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    Floor tiling: discard old floorboards and replace with ply?

    If your boards are tongue and grooved than you can use bal fastflex. If not then the plywood option in 18mm is the way to go, but a coat of unibond to the plywood would be a good idea.
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    Best Tiling Cutting Machine

    Just get one of the plasplugs cutter from B&Q if you are diying. They work a treat and about £30.
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    Absolute Disaster

    With the flexible Bal stuff it sets almost like a dense rubber and is suitable for laying on wooden floors. I see from your post that you are in the States , but you must have something available with flexibility over there. I would suggest using this or similar. Have a look at...
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    Absolute Disaster

    The only thing i can think of that has happened is that wooden stairs have a fair amount of give in them so when you are walking on them its loosening the tiles because of this. Have you tried Bal flexible floor tile adhesive?
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    sealing grout

    Diytools.co.uk sell it and its called Homax silicone grout sealer, or get your dogs to wipe their feet.
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    Carpeting on Tiles

    They actually use an adhesive which sets in 1hr for use with gripperods. A job i completed a few weeks ago, hanging doors, the lounge carpet had been laid over some uneven floorboards with thick underlay underneath and the floorboards were showing through .
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    What circular saw do I buy to cut worktop?

    If money is not a problem then without a doubt go for the Festool plunge saw with track which will set you back about £400-£450 for both. This is the saw i use although thats my job so its worth it for me. The beuty of the plunge action is you can cut out the sink aperture or hob and the...
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    Carpeting on Tiles

    Why not lay 6mm ply on the tiles before the carpet or a self levelling floor compound(Wickes sell this).
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    Creaking stud walls

    What could be the problem is that when the stud wall was installed they nailed down the base plate timber, and when walking near it the movement in the floor is causing the nails to squeak. I had a job a while ago and this was the problem. I took the skirting boards off and put some screws at...
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    New to woodworking... Looking for help on a plan

    Mate getting her to do the plan is the way to go. You know how difficult it is to please them.
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    How much to install kitchen worktops?

    I don't like the sound of those 45 degree joints. £150 for a joint is about the going rate.
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    skirting angles

    Ok this is easy. Place a piece of timber for example a 3x1 with the 3 inch along the floor and the back edge against the wall. Then draw a pencil line along the floor. Turn the 3x1 against the other piece of wall and draw another line so that bisects the 1st line.Draw a line from the angle on...
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    Cutting Contiboard

    I agree, i use a Festool plunge saw and track.
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