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    Plastering a Heinz 57 Ceiling

    Hi. I'd really appreciate any advice anyone might have. I have an 1880 Victorian House and I'm working on my bedroom. It has a dormer window and to insulate the dead space above, I've taken down about 1/3 of the whole ceiling and put plasterboard back up. Given the house's age, the...
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    Problem with boiler programmer

    Wondered if anyone could help me out on this one...any suggestions greatly appreciated. I have (for my sins) an Ariston EuroCombi SX20 MFFICE with manual programmer/timer (part 569294). The programmer/timer is not keeping good time and, generally, running slow - it's actually erratic...
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    Replacing Victorian Doors

    Hi all, I have internal 4 panel wooden doors which are about 84 x 36" (and 45 mm thick - sorry for mixed measurements) and I'm having real problems sourcing appropriate new ones without raised (bevel edged panels). I'd really like to stick with panels that are ~20 mm thick with a nice...
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    Exterior Facing Wood

    Hi there, I'm a newbie and would really appreciate some help. I've got a late Victorian house which has a fair bit of facing wood which is getting towards needing to be replaced (i.e. it's rotted) and I'm also considering making up some windows. I'd like to replace it with a fairly durable...
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