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transporting fridge
While we are doing up our kitchen we want to buy a second hand fridge and keep it in the garage; it would fit into my car if laid on its side. Does anyone know if a fridge can be transported on its...
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Cavity wall and roof insulation and condensation
Hello all, My ongoing saga of condensation. By now I think everyone knows about the dripping walls in the kitchen in winter. The walls are dry now because its heated up and stopped raining a bit and I...
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moving and enlarging consumer unit
Hi, I think I am going to need a bigger consumer unit. There are no spaces for expansion and I think I might need to add a new radial when I buy the new induction hob (which will be 7.2kW). The...
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TOT How to run a successfully pub
First, increase the prices to be the most expensive in the area. Second, change the paint scheme on the outside of the pub from a mock Tudor style with fake beams, which is a local landmark, to Army...
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How to make artist's palette?
My mother-in-law does a bit of picture painting with acrylic artist's paint s, I would like to make a proper wooden palette for mixing them, the questi on is what kind of wood treatment to use? I...
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Spare parts for secateurs
I have a perfectly good pair of Fiskars by-pass secateurs except that I have lost the spring which goes between the handles and this makes them very awkward to use. Has anybody any idea where I could...
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Anyone still running Thorn M44/54 gas boiler? (2023 Update)
I've just decommissioned mine and junked most of it but I still have odd parts like the Honeywell V4300 gas valve. Does anyone who is still nursing one of these want the gas valve as a spare? No known...
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double socket change to single socket plus spur for disposal unit
Beside my sink there is a double socket. I am planning fitting a waste disposal unit and will need a spur to power the disposal unit. Both existing sockets are hardly ever both used at the same time,...
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OT. Interesting link about the future.
So what does the panel think about this one? Can't fault the logic personally. And more important, what to do about it? Get your first 6 issues of MoneyWeek for free with this offer. Save an...
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Silicone Mastic Tools
Silicone mastic tools - what do you guys recommend for smoothing out mastic and getting a nice neat finish? I have about 30 metres to do, and I usually use loads of mastic and make a mess of it.
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Obtaining sealed panes for double glazing repair?
When a double glazed window goes misty inside, is it possible to get a panel of the right size made up, and fit it myself, rather than have a company fit it? Where would I order the panel from? Are...
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Do you know this man? :-)
http://www.diyweek.net/news/news.asp?id=16681
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Polyurethane varnish on top of water based varnish.
Polyurethane varnish on top of water based varnish. Can I do this? I have used water based quick drying varnish on a bare wooden front door which I now regret as I don't think it will be tough enough....
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Tunable Light
The hackspace sub-thread and various other things have made me realise that it might be possible to seriously attack a project that has been floating around my brain for several years. The first...
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TOT the olden days
Those of you interested in the past might like this: It was written by my uncle, who is 84. Bill http://www.wrightswritings.org.uk/?page_id=721
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