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  1. kilty55

    building control?

    hi i have a customer who wants to build an en suite with stud walls from scratch in an existing bedroom i assume he will have to contact buiding control? any advice peeps:thumbsup:
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    polished porc on shop exterior onto plywood

    just witnessed this being fixed last week front of shop sheeted in ply then tiled how long do you think this will last?
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    another reminder why i hardly work for any contractors

    god knows how many joiners and builders i have done jobs for and 99 percent of them cut corners and do things the opposite way you want it done is this what the public want this kind of crap work? 1st job for new contractor booked in for thursday.......cheap as hell price as agreed to start to...
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    insulating walls

    hi peeps,just a quick question does anyone here insulate walls internal studs or exterior solid walls and is there regulations for this ? if we do a strip out and the stud has been insulated and not damaged we put it back but generally if there is none there i dont replace with new...what do...
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    whats happening this saturday night?

    well we have managed to offload the clan for the night to the mothers houses:thumbsup: cooking a nice meal for the wife and were getting a few drinks down us:thumbsup: corn fed chicken,crushed potatoes and roast leeks with a chicken jus with fresh peas and sugar snaps washed down with a pint...
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    removing efforlescence from red bricks

    was hoping someone had some idea how to remove white efforlescence stains froma newly built red brick wall neighbours is the same and has been up for 3 years mine has just been built have to say its a bit unsightly is there somethign i can do to remove it:thumbsup:
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    the white stuff has arrived

    anyone else had a dusting today?:thumbsdown:
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    phone covers

    hey all,i have a new phone the samsung galaxy111 im looking at getting a decent case for it and saw the kraken silicone case has anyone got this any opinions on it or any suggestions peeps:thumbsup:
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    transit wax nightmare

    help lol:lol: i have 30 metres of polished porc down light beige in colour and the wax is proving a nightmare to get off tried waxwash ...grimex and now on solvex the solvex neat applied about 3 times eventually removes it with an emulsifying pad but i have spent the whole day doing 5 metres...
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    outside opinions please

    hi all i would appreciate opinions on a job that i thought was going to be a nice bathroom to do,however it has gone the opposite way and i find myself halfway through it wanting to leave i did a job for someone a few months ago and was asked by the neighbour down the stair for a price on...
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    4 layers

    thats right guys n gals i did a job for another firm recently and on strip out day the alcove became a cave! tile on tile onto 2 layers of plasterboard which seemed to have neat pva smeared all over them this in itself was anightmare to remove this was attached to a stud frame which was yes...
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    the questions have started and its only day 1!!

    thats it a wetroom i am to fit a former on,and tile only the customers are too tight to let me remove and re prep it as they think they are fully capable day 1 today......hubby has removed the floor tiles...do you need the adhesive removed from the floor jamie and if so how do we do it as its...
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    best price for the newer tx700 model

    hi all,i am after a new cutter soon ,been offered the new tx model 700 for 300 pounds i had a look abouot and that seems to be a good price unless anyone knows of anywhere cheaper ;)
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    the tx700

    hi all,i have the old tx700 and am not a huge fan infact its fair to say its of poor quality in many ways however i used my mates new tx700 last week what a difference,great cutter just cant understand how they produced one so badly to start with they are miles apart in quality and build new...
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    heating rods for towel rails

    hi all,just been asked to install one of these electric heating rods into a towel rail on 2 jobs in a row, seems they heat the towel rail when heating is switched of in summer very cheaply do they give off the same power as off the heating system if it was on does anyone know...
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    dilemma

    hi all im looking for an outsiders advice on somethign that went wrong on a job for us today i have been doing a bathroom at nights for a customer tiling only took a young lad with me tonight to help me grout and clean up and whilst standing on the raised stone resin shower tray grouting he...
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    opinion on showing who looks at threads

    just an observation guys and i thought it might happen,someone has complained about how many people have viewed a certain thread and hadnt had a response.....is this feature a positive one or do you think it will just upset peeps who maybe dont get as many responses as they would like?
  18. kilty55

    police

    got pulled over by the police last night and asked if i had been drinking ;Dont be daft i cant afford alcohol and petrol!!:smilewinkgrin:
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    metal linear drain covers for swimming pools

    hi all,im pricing a job where they also want me to change the black plastic drain channel covers in the fall area round the showers etc with metal ones does anyone know of any good dealers i can get these from? cheers:smilewinkgrin:
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    cleaning victorian tiles

    hi all i have a customer i just finished a bathroom for who has asked me to clean her curent victorian vestibule area its a tiny area but well tiled,i havent done much in the way of this type of work so any advice on what products would clean the tiles up in general would be great:smilewinkgrin:
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