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    What sort of cover is needed?

    Hi everyone Looking for input, how would you recommend such a drain be covered? Wanting to avoid wire mesh as frankly I would prefer it covered. Is there something anyone would recommend or perhaps something I have missed away from the regular sized covers? thanks
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    Uneven floorboards

    Hi all Sorry if this is a silly question. I have a 1930s house and have been installing loft legs onto the rafters. Unfortunately they are not all perfectly level. Nothing dramatic, maybe the worst is 8mm. My question is should cutting pieces of wood and placing them between the loft leg and...
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    water from chimney/loft?...

    Good to know thank you, hopefully then time is the healer. The roofer showed me the broken tile before the repair, so I know that was an issue. just hopefully it was the thing causing the patch
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    water from chimney/loft?...

    Last year when it snowed, I noticed what I think is damp coming through the wall. Roofer took a look and blamed a broken tile on the roof which has since been replaced. Whole area of the wall was repainted but after a few months, per the picture, a mark is reappearing. When I go into the loft...
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    Lath & Plaster ceiling renovation

    a few deep cracks under the wall paper. I also have to make good the hole where the breast used to be, hence me debating the approach
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    Lath & Plaster ceiling renovation

    I have removed a chimney breast in the same room... Mess is my middle name :)
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    Lath & Plaster ceiling renovation

    oddly, I haven't discovered any lath and plaster in the walls yet. but 100%, the electrics need sorting :)
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    Lath & Plaster ceiling renovation

    not to worried about the mess, sounds like its purely a question of whether the person can be bothered or not :)
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    Lath & Plaster ceiling renovation

    I own a 1930s house and am in the process of renovating a room where some kind soul has wallpapered the ceiling, whats more, its on lathe and plaster. My intention is to put some spotlights in and I am wondering, if time isn't an issue, should I just rip the lot out? Are there any benefits...
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    Whats best?

    Doing a DIY number removing a chimney breast. Read up plenty and watched the obligatory YouTube vids. but... What is the best way of trimming these bricks back? I assume its an angle grinder, but is there a better way, a pro tip anyone has? PS - sorry for the silly question
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