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2 stroke anomaly
Pulled out two hedge trimmers from the shed for first use this year. First one wouldn't pull. Cord ran so far and no further. Second one was the same except it pulled past the first stop so I worked...
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Best paint for rendered exterior masonry
What is the best paint for rendered exterior masonry? I am looking for something that last well.
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R. Cott. 22
Pipe insulation. Suggested securing method for non self adhesive polyethylene foam sleeves is cable ties! Accessibility, age/eyesight and unsightlyness set me looking for a reliable alternative. Any...
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Door Mirror - Fiat 500 L
Son in Law has had his door mirror damaged and had an attempt at glueing it. I saw it last night and realise all seems okay other than something is missing that connects the base part to the mirror...
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The Sun on Isalm
Exclusive: The letter to paper’s editor – signed by 107 MPs – was organised by the Labour MP Naz Shah and includes prominent politicians, including former Cabinet ministers Baroness Warsi and...
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Condensation vs leak
Did a spring clean of the bathroom today, decanting all the movable furniture out and a hand-on-knees deep scrub of everything. I found a damp patch in the plaster behind a cold water pipe near to a T...
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OT replacing a single running light on a Fiat 500
SWMBO's Fiat 500 has an offside "running light out". So... just change the bulb right! Seem the entire bumper has to come of and is fixed on by a mixture of torx and inaccessible self-tappers inside...
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6 years ago
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Protecting wood.
As the ongoing redecoration of the outside of this house continues, latest problem is a rotten sill to a sash window. And also the largest one in the house, at 1.1 metre wide. My local Travis Perkins...
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Observation
After maintaining wooden window frames for about 30 years I have finally changed them to uPVC. I really think the quality of them is fantastic. Obviously the manufactureres are well tooled up - but...
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Melted
Peeler dopehead? You seem to be getting rather desperate.
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6 years ago
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OT: Is BBC Iplayer any use?
Every time I've searched for something on BBC Iplayer, it's unavailable. They don't seem to have much on there. Why isn't everything on there?
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Removing sellotape residue from car paintwork
I bodged my wing mirror with sellotape, and foolishly left it like that for months. There's now a sticky residue left on the paintwork. Can I safely use methylated spirit to remove that? (Safe for the...
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6 years ago
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Cable by the metre
Does anyone know if you can still buy cable by the metre at B&Q or do you have to buy a whole reel?
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6 years ago
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CRT TV into fish tank?
Is this even possible? I would have thought breaking a CRT tube in one place only to add water would be pretty difficult. The Freecycle Network is a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of...
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DIY still exists
In a moment of folly, after the boiler had been serviced, I decided to put small wheels on the 8ft tall boiler cabinet UGH! I tried appliance rollers, but they were too wide. I could only buy small...
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