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R. Cott. 26
Right. Floor heating pipe ready for screeders! Next issue is fixed load (kitchen units) on 18mm chip over 40mm PIR foam. The heating system suppliers recommend stiffening the floor (insert suitable...
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Plastering onto paint
I've got a brick and block wall in my kitchen, if i paint it now with masonary paint will it be easy to plaster over it in a few months or years? Or would I be causing problems? [george]
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how long does tin of pait take to dry out
I have half of a 5L can of emulsion paint that I don't need. I am told by my LA that I am not allowed to throw it away whilst it is still soft (yes I know that I can ignore this advice and nothing...
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Ivy
If an ivy had attached itself to paintwork, any easy way of removing its adhesive after removing the ivy - other than by sanding?
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Intelligent satnav?
Is there such a thing yet as a satnav where you can tell it not to go that way? For example it takes you on a road you know is closed at a certain point. Mine only lets me say "there's a road block in...
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Suck squeeze bang blow
What did you think it was? Suck Squeeze Bang Blow
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Sh1t Pit Inspection chamber in the house Replacement
Hi All, Job number 671 has reached the front of the queue. The main bathroom. It was gutted 7 or so years ago and is now on the hit list. First slight problem is, in our downstairs hall-way (built on...
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22mm Pipe Clips
I guess the sunlight has effected the clips holding my gas pipe to the wall and the snap over clips have broken. Unfortunately the screwhole is central behind the pipe so to remove and replace I need...
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WARNING : "Atlas Kablo" cables
Mains cable marked "Atlas Kablo" and "2010" may be sub-standard. BBC : Google : BASEC : FP Cables : Maybe there should be a note in the FAQ? Millions of metres of dangerous electrical cable may be...
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Floating floor
SWMBO wants a new floor. We currently have mostly very old floorboards in poor cosmetic condition, and a new floor will help to sell the house. Apparently. We'd need about 50m^2 altogether, about...
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Chemicalising an unvented system
Need to put some inhibitor into an unvented CH system tomrrow. Question is: how? The only effective answer I've come up with so far is to use a washin g liquid bottle to squirt it into the top of a...
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OT. Mystery spots appearing on a polyester dressing gown!
A friend of mine has a fleecy polyester dressing gown that she's had for years and suddenly, spots have started to appear on it as shown on these photos: They've not all appeared at once but over a...
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Raiding ATMS
why aren't ATMs routinely fitted with devices to explode an indelible dye if they are attacked? Is it cost or Human Rights?
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Strange Ceiling rose/light fitting
Hi All, I'm involved with a local charity, and we need to move a couple of fluorescent fittings at their premises that appear to have been wired from ceiling roses, and to extend the cables as fitted....
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Paraffin Blow Torch
Have just bought an old secondhand Primus 632 paraffin blow torch. A lot of the flame comes out of the side rather than the front. Any idea what is going on here, and what i might do to fix it? I live...
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