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2" wide slit trench
I've just laid underground drainage using 80mm permeable pipe in trenches t hat were 6 inches wide and up to 24 inches deep. What I want to do now is t o create some very narrow slit trenches that can...
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uPVC window lock repair - security rods seized within frame?
Hi All I'm looking at repairing a problem with a window lock on a uPVC window. The 'reported fault' is that the window locking no longer works. It looks to me as though there is a gearbox into which...
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Hollow wall fixings
I'm hanging blinds in two patio-door recesses. The top surface of the reveal is plasterboard. then a space (presumably where the plasterboard was dot-and-dabbed) then what seems to be a pretty hefty...
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[OT] Butterflies
Every spring, I have to rescue butterflies from my shed. I can see them fluttering against the window, from house or garden, and released four yesterday. Question is, what are they doing in there? I...
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Save me from Ikea cr*p
My daughter bought a ceiling light from Ikea,so I went up to fit it. what absolute rubbish, naff plastic, a patent device to hold the wires, hardly grips them. No way to fix the light securely to the...
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Cleaning a pond
We seem to have accumulated quite a lot of grubby, muddy silt at the bottom of the pond that the fish keep stirring up and which is clogging the filters. Any recommendations for some kind of...
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What's the best way to do this?
I want to make a minimalist wine rack. The idea is a nice piece of timber roughly floor joist shaped, screwed vertically to the wall, and with 30mm holes through it to take the wine bottle necks....
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PCI-e connectors
I'm way out of my knowledge and comfort zones here. Not come across PCI-e until this morning. Son has a gaming PC, and has a Geforce GTX 1080 graphics card to install, to replace a Geforce GTX 670...
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7 years ago
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Local Councils to be told to take waste fee-free
At last! It is blatantly clear that part of the cause of fly-tipping is the fact that it is so difficult to dispose of waste. We used to have a council-run rubbish/recycling centre near us, then it...
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Lidl Li-ion circular saw
Anyone got/used one of these? £50 currently in Lidl. I feel I might get more done due to the convenience of it. And if it's less powerful than a plug-in, i'd prefer using it.
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7 years ago
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Sheds - Easter Discounts?
Anybody know if anything's coming up that would make a deferred purchase (£500ish) worthwhile? Wickes has what I need, but other sheds might be OK.
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Karcher Vari - Power Lance
Mine seems to have lost the ability to focus the jet into a knif-like Jet. I am wondering if a washer inside may have eroded away. Any ideas?
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TomTom
Any experts here? Have an XXL, a few years old, and tried to buy the latest UK maps using TomTom Home 2. Everything goes just fine - until I come to pay. Neither Paypal or credit card works. Can't get...
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Recommendations for hard wood flooring supplier?
Preferably "engineered" (i.e. real wood top, bonded to something dimensionally stable) rather than laminate or solid.
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Sliding mitre saw - recommendations?
I need to replace my old Rexon chop saw with a sliding mitre saw so I can cut some 9" timber. The 255mm Rage saw from Screwfx was tempting, but quite a few reviews say it gave inaccurate cuts. Any...
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