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    New build - heating options advice required.

    What ever about a heating system .... and good luck with that ....Be sure to catch the passive energy of the sun also. Stand on your site on of these lovely mornings and work out the best place for your biggest windows to help heat the main body of the house. Best hour I ever spent...
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    making a gravel driveway

    I think Roadstone did some kind of honeycomb structure that was useful for holding gravel on a drive. Not sure if ti was any good on a slope though... Very difficult to get gravel to hold on a slope especially if there are cars turning onto it. I have no connection with roadstone.
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    declaration of a commercial vehicle

    The area or volume of the cargo area must exceed the area/volume of the passenger area I believe
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    UFH and Screed

    Hi BMD, I used 75mm concrete down stairs on 150mm insulation and 30-35mm Easyscreed upstairs I find it works well. No issues with cooling down quickly either.
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    Waste Treatment System Filling With Water!!

    Could be your ground workers laid your storm water pipes in the same trench as your foul water going to the WWTS. Cover the traps at the bottom of the down pipes and check again (use a plastic bag and leave them there for an afternoon and check your manhole again or if it isn't raining turn the...
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    What would cause bearbox bearings to go - in 2 cars ?

    Could be a number of factors including a faulty lot of bearings... Funny, I've never hear of a "bearing about to go", its working or its gone.... no in between with bearings I'm afraid...
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    Waste Treatment System Filling With Water!!

    could ground water be feeding into it? I'll wager you have storm water going into it though. Best way to check is open the man hole cover on the waste treatment unit and have some one pore water down the gully traps. If that is the problem might be worth putting in an extra sludge pump with a...
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    Best grade oil for car burning a bit of oil

    cheapest you can get if your burning it... No oil is going to fix the ware on an old engine.
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    Trees to plant along a driveway?

    Oak ash beech, all slow growing, Apple will not get massive either in 5-10 years
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    names of reliable builders around blessington Co Wicklow

    Whoever they are make sure and get at least 3 written quotes and references also. Do your homework and the good ones will always raise to the top. I can think of at least four from vans driving around the town. Also, ask the "locals" as the local lad will seldom do bad work in his/her own town.
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    Another Accident with car full of teenagers

    I for one have driven a lot (over 600 miles) over the weekend with not a check point or even the sight of a cop car. On mainly secondary roads. Which with the current cut lack of funds are in bad repair. And the amount of people I encountered on their mobile phones was shocking...(another issue...
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    Buying a Tuscon

    good words from WicklowMan
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    BMW 320i coupe 2007 engine failures

    I'd be inclined to get onto BMW Ireland and ask what would be the best way to proceed. Also the faults should be logged somewhere so it would help in sorting out the current problem perhaps...
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    New Commerical vehical tax

    Can anyone let me know is there any truth in the rumor that in future in order to tax a commercial vehicle that one would need a VAT number...?
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    What lighting for a vaulted ceiling?

    I've just installed recessed lights using the LED type. Energy efficient and look great. Had same delama but decided that cobwebs and dusting would be worse than changing bulbs if they blow...! I'm told the LED ones should last a very very long time but remains to be seen.
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    Rubber tubing

    speak to an engineering supplies company. Rubber hydraulic o-rings might do the job.
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    Lunch in Wicklow - recommendations?

    The Wicklow Heather in Laragh...... Best around imo ... Hugh menu too. Just a satisfied (on more than one occasion) customer...
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    Best Weedkiller

    use a weed wand or blowtorch for the patio gaps.
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    Nettles - how to get rid of them

    Weed killer won't kill them forever, however NettleBan will. Best to go to a farm supplies shop as most garden centres don't carry it. It is expencive but used correctly it will do the job. Spray them and leave them to turn black and die back into the ground. Or you could just keep cutting them...
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    Need licence for decomissioned vintage rifle?

    Might be best to bring it to a firearms dealer and he can advise. Best to remove/destroy the firing mech if the barrel is filled/blocked.
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