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Phone wires.
I want some work done on the internal phone wires. Preferably a new wire from where the incoming wire joins the house on the outside to a new master socket position. Is this a job for BT or an...
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Plasterboard filler
Can someone kindly tell me which product is the best to fill-in holes left in plasterboard which held TV brackets so that it can be smoothed and painted over so that it is virtually impossible to see?
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O/T'ish. Applying clear plastic film to face of iPad
You'd think 'how hard can it be', but it needs some technique that I've not got yet. Any tips for a bubble free application? mark
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11 years ago
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Studwork walls
I am in the process of building an extension with two bedrooms. I've got all the studwork done for the internals walls and one side plasterboarded. What is the normally accepted 'filling' for...
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11 years ago
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Frequent internet disconnections
Our BT telphone line comes into our hallway by the front door and travels across the hallway and then through the wall to a junction box in our front room. This is where our desk top computer is. The...
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11 years ago
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Chased in verses surface mounted cables (2023 Update)
I have been stripping out the lath and plaster in a bedroom and putting up plasterboard. To make it easier I took down the airing cupboard that formed a triangle in the corner. I want to square off...
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11 years ago
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Corroded terminals
Anyone know what chemical I could use to clean off calculator terminals that have got corroded by having flat batteries left in for too long?
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11 years ago
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Kitchen electrics
Most of the readers on this list are American. You may get more fitting comments on a UK list. I'll see if I can find that list. Copy them in, on the chance they will know. Christopher A. Young Learn...
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11 years ago
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tiling OVER tiles
Thinking about getting around to replacing bathroom suite , thing thats putting me off is ENTIRE bathroom has tiles , floor to ceiling , every wall A friend said its OK to tile OVER existing tiles Any...
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12 years ago
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Locking a sliding wardrobe door
I want to lock off the far right sliding door, in order that guests cannot use that part of the wardrobe. Just cannot figure how to do it in order to allow the door to free run sideways when not...
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12 years ago
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Boss Entry to CI Soil Pipe - min height above ground (2 bricks up)?
Consider a Saniflo pumped waste system 320cm straight run to an outside wall. - Suggested min fall is 1:200, so 1.6cm pipe fall. - Proper min fall is 1:100, so 3.2cm pipe fall. 1948 concrete raft...
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12 years ago
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washer for outside tap
I have a dripping tap outside,I have tightened as far as will go so what size of tap washer do I need,video on utube showed me what to do,dont want to disconnect till I have washer to put on right...
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12 years ago
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Washing machine replacement brushes
Hi all I have a Bosch Classix 1200 Express washing machine E-Nr. WF02466GB/05 FD 8407 609529 Anyhow I replaced them about 6 months ago but they've worn down again, I think I paid about £16 for them....
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12 years ago
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Cleaning walls & ceilings, can't go up ladders
OK bit of a weird one this one, I want to repaint the walls and ceiling in my living room with a fresh lick of paint but of course i want to give them a decent clean before i do so, however I have...
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12 years ago
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Slow draining sink
Our kitchen sink is again draining quite slowly. We have tried various drain cleaners in the past. Is there one that group users recommend? I believe that a builder employed by the previous owner...
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12 years ago
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