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    Crumbling pointing

    Thanks for your reply Thermo. Can I ask another question? I was going to buy the sand and cement separately but I've just received a Homebase newsletter and they have an offer on Hanson bags of mortar. Would this product be suitable? I like the idea of readymix because I wouldn't have to do...
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    Crumbling pointing

    Hi there, hope someone can help. 3 years ago I had a patio put in. The landscapers used the 5point blob technique (after reading various forums, now know this is a big NO NO) and wet pointed with a pointing gun. Last year the pointing started to crumble and go all sandy and now it's all...
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    Can't find tiles!! Please help.

    I'm desperately looking for a certain tile. It is a pale almost white with speckles all over it. JOHNSONS have something similar called Subtle MIcros but I'm after it in a brick shape. Crazily... McDonalds restrooms seem to have them all over the country but I can't find any trade counters that...
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    Tv Aerial... split or boost?

    Many thanks for that. I'm sure that is probably my cheapest and easiest option. Should be able to do that myself so no overrated overcharging engineers!
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    Tv Aerial... split or boost?

    Hi, getting myself in a muddle. Want to take an aerial to bedroom but don't know whether to split the signal or use an amp. My aerial is in the loft and provides a great picture downstairs for digital. An aerial engineer is telling me that splitting probably won't work and that I could use a...
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    Plug or outlet plate?

    Just acquired newish dual fuel single cooker. It has a plug on it. My kitchen has an outlet plate and an isolater switch with socket above the counter top. After asking in a previous forum, I swapped the outlet plate for a single socket, when I plugged the cooker in... nothing! The socket does...
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    New cooker ..plug or no plug?

    Yes do have outlet plate and isolater switch. So if I was to replace the cooker outlet plate with a socket, do I need to change the fuse? This is how much of a novice... the big fat wiring to the outlet, is this ok for a standard plug?
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    New cooker ..plug or no plug?

    Total novice, please help.Need to buy new cooker, single oven dual fuel. New ovens seem to come with a 13amp plug but I only have a point to hard wire.Can I cut the plug off and hard wire it in? Or could you recommend an oven? Many thanks.
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    ceiling light has stray wire!

    Yes, red wire had come out and should of been wired in! Many thanks for quick response.
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    ceiling light has stray wire!

    I\\\'ve just removed an old ceiling fan, wanting to replace it. But am thrown by the wires! My new light has a 3way connector block but the cables from the ceiling are joined to a 4 way block. There are 3 cables wired as the following.. 2blacks,2 red plus 1 not attached to anything, earth, and 1...
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