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    Any window Regulation experts out there

    Cant see your link sconhome. How can a person tell if it is toughened or regular glass? The upper window is in a full height room yes! Yeah id say its fair to assume your measurements are there or there abouts...
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    Any window Regulation experts out there

    From internal floor level Sconhome it is 2.4 to the window board, add another 500mm for external to footpaths. The unit itself the centre pain is 1800mm with the panes to the left and right being 900 each.
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    Any window Regulation experts out there

    Hey all, God its been a long time since i visited the site, but have had a problem in the recent windy spell. If you look at my blog link below, the large triangular window in my gable end the centre section shakes in and out vigoursly in the wind. It is just regular double glazing, my...
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    Mortgage protection Policy

    Hi all, Just going through my bank accounts at the weekend and having a look at the direct debits going out, anyway long story short i took out a policy when gettin the mortage through a broker as it turns out from going through my statements i have been paying three seperate mortgage...
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    AAM 10 year birthday party Friday 20 November

    Happy birthday to AAM, has been a wonderful site throughout building our house, from purchasing the site, to mortgage to insurance to construction... a wonderful first point of reference.My first website to have a look at every morning :) Its a credit to Brendan, all the mods and contributior's...
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    free to air skybox

    Ok im sick to the teeth of sky for several different reasons, i think im going to cancel them and get rid of an unwanted drect debit, as outlined above can i get FTA through my sky plus box and will i have to get an aerial fitted to get rte and the likes.... will reception be ok doing it this way?
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    Sound proofing an airvent

    Can i jump in here too, i have a vent for the extractor fan, it's the standard lourve type on that opens when its working, problem is when it is windy it opens and closes by itself causes an awful racket, is there alternatives to this?
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    TV on chimney breast - where do wires go?

    What our electrician did was as mossy said and the same cabling, he split the conduit to allow the cables fit easily its a great job, just normal conduit. Picture of ours here, the cable hanging down is the tv power cable, i have tied that up inside since...
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    building a new house this year

    Huge variation out there depending on spec of finish, geographical location, method of building, procurement route choosen you can go as low as €65/sqft and as high as you want a good spec carried out by a builder €120/sqft basic builders finish €75/80/sqft www.selfbuildardmore.blogspot.com
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    Fascia & soffit quotation

    It was black Pvc, the prices you are being quoted seem ridiculious, what area are you in? And are the prices you have returned for black ash? www.selfbuildardmore.blogspot.com
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    Fascia & soffit quotation

    Paid €2,850 for 4,100 sqft house and 600 sq foot garage waterford cork border, black pvc
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    What Landscaping Equipment do I need

    Hi Candy, roughly the same size just short of an acre with us. We were the same got sick of looking at the weeds and the mess, its a lot of work but well worth it, and a great sense of acommplishment if hopefully it does grow :) If ya have friends cousins family just invite them around feed them...
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    pop up socket for island

    They sell these in home base in there kitchen catalogue, not sure how much though. Might be worth a look.
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    What Landscaping Equipment do I need

    One of the latest entries on my blog details the landscaping we did in the past three weeks, ill put up prices of machinery too. www.selfbuildardmore.blogspot.com
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    hedging

    I was quoted €1.80 recently for two litre pots of escallonia 30 to 50cm high. Cork region
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    tiling prices

    €12to €14 for ceramic, €26 to €35 for porcleain limestone marble etc www.selfbuildardmore.blogspot.com
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    Mileage of Diesel Mondeo

    Ok ok ..... thanks for all the constructive replys. A simple stay away from it, or too much mileage would have done me :) Thanks for yer help
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    Mileage of Diesel Mondeo

    I am on the market for a cheap diesel, to get me out of a hole for a year or maybe two. I have a previous post on here about buying my brothers octavia 03 diesel 76k kilometers for €4,500. I see my uncle has this car in this week, is the mileage too much, or what mileage would a mondeo be...
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    car problem - please help!

    Yea an air leak could be the problem used to happen to my old car, but eventually the problem was a green kinda bullet cartridge shape thing that you plug in down under the engine needed replacing cost €35 dunno the technical name for it sorry, the car used to rev and race and sometimes even...
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    Is it too late to plant lawn seed in a garden

    I hope its not too late setting ours this weekend. www.selfbuildardmore.blogspot.com
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