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    spacing for decking

    hi there. what is a suitable gap to leave between decking boards? the boards are 5" x 4.8m
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    soil improvement.

    thanks everyone for your advice. it has been really helpfull. i konw a scaffolder. i will ask him. lee :D
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    laptop for my 12 year old son.

    just simple internet games + poker.
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    soil improvement.

    cheers thermo :wink: lee
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    laptop for my 12 year old son.

    hi there. i want to buy my 12 year old son a laptop for his homework and also to play games on. at night i want to borrow it to play poker on. can anyone suggest an appropriate machine for these purposes and a rough price. regards lee.
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    soil improvement.

    thanks. :)
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    soil improvement.

    thanks, what about improving the soil?
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    soil improvement.

    hi there. i want to set up a vegetable patch for my children. i am going to take a portion of the lawn up to achieve this. what is the best way to kill the grass first? my soil is very heavy clay. what should i do to improve the quality of the soil before planting in the spring? also is...
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    cracks ajoining old to new ceiling.

    hi there. i recently had the utility wall knocked down that adjoined the kitchen to make a kitchen diner. it was not a load bearing wall. the point at which the 2 ceilings meet has now got a crack all the way along its length. what is the best corse of action to fill the crack and...
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    leaking flat roof?

    Hi Joe. The original leak was on the adjoining wall to the neighbours house, which in effect is the centre of the roof. The house is link detatched. The neighbour has also had his side of the roof re-felted but he has gone away for a few weeks on business so i can't see if his is doing...
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    leaking flat roof?

    thankyou joe :) how long could this take?
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    leaking flat roof?

    hi there. i had a big leak in my flat roof. i have just had my flat roof re-felted and the large leak has stopped. the roof is a single concrete slab. although the major leak was stopped over 1 week ago i am now noticing random drops of water appearing on the ceiling no where near...
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    screw size for plasterboard.

    cheers both for your help :P
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    wallpapering on plasterboard.

    cheers for your help roughcaster :P
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    screw size for plasterboard.

    thanks. is there any special type to use. eg pozi drive or slot or phillips. any special threads, full or half. i will use a drilldriver to put them in
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    wallpapering on plasterboard.

    emulsion as in emulsion paint?
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    screw size for plasterboard.

    what is the best size screw to use to fix the plasterboard to the ceiling joists?
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    wallpapering on plasterboard.

    what is mist coat?
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    wallpapering onto plasterboard.

    hi there. can i wallpaper directly onto plasterboard and if so what do i use to stop the plasterboard joints showing through the wallpaper?
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    wallpapering on plasterboard.

    hi there. is it posible to wallpaper directly onto plasterboard or does it need to be skimmed first? if i can paper direct what do i use to hide the joints of the plasterboard so that they don't show through the wallpaper.
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