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No, its quite normal

Hire a vibrating tile lifter from HSS etc. Does a brilliant job

Valspar is ok, usually overpriced but will cover ok.

That will be fine, a wash coat or primer coat/key coat etc is a diluted paint coat that will soak into the bare plaster to allow the proper coats to stick. Otherwise the dusty surface of fresh plaster allows the paint to float on top and will peel of in sheets very easily

+1 on the above

This is sounding more and more like you need to get the stuff onto a Hiab lorry and delivered that way, even if it means transferring onto crane truck at a nearby carpark etc.

As above, get some cheapie emulsion, thin with water (maybe 60:40) and apply a wash coat, this will sink into the surface and give a key for the next coat.

Ovens and hobs should have isolation switches. They just need to be easily accessible for maintenance purposes. Surface mount is fine. Dishwasher into a socket (either switched or unswitched is ok), surface mount is ok. Socket should really be part of the ring main or could be a spur from another socket on the ring

good morning and welcome

This would probably work out cheaper unless you are looking at very heavy vehicles or point loads in the garage. Plus you could end up with useful storage underneath

Slate knife and shear post give the best results but difficult to master. Angle grinder is fool proof but does leave a hard cut edge where the knife is more blended and subtle

All good advice above. Had he been a financial advisor then run like hell, but he could well be the best person you employ but fell foul of circumstances, bad advice or thinking running a business is a lot easier than it turned out to be.

I use those shims for just about anything that needs a packer under it. Great for setting door and drawer gaps etc.

Good morning and welcome, always loads of questions someone from the commercial side can answer.

Interestingly, ive been thinking about this recently .... how will we keep air tight and maintain cat comforts? ... still no plot, no idea where, no idea on house design etc etc. but thought going into the cat flap/s

Gobbo ... Mortar! maybe its just a yorkshire saying

As long as you are not devaluing the property, i.e demolishing before starting new build then i cannot see any problem

You dont need kerf`s under boards like that, they will never curl up at the edges

As above, a pain and fiddly to get right but well worth the effort

Depends what you are sanding, SteamyTea is correct regarding economy and general use - gets into corners better etc. Circular random orbital you can use the edge for digging is a bit but needs practice or you will get swirl marks much easier than a rectangular plate

What teeth plates?

The grooves are not for water run off. They are called Kerf cuts and are there to stop the planks cupping. You see this a lot on old timber ships etc, the deck boards have kerf cuts on the underside to stop the edges curling up. Many manufacturers now make double sided boards and some with anti slip material, obviously the anti-slip is intended to go on the top.

All good - as i suspected. Single bolt is an odd detail but ive seen it loads of times in heavy Glulam structures to prevent tortional loads in the walls/ends of joists/beams. - By design the bolts should be only just nipped up and not tight but that doesnt really matter

you wont go wrong with an Erbauer, you can pay silly money for orbital sanders and its pretty pointless. They all do the same job, yes some are vibration damped buy you wont tell the difference

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