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by mellorhouse
Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:46 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: kitchen cabinet under light
Replies: 1
Views: 2749

kitchen cabinet under light

I am installing new kitchen doors,draws and end panels, the one side of the kitchen I have four traingular under lighting, these where installed over 7 years ago by electrician/kitchen installer, i am trying to remove an old end panel to put the ne w end panel in, and I have relalised that the build...
by mellorhouse
Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:48 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: highway kerb stones
Replies: 1
Views: 4066

highway kerb stones

:lol: Can somebody explain why when we had our kerb stone done by the local council we where told that if we needed the kerb stone extended further (i.e to the width of our house) we would have to pay over a thousand pound for it, but our neighbours have paid for only one kerb stone like us, but the...
by mellorhouse
Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:10 pm
Forum: Gas and Gas Fitting Forum
Topic: Gas meter box
Replies: 5
Views: 12712

Re: Gas meter box

Read your details, just a word of advice. Better off calling national grid to get them to re locate it for you, secondly try and NOT re locate the gas meter/Electric meter right next to an ajoining neighbour, as we have just found out ourselves that the bricks and mortar insurance on our house is in...
by mellorhouse
Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:26 am
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Please Help. where do i start
Replies: 3
Views: 4090

I would strongly recommend contacting local authority my neighboours have done more or less the same, they have built it already, they told us that they had planning permission from local council, but we had had no letter from the council saying would i like to appeal against it, it turned out that ...
by mellorhouse
Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:29 pm
Forum: Fencing Forum
Topic: fencing height
Replies: 2
Views: 9420

fencing height

Can somebody tell what height can fencing go to, as our neighbours have complained to local council that the fences that they asked us to put up which including the concrete board is6 ft nine inches high, bearing in mind we put them up beacuse they said they wanted that high because bfore they where...
by mellorhouse
Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:21 pm
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: building a gym in back Garden without planningpermission
Replies: 1
Views: 8255

building a gym in back Garden without planningpermission

My neighbours said that they had planning permission from local council to build a 18ft high , 18 foot wide and 25ft long gym at the bottom of the garden, we told them that the council had not sent us a ltter to us explaining this so we could appeal if need be, they argued with us about this and sai...
by mellorhouse
Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:01 pm
Forum: Fencing Forum
Topic: Fencing Dilemma
Replies: 3
Views: 10605

fence painting

ion my side of the fence that we have to pay for, the neighbours that moved in 5 years do not paint their side (which is my side to replace if they are broken) as I am assuming that they will not paint because it is down to me. (but the neighbouts that where there before painted it themselves out of...
by mellorhouse
Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:29 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: ceiling
Replies: 11
Views: 13093

[quote="kbrownie"]HI rosebery, I use a jointing compound called easyfill on tapered edged plasterboards, it dries and hardens quite quickly, especially in a residental enviroment ( I.E. with heating on and not open to moisture as it would be on say a construction site/new build) All you ne...
by mellorhouse
Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:08 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: ceiling
Replies: 11
Views: 13093

[quote="kbrownie"]Hi, Rosebery right! Strip the paper off, it's maddness not too. Regards KB[/quote] Thank you for your answer, if apparently I take the paper off, a plasterer said it depends on what is underneath the paper (bearing in mind it is anaclyta paper and sometimes there are reas...
by mellorhouse
Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:39 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: ceiling
Replies: 11
Views: 13093

ceiling

i have papered ceilings and instead of taking the paper off i would like to plaster over them instead.

Can somebody put me in the right direction what i need to do. I have heard i need to put on the paper a special pva first, if so where do i get this from


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Mellorhouse :)
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