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    Wishful Thinking?

    I have a 180ft long 8ft wide driveway, which is bounded by a 7ft high wall one side and a 6ft fence the other. I recently installed some lighting at various intervals along the drive and almost immediately they started getting vandalised. I am now looking to install a basic CCTV system to...
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    Lapping Joists into beams

    I am currently planning an extension to my house. I have to support some of the floor joists with a beam but, for continuity of the ceiling, I would like to lap the joists into the beam. Is there a limit as to the width of beam I need to cut the joists into? The longest joist span is 4.5m...
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    Thermal stores and Solar Panels

    Gents I am about to extend my flat-roofed bungalow by adding a pitched roof and having chalet-style accommodation inside. The new roof will have a lovely southerly aspect which should be perfect for using solar panels to meet some of our heating needs. I like the idea of mains-pressure...
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    Mystery roofing material

    Hi, I have a flat roofed bungalow which I believe was built in the 1970's and I am looking to replace the current roof with a pitched roof design. At the weekend I removed one of the soffits to have a see what I had to contend with and discovered that the deck seems to be made of the...
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    Screed Floor

    We have just taken up a parquet floor in our lounge as we prefer carpet and a friend wants the blocks. The difference in level between the lounge and the rest of the floor is about 1/2". The parquet blocks were set in tar and so this covers the existing concrete. I want to make the floor up...
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    new plaster

    Am currently having a couple of ceiling replastered. How long does the plaster need to dry before it can be painted? I think that I saw somewhere that it is possible to buy "breathable" paint which would allow the wall to continue to dry out after application. Where can I get some...
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    poppycock

    My house has a mains feed which splits to the kitchen sink immediately before the stopcock. The stopcock therefore only stops flow to the water tank and not the kitchen. I am currently due to replace the kitchen and so need to turn off the flow in to the sink order to remove it. Now the...
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    Blocked Radiator?

    I have a small double radiator which was purchased from Wickes. Recently I had to drain the system to take some other radiators off for some decorating. Since reinstating the system. the double radiator will only bleed in the back panel. The front is only warm for a few inches from the...
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    Dab'n'dot

    I am currently remodelling my house, knocking the separate bathroom and toilet into one room. The the walls are now out, but in one place there is a mismatch in the plaster thicknesses on one wall of about 16mm (5/8" for the old timers) either side of the old partition. My plasterer has...
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