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by Karen777
Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:14 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Restoring oak chairs - rotten/uneven feet & what finish?
Replies: 0
Views: 2655

Restoring oak chairs - rotten/uneven feet & what finish?

Hi, I am trying to restore a few plain oak seats. I have washed them down with sugar soap and fine wire wool which seems to have taken old oil / varnish off. Now not sure what to put on the cleaned wood - oil or varnish? And if so, what brands and techniques should I apply. Also, the chairs spent ma...
by Karen777
Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:49 pm
Forum: Fillers, Sealants and Adhesives Forum
Topic: leaking bath seal
Replies: 2
Views: 6136

leaking bath seal

:( Hello I live in a tenement and my bathroom has been flooded several times this year by my upstairs neighbours. My neighbours bath has a shower over it. The bath is cast iron and the seal between the bath and the wall tiles is just sealant. This keeps splitting and when it does they might as well ...
by Karen777
Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:40 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: 22mm bath tap pipes
Replies: 8
Views: 22141

22mm pipes / 15mm pipes dilemma

Hello Thank you for all of your replies. At the moment I have a gas boiler (Potterton) and a hot and a cold water tank. The water pressure for the old 22mm pipes bath taps was grand. I hear what you say about losing pressure when 15mm pipes is used for a gravity fed system. At some point in the futu...
by Karen777
Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:37 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: 22mm bath tap pipes
Replies: 8
Views: 22141

22mm bath tap pipes

We are replacing a bath. The existing copper water pipes are 22mm. We were expecting the pipes to be 15mm. We now intend to reduce the 22mm to 15mm pipes and then to taps - is this okay? Or are bath taps supposed to be fed by 22mm pipes?
Apologies if this is a daft question.
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by Karen777
Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:21 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Positioning a boiler - rules
Replies: 1
Views: 3482

Positioning a boiler - rules

Hello I am thinking about re-positioning and replacing my gas boiler and would be grateful for guidance. 1. Can a boiler be fixed to lathe and plaster? If not, should the lathe and plaster be removed and a wooden frame attached to the wall for mounting the boiler? 2. Are there any rules re distance ...
by Karen777
Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:25 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: DRY LINING - DOT 'N' DAB
Replies: 4
Views: 8369

staggering boards

Thank you for your help doctor!
by Karen777
Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:22 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: how to get a perfectly flat finish on plastered walls??
Replies: 3
Views: 9844

plastering technique

Kbrownie and thedoctor
Thank you for your guidance
Cheers
Karen777
by Karen777
Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:15 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: what am i doing wrong
Replies: 8
Views: 6574

dry trowelling

Stemac123 and thedoctor
Thank you for your help.
I will take a look at the projects page and would be happy to give you my email address for any link to the stages of plastering.
Thanks again
Karen777
by Karen777
Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:15 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: what am i doing wrong
Replies: 8
Views: 6574

what does towel once it has gone off mean??

[quote="stemac123"]
7. dry trowel once it has gone off to get a nice smooth finish[/quote]

Hello

Please can you tell me what is involved in the above step? And how you know exactly when to do it??
Cheers for any help
Karen
by Karen777
Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:13 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: what am i doing wrong
Replies: 8
Views: 6574

Hello Just picking up tips from previous postings... you say: [quote="stemac123"] 7. dry trowel once it has gone off to get a nice smooth finish[/quote] Might be a daft question but do you actually mean use a towel to dry and smooth the nearly dry plaster?? Or is that too literal an interp...
by Karen777
Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:59 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: DRY LINING - DOT 'N' DAB
Replies: 4
Views: 8369

what do you mean by 'staggering joints'?

sorry but trying to glean info on how to plaster from various related postings... My walls are 3.2m high and was hoping to dot and dab plasterboard onto walls in my bedroom which has very uneven and wonky old horse hair plaster (eg.plaster slopes away at the top of the walls). Think I might 'stagger...
by Karen777
Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:44 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: how to get a perfectly flat finish on plastered walls??
Replies: 3
Views: 9844

how to get a perfectly flat finish on plastered walls??

Hello My loo has been flooded 3 times in 8 months by my upstairs tenement tenant neighbours. So I have given up sticking the wallpaper back on and have stripped it all off only to find uneven rubbish plaster underneath. I knocked away loose plaster, covered all the walls with pva solution, bought so...
by Karen777
Sun May 04, 2008 10:43 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Can I fit a new hand basin waste to a toilet soil pipe?
Replies: 6
Views: 4455

Thank you for your help.
I have looked into both options and have looked closely at the soil pipe and the space surrounding it and I think that there isn't enough room for the strap on boss so will do the other option. Thank you very much for the guidance.
Karen777
by Karen777
Sat May 03, 2008 9:39 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Can I fit a new hand basin waste to a toilet soil pipe?
Replies: 6
Views: 4455

Thank you Terry.
I am sure that disconnecting a loo in a tenement building will be a 'fun' experience... I will be sure to get my boyfriend involved in the work!
by Karen777
Fri May 02, 2008 10:33 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Can I fit a new hand basin waste to a toilet soil pipe?
Replies: 6
Views: 4455

Can I fit a new hand basin waste to a toilet soil pipe?

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My loo is separate to the showerroom and does not have a sink. So, I was hoping to fit a hand basin and connect the waste pipe to the toilet waste. Is this possible? If so, any top tips would be welcome.

Thank you

Karen777
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