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Tiling a kitchen, and woman wants a centerpiece above cooker, sink and up the sides of the window. I'm jus gonna put a tile in diagonal. any tips on how to mark this out? was thinking of putting tiles on, hold tile diagonal on them, take off and cut.

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You can buy tapcon screws, just drill a hole and then screw them in, no need for plug! i use 130mm screws for such jobs. Check whioch bit you will need for these. the screws i use require a hex 30 bit, which i always loose and bloody mare when go to use them. ...good luck

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well howya doing. i am laying a floating floor in a hallway with 4 doors off it each side. Any tips would be appreciated. i was thinking of laying a strip the whole length of the hallway, and then cutting round the doorways at the end

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making a storage space in the corner of the room. using a door measuring 1961mm by 762mm. What space do i need to leave for door? would 2 or 3mm right around be enough?

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draw a level line on your wall at 870mm and keep top of each unit to the line. fitter for years so ask any questions

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If you have a full length unit or a dresser unit, use the top of this as your overall height and keep wall units same height! usually kitchen units are 2120mm high, so the top of your wall unit should be 2120. SO 2120 - 720MM WALL UNIT = 1400mm to bottom of wall unit most worktops are 910mm high, so...

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no harm, u cnat see behind the units and its only a wall!! as long as it all looks goods!! fair play to fitter for fixing your plaster and tiles, alot would walk away, there job being FITTER!! not tiler and plasterer...some people expect u to do everything

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dont think it should be too hard to lift, a nail bar if it is nailed down and screw gun if screwed

u could use chipboard again, or maybe plywood, u could tile over these obviously, dont understand where your problem is, maybe you could post a clearer reply

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Please explain the tools and how i go a bout doing this...Do little plumbing in my job as fitter, sick of using compression joints

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My diesel boiler won't come on right..when you switch it on it starts to make a noise but doesnt try to fire up. whenm i turn it off, and try again a few times it will finally kick in most times

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find the highest point in the whole u shape, and level this round all the walls!! all units must be level with each other

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Hi, i have bought a round centrepiece to put in my kitchen!! tiles have been down for sometime so was wondering the best way of working the centrepiece in! i think i have 2 options and was wondering the best: 1. lay the centrepiece on the tiles and mark the area to be taken out! use grinder to cut t...

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I fit kitchens, and have recently fitted various new taps, and they have feck all hot water pressure..whats the deal? The pressure was fine before hand with the old taps connected. I have tried various pipes and flexis. Is there such thing as an in line pump or something?

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Hi two questions.. I am tiling round kitchen window. The row up to the tile is only about 20mm, is there any tips how to fll this space as it is very small to be cutting tiles Also, on the ledge, there is over 110 mm, and the tiles are only 95mm, there is a rather large gap tofill with just grout an...

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