at a time on its max setting so a few passes is need be but I guess if it is alot more then a saw would be better.
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    Door trimming

    You could cut off what you need to to make the bottom square again and then glue a piece of strip wood the required thickness? I've just invested in an electric plane. Worked really well for the same purpose of taking a few mm of the bottom of the doors for the carpet. I'm using the strip...
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    Flexible seal

    Hello :) I've fitted a 4 section folding shower screen. Got it all nicely fitted and looking nice. Sprayed the shower directly onto it and there is water leaking from the section where the screen folds. Before I go through the hassle of taking it down to return it.... is there any type of...
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    Snapped key in my trailer hitch lock..... Any ideas?

    I've seen an online "hack" where a glue gun glue stick is melted with a flame at the end, melted end pushed into lock allowed to harden and when pulled away the key comes out with it. Don't know if it'll work but might prevent u having to ruin the lock by drilling.
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    Tile spacing

    Thank you for replying. Yes I don't particularly want to cut down each tile. I've never tiled before and so unnecessary cuts will just add to the risk of a poor looking job. If I use thicker grout lines will that not look odd being different or will it the odd mm difference not really show...
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    Tile spacing

    Good afternoon all I'll be tiling my bathroom soon. I have ordered 500×250 tiles. On one wall I want the tiles to be vertical and the joining wall horizontal. However using tile spacers will make the 2 horizontal tiles overlap the vertical one throwing out the grout lines. Is there a way...
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    Tiling on plastered wall

    Hi. I will be tiling my bathroom soon. I've used hardibacker to replace on a section that has plasterboard dot n dabbed to the brick wall. The other walls are plastered block work. The plaster seems to be solid. Do I need to score the plaster or straight to prime before tiling?
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    Painting over Shiny wall paint

    Hi Have some purple walls in the new house. The paint is very shiny. I was wondering if it could be gloss but it doesn't come off in the same way the door frames strip. Would I have to sand the shine away before a fresh coat?
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    Bath/Shower install pipework

    Hi. I'm going to be fitting a new bathroom. Currently there is a shower enclosure running off the combi boiler and has nice pressure. The space is 1490mm and I'm going to fit a 1400mm bath. I'm thinking I will be able to create a false wall at the end to hide the pipework for a mixer...
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    Dot and dab

    How would this be applied? All around the edge and some lumps in the middle?
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    Dot and dab

    How would this be applied to the board? All the way around and some lumps in the middle?
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    Dot and dab

    Brilliant thanks. This does look like would be alot simpler!
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    Dot and dab

    Hi all I've been stripping old paper off the walls and some plaster has come away in large areas back to brick. I had a quote for a plaster to repair and to also skim an artex ceiling and it's way over budget. Next idea.... can I dot and dab plasterboard onto the brick and then lining paper...
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    Lining paper

    Thanks Conny. I plan to paint the lining paper.
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    Lining paper

    Ok thanks. I will give it a try!
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    Lining paper

    Thank you. Did you use 1400 grade? I heard there is 2000 grade but the paper is so thick and can make the joins very visible
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    Lining paper

    Evening :) I've taken old wallpaper off and behind the plaster has a sandpaper texture . I don't have the budget to reskim. I'm thinking to give the walls a bit of a sanding and then to use 1400 grade lining paper. Will this smooth out the surface or will the texture come through? Also...
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