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Although wanting to be sympathic this is really a valuble lesson. I have been a buidling contractor for some 20 years and my experience has taught me that customers on unrealistic budgets will always become embroiled with cowboy builders. In some ways the customers is as bad as the so called cowboy....

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I would suggest a 4x2 be more than sufficient ensuring the joists are fixed mid span from the existing ceiling/flooring joists of the flat above. This fixing could be in the form of a hanger that enables the the ceiling to be much lower then 4 inches,the depth of the the new joists. If the ceiling i...

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I would say your time would be better spent researching a compatible door first as many of the suppliers of kitchen units are born from the same factory site but with a different trade name. Lifes too short for carrying out relocating hinges etc

claridge

If the door is failing to close , ie an inch away from the door lining it sounds like the hinges are binding but that should be obvious when looking at the hinge stile when closing the door. The hinges should really only be rebated the thickness of the flange of the hinge your fitting. To ensure a c...

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Basic requirements for laminate floor laying good underlay essential to even out irregularities common in all floors leaving laminate unwrapped in room tto be laid 24 hours prior to laying to ensure laminate has climatised Always leave expansion gap. If on ground floor either concrete or floor board...

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