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Hewlett Packard cashback (OT in uk.d-i-y)
HP currently have cashback offers on some of their laptops - typically you get £100 back on a £350 laptop, reducing the effective price to £250. Have any of you done this, and is it pukka? Reading...
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refurbing old slate roof
Hi, Looking for help with my roof. Intending to refurb my old slate roof due to regular leakage problems. So far leaks mainly due to cracks in the chimney plastering and in the lead gulleys (lead...
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10 years ago
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tacking cable to brickwork
I'd appreciate advice/experiences of a good tool for tacking cable to an external brick wall, typically round cable between 0.25 and 0.5 inches, such as network or coax cable. The staples would have...
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10 years ago
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Kitchens units over electric UFH
Is it ok to put a kitchen unit with a normal plinth over a tiled floor with electric UFH? My concern is overheating the UFH wires. The situation is an existing kitchen with UFH avoiding the units. The...
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10 years ago
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joining long lengths on wood
On an external decking project ... on a couple of places I need to join some 100 x 50 to some 150 x 50 along long lengths (effect making a 250 x 50) These are 3300 long ...in treated sawn softwood....
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10 years ago
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What is Hot boxing?
I was sent some details a bit back about the councils planned road maintenance, and one of the tasks that seems to be very common is this hot boxing. I'm assuming this is some buzz word for the method...
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10 years ago
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Fugen thingys back at Lidl
I bought a set last time & they are OK.
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10 years ago
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Copper pipe in concrete
I have to move a radiator to the other side of a doorway. Without going into detail the easiest method is to create a channel across the doorway (solid concrete floor) and route the 10mm flow and...
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10 years ago
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Cost of skip hire
What would people expect to pay for a 2 cu yd skip for a few days on private land (so no licence required)? I have got quotes from £99 to £199. Also, are there any recommendations for ready mix...
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10 years ago
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OT Joined Up Thinking?
Today is bin day. Pavements cluttered up with big brown, black and green things. What does (presumably the same department) council do? It sent the mechanical pavement sweepers down our road! You...
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10 years ago
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Oxygen
This must be the place to ask for an alternative to BOC. They seem to want to drain me of all my money. Can anyone tell me about another supplier that is not as expensive as BOC? Cheers D
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Re: Bit O.T. Speeding ... ?
Just a thought, if they were measuring average speed, two cameras would be required, but it wouldn't be two offenses.
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10 years ago
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"Screwed" bolts
I am looking for some bolts which are screwed on one end. ie screw the bolt in to some wood leaving the bolt end protruding. I could use rawlplug stud bolts - but that is overkill - they are not going...
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10 years ago
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Cutting large holes in ply with jigsaw
I want to cut a circular hole of approx 200mm in a sheet of 6mm birch ply. As my old barely used battery powered jigsaw had died a death, I used the e xcuse to buy a cheap (£20) B&Q jigsaw which has...
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10 years ago
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My Case TF300 Trencher up for sale
I've at last got round to putting my Case TF300 trencher on eBay. Some here expressed an interest so here is a link: AWEM...
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