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by elduderino
Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:09 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Painting new wooden table to give shabby/distressed look?
Replies: 0
Views: 3135

Painting new wooden table to give shabby/distressed look?

Hello, We have purchased a relatively cheap woodern table that we would like to strip down and paint in a distressed / shabby style to look like a French Farmhouse style relatively expensive version that OH loves. Links to both are below but we would really welcome any experience or advice anyone ca...
by elduderino
Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:58 pm
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Bosch Dishwasher SMV50E00GB Not Working
Replies: 1
Views: 4859

Bosch Dishwasher SMV50E00GB Not Working

Hello, We have a newly installed Bosch SMV50E00GB integrated dishwasher, worked fine for a couple of weeks and now will not start. Everything appears okay with no warning lights showing then when you shut the door clicks as if program should start then straight away it beeps as if finished. I have t...
by elduderino
Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:44 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Fitting a toilet into main bathroom
Replies: 0
Views: 2530

Fitting a toilet into main bathroom

Hi all, I was hoping for some advice and ideally a ballpark costing: We live in a ground floor flat conversion c1900, currently in the flat is an existing seperate toilet and a smallish bathroom with no toilet. Both are on the same side of the flat, against the outer wall and appear to feed into a s...
by elduderino
Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:51 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Define Hardcore?
Replies: 3
Views: 14019

Thanks for the advice. I've read the project but unfortunatley it doesn't tell me what scalpings are? Please can you describe? Likewise with the hardcore, are you saying that I should not old use pieces of slab or that I can but should compact using a vibrating plate? And I guess overall I'm still u...
by elduderino
Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:55 am
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Define Hardcore?
Replies: 3
Views: 14019

Define Hardcore?

Hello, I'm laying a small patio area at the back of the garden ~3.5m by 2.5m. I've read numerous projects, guides but would like to try and get some clarification on the whole hardcore, sub-base issue. I'm currently preposing the following layers: 1) Weed Fabric 2) Broken pieces of old patio slabs v...
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