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    kitchen cupboard paint won't stick to caravan cupboards

    Hi, Bit of an emergency here. We are off in our caravan in just over a weeks time for a weeks holiday & decided to paint the inside of our van a light colour to make the van feel lighter & brighter. Thought i would buy the ronseal kitchen cupboard paint & even bought crowns version - both...
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    Help -Who can we complain to- trading standards etc

    We bought our house from a guy that bought it in a poor state at auction & fully refurbed it. His son a builder did all the structural work and to a high standard (over engineered if anything). He lives nearby & has has / is more than happy to help us with any concerns that we have had within...
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    Downstaire lights trip since house earth spike installed

    Hi, We moved into a refurbished house that has been totally rewired. The other month the Electricity company came out to fit a Economy 10 electric meter & mentioned that there was no Earth stake fitted as far as he could see & that we need to get the electrician out who wired the house. After...
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    wrong size hole (too small ) for new air vent help!!

    Hope someone can help. I bought a blackhole airvent 127mm that i wanted to fit once i had knocked a hole through the wall because i had fitted a log burner. Asked my plumber mate if he had a core drill for the job which he kindly lent me. After spending some time drilliing the hole ( &...
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    what to put on nex exterior door

    Just had a new external oak veneered door fitted to my garage, What should i put on it to protect it? I don't want to paint it, shall I apply linseed oil? or a varnish? any makes or recommendations would be appreciated. Ideally i just want to coat it & job done, don't want to spend hours...
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    extra light switch for new lights

    Hi, I have been converting my detached garage into 2 rooms. At the moment there are 2 light switches, one either end of the garage & likewise a fleurescent light tube each end. there are also some outside garage wall lights....Whichever switch is pressed, all the above come on. Ok, now i...
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    whats the diffence between core drill & a percussion dri

    Hi I have had a new flat roof, as part of building regs I have had to fit 70mm diameter core vents between the joists..i.e. drill through the facia board & fit the plastic vents. Heres my dilema, having done about 10 vents so far, I have nearly broke my wrists because my drill spun round. On...
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    Garege conversion query with insulation

    Hi, I have a breeze block built detached garage which I wish to convert half of it into a playroom & keep the other half as a garage. Garage half retains the up n over door, play room retains side door. I plan to make a stud wall to seperate the two. Q1, What size timber please i.e...
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    Boxing in toilet cistern with side arm flush!

    Hi all, Happy New Year! I want to box in my toilet cistern but it has a side arm flushing lever not a front arm, naturally this means that i need to be able to extend the handle forward of the cistern some how. The side handle is attached to a pin, Does anyone know if it is poss to extend...
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    How to refit base unit kicker boards please?

    Hi I have just installed laminate flooring in my kitchen/diner. I had to unscrew the kitchen base unit legs which the kicker board where clipped to beforehand. Now with the reduce height between laminate floor & underneath of base units, the legs won't locate back into the the black...
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    How to refix kicker boards now base legs won't fit

    Hi, I have just installed laminate flooring in my kitchen diner, some of the kitchen base unit legs will not go back under the units into the leg sockets which click into the bottom of the base unit. So i have screwed them up against the base units on their own!!. My problem is, the kicker...
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    laminate floor on top of underlay & carpet tiles?

    Hi, I have a concrete floor with some radiator pipes running underneath it (yes the floor gets warm in these areas when heating is on). This area is our Kitchen & Dining area, the kitchen has carpet tiles down the dining area has carpet with underlay. Can I lay aqualoc laminate flooring...
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    laying patio -Do i lay corner to corner for random paving?

    Hi, just ordered my random manufactured paving to cover 11ft x 13ft. Have compacted mill waste & will lay on a mortar mix of 2 parts sharp 2 parts builders sand 1 part cement. 2 Questions.... 1, How many bags of cement do I need ( I have 1 tonne bag sharp & 1 builders)? 2, When laying...
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    WILL MY OUTSIDE ELECTRIC METER CUPBOARD NEED MOVING?

    Hi, I have a recessed outside electric meter cupboard on the side of my wall but just inside a drive thru archway which has a storey above. This archway is only 7.5 ft wide but 24 ft long which i intend to brick up & split into 2 rooms (it was once the kitchen years ago). Its only purpose...
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