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  1. bassanclan
    What about some frame sealant? For 3mm don't faff about with stainless steel
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    After buying an American fridge freezer with ice and water dispenser i would never go back. Also i would never consider a self top up one, needs to be plumbed in unless you are going to be right ontop of refills, but at parties etc it could be an issue. Crushed ice isn't that great on my Samsung
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    When fitting old fashioned column radiators, it seemed sensible to use old fashioned trvs such as https://www.mrcentralheating.co.uk/bentley-traditional-black-nickel-trv-valve-set But they don't seem to make the lockshields with drain off points included. Any ideas how ro get around this issue?
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    I got it from Lockshopdirect. The Winkhaus Cobra Latch, Deadbolt, 4 Hooks, Key Wind is now showing at £134 in vat, but a 5% discount for signing up to their email address. I imagine you can get it cheaper if you shop around.
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    You could upgrade to the silver/graphite? blown in beads to get a better u value
  6. bassanclan
    Do you mean the 45 degree rule?
  7. bassanclan
    Sounds very much like retail prices. Wickes is £7.90 std board. 10% trade discount brings it to £7.11 inc vat. You must be able to do better!
  8. bassanclan
    Fitted r9 white woodgrain upvc windows, they are pricey, but look great and look like wood until you are about a foot away
  9. bassanclan
    I applied parge slurry with a long handled broom
  10. bassanclan
    I think you need to look at the kitchen overall and design out such gaps
  11. bassanclan
    Give your design to a truss manufacturer explaining what you want to achieve
  12. bassanclan
    Thie kempley antique looks nice in photos, but i think weinerberger jasmine blend looks more like those photos!
  13. bassanclan
    Weinerberger kempley antique... I could be anything, but thats a good place to start! You really need to get closer and look if its an imitation handmade, sandfaced etc
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    I do some work at an engineering company and this is everyday drilling for them. There is some good advice already given, slowy increase drill size, use drillng spray/paste, pressure not speed is important. I will add if you want to make life easy for yourself buy some dewalt extreme cobalt drill bits.
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    You would only buy the dewalt type ones if you were using the snips every day, as the grip will be a little more comfortable. The top traditional ones will be more sale for a few quid in your local "cheap diy shop" that sells Silverline or Marksman branded tools etc and will do the job
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    I think you are being a bit harsh. If the plumber had moved the tails up there would have been a coil of excess tail, which may have been visible. (I'm assuming you supplied the tails). At least they are roughly level, vertial and equidistant from the trap.
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    Once you have got planning permission you can alter the plans to be what you want and any changes judged against the existing permission. It would be worth trying to make small improvements, it wont lead to the ungrant of existing permission.
  18. bassanclan
    Why is the glazed porch/projection eaves level lower? I think it would look more harmonious all at one level
  19. bassanclan
    You can't reclaim VAT on new build property which is rented out, so probably not the best idea
  20. bassanclan
    Its ok, you won't see it from house...
  21. bassanclan
    From the look of that the fascia is very small, only just deeper than the gutter but the soffit very deep 400mm or so
  22. bassanclan
    You could fix using expanding foam with s couple of loose drywall screws
  23. bassanclan
    A matching tiled upstand will be your best bet
  24. bassanclan
    Call the grid to say you think you can smell gas, when the chap arrives ask him if he could do a bit of cash in hand work and move the meter. Job done.
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    If you were buying the house with the thought of just living there I'm sure £350k would be reasonable and mortgage valuers would be fine. The value goes down once you tell the mortgage company you intend to knock the building down and it could be some time before the new house is rebuilt and worth more.
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