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find below several tips to help around the house
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FIXING A LOOSE RAWPLUG
Something every DIY'er comes across pretty regularly........
If – despite using the correct size of drill – you find that a rawlplug just
won’t grip into
plasterboard, there are a number of things you can do about it:
1} Wrap a couple of turns of tape tightly around the plug until it grips
securely.
2} If your plasterboard is simply very old and “rotting”, use paper tape as
above, coat it
with wood glue or SuperGlue, tap into place, and allow it to dry.
3} Try using a bigger rawlplug! ;-)
4} Use a metal rawlplug – this cuts a much wider hole, but is generally very
secure.
5} If all of the above fail, try using a butterfly bolt instead. This type opens
up and
“spreads” behind the wall as you tighten the screw, giving a secure “X” grip
even on old
and crumbling plasterboard.
6} As a last resort, use a long rawlbolt instead. These go straight through the
plasterboard into the brickwork behind it {you’ll need to use something like a
7” long
masonry drill for this}, and will provide an extremely strong and secure fixing.
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Stop Shuttering Board Sticking
Coat board with old engine oil before the concrete goes in
Clean Up Edges Of Plasterboard After Cutting
Use a Surform
Trimming Polystyrene Tiles
Use fine sand paper
HOW TO PREVENT and CATCH MICE IN YOUR HOUSE
- with Chocolate
Many old and not so old houses can attract mice. This is a terrible
problem, not only
because so many people are disgusted at the thought of these creatures
loose in their
house, but also because they are a health hazard, even more so if they get
into kitchens.
How to tell if you have mice
You can tell if you have mice if you see droppings, and often they can
come in through
tiny little cracks in the skirting board or wall, or come in from outside
through a crack in
your doorstep.
Where to look for mice
They are often found in cupboards, so if you store cardboard boxes or
other containers of
things and you find they are chewed, then it is likely you have a mouse
that can gain
access to your home in some way.
Pest Control
If you really don't want to deal with the problem yourself, or if you
think it could be rats or
other rodents then you can call a professional exterminator to take care
of things for you.
How to trap a mouse
The first thing to do is get a trap. There are 2 types of trap, humane and
snap traps. The
former are little cages which trap the mouse inside but don't kill it, so
you have to be
prepared to get rid of it still alive. Also with these traps there is the
danger it could simply
come back into your home or someone else's.
The other kind of trap is supposed to kill the mouse the minute it hits
the spring, but
occasionally they can go wrong and it can hang onto life, so either way
you have to find
somebody who is prepared to dispose of it!
Place the traps where they will not be disturbed by other household
members. In corners,
the cupboard under the stairs, behind furniture are all possible venues.
If you see a hole in
the skirting board, behind the fridge etc then you might want to place one
there.
Mice can get out of very tiny cracks so look carefully. Remember too that
mice will run
away when they hear noise of footsteps and so on, and also take care that
noisy
footsteps or running does not set the trap off!
Mouse Bait
Put a small piece of bait, cheese is one option, but surprisingly
chocolate is excelllent, in
the appropriate place on the trap, and place it very close to the wall.
Don't touch the trap
too much or else your scent will overpower that of the bait, which the
mouse will detect
then avoid the trap. Keep checking the traps every morning, and after a
few days replace
the bait. If nothing happens then you might want to reconsider your
positioning of the
traps.
Once you have trapped the mouse then you must dispose of it. If it is dead
then the best
way is to wrap it, including the trap if you want, in a plastic bag and
dispose carefully in
the outside bin. If you used a humane trap you must find a place to set it
free. It is
probably best to take it somewhere in the car a distance from your home
because
otherwise if it is let out in the back garden, it will inevitably come
back in.
Stop mice entering the home
To prevent mice entering the house you could try stuffing all the little
cracks in your steps
and walls with steel wool as this is one material mice cannot chew
through.
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Stop Shuttering Board Sticking
Coat board with old engine oil before the concrete goes in
Clean Up Edges Of Plasterboard After Cutting
Use a Surform
Trimming Polystyrene Tiles
Use fine sand paper
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Make Rose Beds While Laying Concrete In Garden
Insert a very worn car tyre and simply pull out when dry
Get That Cobbled Look In Concrete
Use an upside down baby-wipes tub cover with plastic bag
Drilling Hole In Wall
Mark with a cross-hair not a dot (drifting seen)
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