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    any views on...

    I can guess how their business model works - I suspect they've negotiated standard prices/discounts with some chains, and when you place an order with them, the "technology" probably results in a fax or email being sent to the local merchants... Hence I'm a little sceptical about the...
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    any views on...

    Hi - does anyone have any good or bad experiences with ebuildingsupplies.co.uk ? Having been a fan of screwfix for tools and sundries, I'm needing to do a bit of concrete slab, drainage and roofing - not the kind of stuff that gets delivered in a box. Yes, I know I could go go round the...
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    Ceiling joists - graded or not?

    Hi - just had to take a loft ceiling out (long story as to why) and it was 3x2 joists. I'm going to put it back in with 4x2 - does the 4x2 need to be graded (to c16) or can it be ungraded? It'll be supported from a pitched roof with 4x2 rafters, span from front rafter to rear ~ 3.5m...
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    Boarding our floors

    Sorry - didn't mention it's the 1st floor. So with the floorboards (complete with nice gaps) I don't fancy the idea of all _that_ ending up in the downstairs ceiling void! So basically I'm sacrificing the carpets instead of putting polythene down. (and there'll still be dust that gets...
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    Boarding our floors

    Hi all. What's the best material to put down over (fairly tatty, not long for this world) carpets before I do stuff like pull plaster off/take down ceilings? Would hardboard be OK, with carpet tacks and the joints taped up? Or should I go for something more substantial like chipboard...
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