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Cutting pipe

Anyone know the best way to cut through a glazed clay drainage pipe in-situ?
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by Giles
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by Giles

Staining Spindles

Just fitted a new handrail and spindles etc. want to stain it Oak colour. I got some colron wood dye which is ok but on...
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posted by postmaster
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by postmaster

Plasterer

If anyone can recommend a plasterer (I'm in East London) please let me know. I had a quote by one, but he refuses t...
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posted by mlabofski
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by mlabofski

How to cut marble effect fireback

Does anybody know how is best to cut a marble effect firback?
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posted by stevemon
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by stevemon

Painting a garage floor

I have just redecorated my garage...............just a lick of paint and a tidy up ....but the floor is letting it down...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by activator
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by activator

Product to clean ceramic floor tiles?

I've just had a new conservatory built and now I want to clean the ceramic floor tiles. I've washed them severa...
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posted by me
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by me

mortar joints

Can anyone help please. I have had lots of emails about the dpc cavity tray. The only thing is when I remortar the join...
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posted by neil
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by neil

mortar joints

Can anyone help please. I have had lots of emails about the dpc cavity tray. The only thing is when I remortar the join...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by neil
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by neil

Anyone Recommend a Good Tile Adhesive ?

Can anyone recommend a really good tile adhesive. I'm having problems stopping the tiles falling off my space shuttl...
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posted by abc
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by abc

Storm water drainage

I had my drive and part of my back garden block paved by a company recently - big mistake! After the recent rains, I ha...
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posted by computer.coach
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by computer.coach

Concrete floor and laying 8mm radiator pipes?

We are hoping to move the sitting room radiator to another wall but this would require the pipes to be laid in the floo...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by andymag
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by andymag

New Knife blades.

I have 6 silver dinner knives (ca. 1880) I would like to replace their blades with stainless steel blades. Does anyone k...
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posted by peter
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by peter

Cleaning Brass

I have just tried to clean a brass door knocker by electrolysis. I place the item in a plastic bath of salt water solut...
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posted by peter
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by peter

Glass bricks

We are thinking of puting some glass bricks into an internal single brick supporting wall possibly 5 bricks wide by 10...
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posted by andymag
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by andymag

cavity tray

I have just been told by the building inspector that because the outside wall of my sons single storey extension will b...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by neil
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by neil