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    Creating Cloakroom Toilet. High level cistern

    I am Abount to start designing for a job building a new wc area below a set of stairs. i will build all the studwork myself and running the 4" should be no problem. because of space (lack of) i am looking at putting the cistern in the ceiling space above the new room (the space between the...
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    Work boots... which ?

    Anybody recommend a comfortable steel toe cap boot currently i wear Timberlands but there coming to the end of their life. because i am in and out of houses all day i dont want rigger type boots, looking for a hiking type boot but comfortable enough to do a fair amount of walking and...
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    scratched pvc sill

    hello any ideas on how to remove survace scratches from a PVC window sill. it has quite a high polished finish, i have removed a chip in the pvc using wet and dry , but need somthing to polish up the area and tidy up the rest, what can i use?
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    What was your most costly mistake ?

    livingroom ceiling fell down because of leaking fitting :( Hand tight compression fitting :)
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    homer - how much ?

    i have been asked to do a homer for a friend of a friend of my Girlfriends family, so lets just say i dont know them.. they want a new bathroom. i have to rip out old bathroom inc wall tiles / replace bath / re-work pipework /redo boxing in of pipework fit new electric shower shower...
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    What should i do ? - Rights of an apprentice

    I am a 3rd year apprentice plumber working for a very small Ltd Company. and to be honest i feel trapped. I am Contracted to 39 Hours a week i normally work 45 - 50 i know there is "seemingly" no such thing as compulsory overtime but i dont get left with much choice as the "job needs to...
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    spanner for removing basin waste back nut ???

    At the moment my job is snagging. i have had to stripdown and reseal at least 10 basin grating/pop-up-waste and up until now have been using a screwdriver jammed into the overflow (to stop the pop up turning) as i loosen the large backnut using a pair of large foot prints, or water pump...
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