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A chippie's advice please ... tear - out?

By ToughButterCup, March 31, 2019 in General Construction Issues

Towards an ICF pour checklist

By ToughButterCup, March 30, 2019 in Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICF)

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Plasterboarding on yer lonesome .... 1 2

By ToughButterCup, March 24, 2019 in Plastering & Rendering

• plasterboard
• plasterboard lifter

Passive Purple: anything known about them?

By ToughButterCup, March 27, 2019 in Energy Efficient & Sustainable Design Concepts

864 or 762: wassa' difference? 1 2

By ToughButterCup, March 26, 2019 in Doors & Door Frames

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Sourcing Torx screws: 150mm

By ToughButterCup, March 25, 2019 in General Construction Issues

• torx
• screw supplier

It's a bird? It's a man ? NO! It's a flying scaffold board! 1 2

By ToughButterCup, March 13, 2019 in Roofing, Tiling & Slating

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Ed, Declan, Pete: help please! Does this gap matter?

By ToughButterCup, March 21, 2019 in General Flooring

• chipboard
• flooring

Quick advice please: build up to head of stairs

By ToughButterCup, March 20, 2019 in Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICF)

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Building the dream : one lesson at a time.

By ToughButterCup, March 19, 2019 in General Self Build & DIY Discussion

Framin' ridiculous innit? 1 2 3

By ToughButterCup, February 22, 2019 in General Self Build & DIY Discussion

A retired roofer meets Nulok. Too delicious.

By ToughButterCup, July 4, 2018 in Roofing, Tiling & Slating

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Nulok: a self-builder's first look

By ToughButterCup, June 26, 2018 in Roofing, Tiling & Slating

• nulok

LED profiles: why the price spread : recommendations please

By ToughButterCup, March 4, 2019 in Lighting

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Possibly inappropriate confession: but what else could I do?

By ToughButterCup, March 6, 2019 in Wood & Laminate Flooring

D4 Glue : RTFM, this time I did and.....

By ToughButterCup, February 27, 2019 in Tools & Equipment

Noggin ', nogging, dwang, nog: be gentle with me....

By ToughButterCup, February 26, 2019 in General Flooring

Flooring, quick check, please ...

By ToughButterCup, February 25, 2019 in General Flooring

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• flooring
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I love my laser measure: who's solved this problem, though?

By ToughButterCup, February 21, 2019 in Tools & Equipment

Romeo welding his Juliet. As usual, there's a twist 1 2

By ToughButterCup, February 17, 2019 in New House & Self Build Design

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Bear With Small Brain challenged by studding head....

By ToughButterCup, February 14, 2019 in General Joinery

Quick bit of help please: which way round?

By ToughButterCup, February 11, 2019 in General Construction Issues

• insulation fixings

Woke up in a cold sweat: underboarding too early?

By ToughButterCup, February 12, 2019 in Heat Insulation

Inexperienced self-builder shoots self in foot: again. 1 2

By ToughButterCup, February 8, 2019 in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms

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• dimensions
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Fixing insulation under rafters

By ToughButterCup, February 4, 2019 in Heat Insulation

• fixing insulation