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Standing water = trouble Water isn't so problematic as long as you create a pathway for it to run away - but once it can find its own way its amazing where it ends up The roofing on the extension looks like it runs up against your wall and so any minor gaps will be exploited by the water - hydrostat...

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poor finish - don't pay Its not a massive job to resolve and it should fit properly there must be an obstruction of some kind there because the process is pretty straight forward - push the toilet up against the wall, in your case as the wall is wood screw in - pulling it tight as you screw in. Eith...

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Some pics of the external situation would be helpful. Common cause of damp is a bridge of the dpc - but is often ignored by people wanting to sell "damp proofing" services If you have a bridge then an external layer of anything won't help as the damp is coming through the block work and no...

haringeysashwindows

What paint did you use and what paint was there before?
Did you do any prep beforehand or just painted on?
was the previous paint glossy finish? Old / new ?

haringeysashwindows

don't quite understand the question. Use a tape measure Choose imperial or metric If you can always try to cut a mm or 2 long and shave down to get max accuracy Get a mitre saw to get accurate cuts or use a circular saw and learn to cut straight Get a square to help with getting square cuts etc etc ...

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