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    PVC windows using old sash boxes?

    I'm trying to find if anyone on here has done UPVC in their existing sash boxes .
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    PVC windows using old sash boxes?

    Yeah. I was wondering if anyone on here had done it this way ...
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    PVC windows using old sash boxes?

    I'm selling the place so its a cheap tart-up job. Although your idea is a good one, I feel 1st time buyers would prefer the UPVC. The whole street was recently done up with grant money (I didnt want to participate cuz I'm selling & would have to pay full cost) & they ALL have UPVC now.
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    PVC windows using old sash boxes?

    I have single glazed aluminium windows fitted to the old sash boxes. This was the norm at the height of the aluminium craze. Can I remove just the aluminium windows and fit UPVC into these old sash boxes? One mate says he can do it for me, another says take boxes out. Problem is some houses in...
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    Painting Lining Paper: It's bubbled. Help!

    The problem with any water based coating (like size) is that it breaks down if you saturate it (ie when stripping), so your scraper then digs in, doesnt happen with oil based paints/primers.
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    Where can I get amonia?

    No luck in Boots or B&Q but got it in small DIY shop, he said "we keep it out the back because of the Crackheads!". :shock:
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    Where can I get amonia?

    Didnt have it at B&Q but got it at small DIY shop, he said "we keep it out the back becauase of the Crackheads!".
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    Where can I get amonia?

    I don't think there are. I will search around.
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    Painting Lining Paper: It's bubbled. Help!

    ... they are ok if you are just applying 2-3 coats of emulsion on top but, subsequent paperhanging should always be preceded by oil-based primer.
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    How to strip paint of cornice or repair it?????

    Sounds like you're not softening the paint enough. Sometimes its best to apply the stripper 4 - 5 times before going at it with the scraper. You dont have to be so heavy handed then. Patience on jobs like this saves time repairing later.
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    Painting Lining Paper: It's bubbled. Help!

    Why paper plasterboard? All plasterboard should be primed (preferably oil-based) before papering. You'll have a nightmare if you try to strip it now, scraper will dig into p'board surface. Try repairing bubles by slitting them with new blade Stanley knife & brushing in paste ... wait 5 minutes...
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    painting nightmare!!

    Hmmm, if the remaining paint is stubborn, I would prime the areas of bare plaster with thinned emulsion 20% water - then give the primed area a full coat of emulsion to bring it forward to the rest. You then have a uniform surface to fill edges/ridges and mabye consider 1000 grade lining paper...
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    Where can I get amonia?

    Didnt think DIY sheds would bother with it but I'll try them after Boots.
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    Where can I get amonia?

    Johnsons floor laquer (on thermoplastic tiles) recommend it for removing the laquer. I tried Wilkinson.
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    Where can I get amonia?

    Johnsons floor laquer (on thermoplastic tiles) recommend it for removing the laquer. I tried Wilkinson.
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    B&Q 8 watt kitchen unit light

    Ok ..... well .... Option 1 would have cost £500 at current Sparky prices considering the cable run involved. Junction box accessible for inspection ... i.e. 2 blank cover plates over each connection strip join ......... would spoil the decor big time. crimps applied with a ratchet crimper...
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    B&Q 8 watt kitchen unit light

    We had a 450watt chisel gun running off that socket for about 20 minutes today .......... the builder said it should be ok. What should I have used? Junction box?
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    B&Q 8 watt kitchen unit light

    30 amp connector strip :oops:
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    B&Q 8 watt kitchen unit light

    I'll take the whole light back. So I didnt do anything wrong installing it?
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    B&Q 8 watt kitchen unit light

    I drilled into a hidden cable & blew the kitchen sockets fuse the other evening, everything working ok again now (kettle, fridge, TV), could this have damaged the light/tube tho?
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