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    Problem taking hearth out! Help!

    Thanks Alistair/everybody! Yes, the hearth/plinth/whatever it is, is just built on top of the existing floor and up to the skirting board, and yes it was under an electric fire. Thanks again. :D
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    Problem taking hearth out! Help!

    Those aren't tiles under there, it's the plastic kinda foam damp-course stuff. Or at least I presume that's what it is! Thanks Alastair, couple of questions mate..: Do you mean PVA glue? What do you mean by backfill? I was planning on basically just chucking a load of cement in and...
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    Problem taking hearth out! Help!

    Hiya, I knocked out a hearth today, that we didn't want. Problem is, as I was knocking it out, some of the cement from below came out with it, there was nothing I could do, I tried not to! Anyway it loks like I'm down to the damp course. I was happy thinking I could just smooth over...
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    Adding to loft insulation.

    Hiya, thanks for your advice, people. :D Yes I do need to use the loft boards afterwards to put stuff on, so I can't just lay more insulation on the top. As I said, the current rafters are 8cm high. I would prefer to raise the height of these by 15-20cm by adding extra timbers on top (cross...
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    Adding to loft insulation.

    Hiya, Our new place is about 15yrs old and only has 10cm of loft insulation, squashed down to 8cm on one side by loft boards. I need to add to this. My plan is to just put some 6x2 inch timber across the rafters, fasten it down and fill with 6" (15cm) of roll-out insulation. Then I can put...
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    New black versus old grey guttering!

    Hiya. First post here, so go easy on me! We moved into our new place about 6 months ago and have been gradually doing it up. I've been taking the guttering off to treat and paint the facias properly, and have snapped a few of the 'clasps' holding the seperate bits of the old grey guttering...
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