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lime skim plaster
Plastering & Rendering  •  5233 views  •  7 answers

can i re lime skim over lime skim 100 years old whats best method cheers

painting old artex
Plastering & Rendering  •  5230 views  •  11 answers

I recently moved to a house that has every ceiling artexed. The artex has never been painted and is still dusty if you run your finger across it. I would like to have the ceilings skimmed and a plasterer advised that they should be painted first. I did one coat …

Cost to replace wall with fence?
Fencing  •  5152 views  •  18 answers

How much would if cost to knock down a wall and replace with fencing wall is roughly 6ft wide?

How much to re-bed area of paving stones?
Driveways  •  5145 views  •  13 answers

An area (about 1 x 2m) of our driveway paving is loose and getting worse I think. Could someone let me know what price (rough) I'd be looking at to re-bed the stones securely?

Pressfit onto chrome pipe?
Plumbing  •  5092 views  •  5 answers

Can you press a copper pressfit fitting straight onto chrome pipe? Without scratching the chrome plate off?

Cost to fit shelves
Carpentry & Joinery  •  5074 views  •  5 answers

I have an understairs cupboard I would like fitted out with shelving, would like a rough idea of how much it would cost please.

Who arranges skip?
Gardening & Landscaping  •  5056 views  •  19 answers

My landscaper/gardener is due to start in a week and I’ve asked if the skip used will need a permit. After a little investigation it appears I do need it and the company must have £10m public liability minimum. The guy has suggested I phone local companies to see who …

Stairs painting
Carpets, Lino & Flooring  •  5010 views  •  10 answers

Hello Could you paint our mdf stairs ? There are 24 steps. And how much it will cost? Thank you

Suspended flooring dipping?
Carpets, Lino & Flooring  •  4962 views  •  8 answers

Have you seen something like this before? Any ideas?

Can I skim over 1970's wood chip paint?
Plastering & Rendering  •  4926 views  •  60 answers

I am buying a house where the upstairs ceilings have been painted with the 1970's paint which had I think wood chip in it to give a textured ceiling. Can this be skimmed over? Its not woodchip paper its actually within the paint.

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