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    Quick Question

    If an invoice for services and products is long overdue - is the service provider entitled to add interest to the outstanding amount?
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    Ridge Tiles blowing off new build....

    Why are you blaning the carpenter? Surely it is the tilers responsibly.
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    How to repair wooden floor water damage

    When you say the top layer was damaged, I am now assuming that It is a SEMI_SOLID ansd not a solid would that be correct. How much water did it get?
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    Dehumidifiers

    I live in an old cottage with no D P C . I,m told it was damp. At what rate will a dehumidifier remove water , i.e. how much per day? The model I,ve got is a deLonghi DEC 21. It doesnt seem to be removing much only 1 container per 24 hours. Is the house not so bad then. ?
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    Dehumidifiers

    Hi, I live in an old cottage with no D P C, Question how much water will come out of the dehumidifier if the house is really damp, and how fast will the container fill up ?
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    Decking rope!

    Hi, If you want a nice thick rope, you could go to a ships chandlers and get the real sisal stuff. Dont go the nylon route as it looks tacky. Are you doing it through drillled posts with swags?? that looks nice.
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    Landscape Gardener - Is this a good quote?

    Seems like a very fair quote to me, not too cheap which would ring alarm bells. Have they refs.
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    Direct labour build - Sequence of events

    I think you have gone a bit astray, I would be under the impression that you would have the pipes laid under the sub floor(water in, and drainage etc) and running to the outside . You will now have to chase under the walls(external) Maybe get expert help, either an engineer or architect . Who...
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    Foundation sizes depth and width

    Thank you all for your concerns. but 3 visits at 250n a visit is going to play sh..t with my budget, When I bought the place nobody asked for any documentation re footings/founds on the existing extension. Which was obviously built later as it was a flat roof with smoth rendering as opposed to...
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    Foundation sizes depth and width

    Yes, do I just pay an engineer to look at them , even if he is not doing any other work?
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    Foundation sizes depth and width

    Thanks for that vote of longevity Syd, I am currently running a stud farm breding a few, selling a few, and maybe take in injured/ resting racehorses. In 10 years time I wont want to . Therefore I will sell up the lot and retire to less land. (maybe even make a small profit ) lol...
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    Foundation sizes depth and width

    Yes syd, I fully understand, but when I bought the cottage the value of the property was in the beautiful land circa 20 acres and farm buildings now renobvated into post and rail paddocks with 15 new stables built. I intend to stay here until i,m 70 and thats 10 years away. lol
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    Foundation sizes depth and width

    Hi sidthebeat, I bought the cottage last October. it needed piles of work, which is now finished So therefore so is my cash. The current kitchen is an extension (12 x12) which is too small . I want to build out further and down 2 steps and use the old kitchen as a dining room. I am doing...
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    Foundation sizes depth and width

    Thanks for that bacchus, thats exactly what I will do. Can you tell me how I can step the foundations, to save me digging very deep at on end?
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    Foundation sizes depth and width

    Hi I am about to build a kitchen extension, with 6 " solid blocks, and internal stud walls. Single storey, with loadsm of glass. The walls will only be 4ft high, with a sloping/ flat roof. The reason I am using 6" blocks is that I have them left over from another job. What dimensions would...
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    Field Gate Supplier

    Hi,, You could try Woodfab in Wicklow, They do a field gate for about e135 or a nicer Ranch gate (also stronger) for about e200. I have no connection with this firm, only that I bought 8 last years for a stud farm here in Co. Meath. Sean is the boss and you can contact him yourself...
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    barbecue construction

    carpenter thanks for i wikk take on board what you both say again thanks
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    barbecue construction

    hi clubman, the six inch blocks weigh 28 lbs each.maybe they should go on the flat.If the Island was big enough then the fire wouldnt be so near them. But I used to have a barbecue made from red brick, and that lasted . But they are fired arent they.
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    barbecue construction

    Hi, I am thinking of making a large garden barbecue , possibly Island type. I do have a large a=mount of 6" solid concrete blocks I can use,and I was told I could construct the barbie using them without mortar as they are very heavy. Any suggestion as to the fire/charcoal and grill...
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    Gardener

    Re: Recommed a gardener in Dublin? Hi again. I used to do that kind of work for a hobby. Its not too hard to do, but getting someone would be expensiver, Threy would probably sharge 3000e depending on any hard landscaping (mini walls) and differing levels etc. type of gravel, proper...
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