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I have a construction question about building a short jetty over a shallow lake (water about 50cm-1 m deep). To do this, I need to put in two wooden, or concrete posts, in the lake bed in order to support the decking. The bottom of the lake is soft and muddy. Firstly, I guess there's no danger of da...

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Thanks Stoneyboy. I think the carpet would work as underlay but the opinions I’ve read on the Internet are divided on this, so i suppose I’d better not take the risk- using proper underlay will not be that much extra expense and work

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Thanks! I took up a bit of the carpet and the concrete floor is quite even. On the packaging it says up to 2mm tolerance. Do you think the carpet will be good enough or i should get underlay instead? Carpet is 6 mm thick, it doesn’t have any underlay itself. See pictures below. On the one hand, putt...

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Dear floor experts, I'd like to put in laminate flooring in my bedroom to replace the fitted carpet. The carpet is short pile. Can I just put the floor on top of the carpet or is it better to take it out and put underlay instead? thanks for your help,
Martin

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Dear all, I'd like to replace the fitted carpet in my bedroom with laminate flooring. Do I need to take out the carpet and put in underlay, or can I use the fitted carpet as underlay? it is short pile carpet. Which works better, underlay or fitted carpet?

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Since yesterday, the electricity in my cellar keeps tripping. I've tried various things: -disconnected all the appliances on that circuit -checked all the switches and plugs - no loose wires, no signs of a short circuit, no signs of burning, no water leaking into the system - changed the circuit bre...

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[attachment=0]image.jpeg[/attachment][attachment=1]image.jpeg[/attachment]Some of the concrete in the cellar ceiling is flaking off, exposing rusting steel (see photo). The areas where this is happening are just below an outside wall. I'm guessing this is due to water leaking from outside. Looking a...

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I'd be really grateful for some help with a DIY project. I'm renovating the spare bathroom. At the moment the pipe connecting the sink to the water supply pipe (which itself is already hidden) is outside, so to make it look nicer I want to bury it in the wall. So far, I have got a groove on the wall...

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All the walls in my house are that thick. Of course, before I actually demolish anything I will carry out a detailed check that it's not load bearing. What do you think about using a wall cutter at the edges?

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would the lump hammer be big and heavy enough to demolish the wall? what do you suggest I do at the edges to make it neat?

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Could anyone help me with a DIY project? I'm planning to demolish an interior wall separating the kitchen and living room. It's masonry, about 20 cm thick, non load bearing, and does not contain any pipes or electrical cables. My question is, what would be the most straightforward and least messy wa...

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I'm planning to lay floorboards in a first-floor room, using glue to stick them to a screeded floor. The glue was supplied with the floorboards which have the usual tongue and groove. My question is, should the floorboards be glued to each other as well as to the floor? Or is it enough just to apply...

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