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    Which sand for UFH biscuit mix?

    I have been googling this question and although many people have asked the discussion always seems to go off at a tangent! I am laying UFH pipes between joists on top of 50mm celotex and will top with 20mm biscuit mix - dry sand & cement @ 8:1 I have over-ordered and have a bulk bag of...
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    Pocket Door

    We want to install a pocket door and are wondering whether to get an Eclisse pocket door system or one by another by another manufacturer - the Coburn Hideaway which is half the price. We saw the Eclisse at a Homebuilding & Renovation show. Has anyone got experience of the Coburn? Once...
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    Bourne Seal for slate tiles

    We have always used Bourne Seal to seal slate tiles (rustic looking tiles we buy from Wickes) and it gives a very hard wearing high gloss finish that lasts for years. It was a solvent based product mainly used for sealing wood or concrete. We have just discovered Cuprinol have stopped making it...
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    Bourne Seal for slate tiles

    We have always used Bourne Seal to seal slate tiles (rustic looking tiles we buy from Wickes) and it gives a very hard wearing high gloss finish that lasts for years. It was a solvent based product mainly used for sealing wood or concrete. We have just discovered Cuprinol have stopped making it...
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    Alternative soundproofing materials

    I have read on soundproofing suppliers websites that their accoustic mineral wool (for laying under the floorboards) is twice as effective as ordinary loft insulation. As loft insulation is so much cheaper, with many DIY stores offering big discounts, what's to stop me putting in two layers of...
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    Using red & black twin & earth cable

    I've got a couple of rolls of 1.5 & 2.5 twin & earth left over from a renovation a couple of years ago. Red & black cable. Can this be used now cable is brown & blue?
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