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    Lumpy asphalt floor

    Hi I would like to install laminate flooring in my kitchen, but the asphalt floor is extremely (very!) lumpy in places. I can't self-level it because some of the lumps are raised at least 5mm and with the laminate & underlay it would add at least 15mm to the current floor level (at the level...
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    Help! Shower just broke - Mira 415.

    You lost me at lateral connections I'm afraid. It's a Deva Revelle RVL116. I very rarely use the shower at the same time as something else is running as I had that problem at my last house and old habits never die I suppose.
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    Help! Shower just broke - Mira 415.

    I have no idea!! I looked it up and it says 'Suitable for combination boilers. Sequential flow and temperature control'. It works fine so I hope it's OK!
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    Help! Shower just broke - Mira 415.

    Just a quicky. I wanted to say thanks to you guys who replied. I went to a Plumbers Merchant, fully intending to say I needed what you'd said I needed, but 'I have no idea' came out!! I explained my problem to the bloke behind the counter and three plumbers waiting there had a discussion and...
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    Help! Shower just broke - Mira 415.

    Thanks everyone! I really really appreciate it. Pam
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    Help! Shower just broke - Mira 415.

    Help! I can't turn my shower on enough for a shower, but nor can I turn it off! Water is just running out of the showerhead and I can't turn the knob at all without it feeling like it's lost its thread (best description I can come up with). I've had a drip for a while, which has been...
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    papering over vinyl wallpaper

    Thought I'd give a quick update. I've spent days painting. Flipping not used to this sort of graft!! Arms are killing!! First, I did a thin coat of white, then a proper coat of white to fully hide the pattern/colour of the wallpaper. Next, two coats of the colour. It looks great! The...
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    papering over vinyl wallpaper

    Thanks for the thought of offering. I've actually done a test wall with pure whilte paint now and it's covered the paper fine. I'm going to give it another coat and then go over it with the colour next week. I'm very glad I haven't had to strip the room! Pam
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    papering over vinyl wallpaper

    Nr Oldham - why?
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    papering over vinyl wallpaper

    Thank you very much. I'll get on with it now! Pam
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    papering over vinyl wallpaper

    OK - I've bought some PVC so I can try a small area and see how it goes. Zampa - Did you mean that I could paint straight on the vinyl wallpaper with a vinyl silk paint? Regarding the varish, it just looks like a thick brown paint - but it's not paint. It doesn't look like it's been...
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    papering over vinyl wallpaper

    Thanks again for your advice. I'll have a go and see what happens. If you are a decorator, could I ask another question? A friend had her house decorated and had the interior doors painted with a dark, non-glossy varnish (or stain) which almost exactly matches the colour of dark-wood effect...
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    papering over vinyl wallpaper

    Oh please come and strip for me! I hate it. Totally. Thanks ever so much for that. When you say 'diluted PVA', is this something I can get from a DIY store? (you can guess which option I'm going for!) At the end of the day, if it doesn't work, I'll only end up stripping it all off...
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    papering over vinyl wallpaper

    Is it possible? I'd like to decorate the whole living room with the minimal fuss and mess as possible. All the walls have vinyl paper on them. I was going to just paper over them with lining paper and paint it, but I've been told it's not possible. Has anyone tried? Any horror stories, or...
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    Silicone seal around double glazing

    Hi Thanks so much for helping me out. I'll have a go when the weather gets better! Pam
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    Silicone seal around double glazing

    I had double glazing fitted a couple of years ago but the silicone seal between the window frame and the inside wall has now come away from both surfaces in the corners and gaps of a couple of mm on each side of it are present. The silicone is basically not attached to anything in these areas...
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