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Made a rack for storing firewood.
It has 3 sections for large, medium, and small firewood.
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3 years ago
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Putting patio doors in Compton Garage by removing some panels
I have inherited from the previous owners of my house a hideous Compton sectional garage, 14 feet wide and 20 feet long. With limited budget (none!) I cant get rid of it, so have a plan to 'make it a...
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6 years ago
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TVR on communal central heating system
We live in a Block with a communal heating and hot water system. It has been suggested that residents at their own expense have TVR's fitted to their radiators to cut down on the communal heating...
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10 years ago
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JMB cordless power tools
Does anyone know where I can get replacement 14.4 vold batteries for the JMB cordless power tools ? None on eBay even ! Jim Hawkins
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12 years ago
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Mersey Main Supplies
Are Mersey Main Multipoint BF Heaters still available? They are advertised/ offered from 325.00 inc VAT to over £600.00 I haven't tried any of the upmarket sources, but all those advertising the...
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13 years ago
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Black & Decker GR360 (Stripemaster) lawnmower
Hi I have an old but trusty B&D GR360 lawnmowr which has given great service Just hit something solid and now the black plastic fan unit above the blade, which produces the suction, is badly cracked,...
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13 years ago
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Washing machine waste into soil pipe.
Friends of mine wants to move their washing machine from the kitchen to a small utility room at the rear of the house and have asked me to help them plumb it in. They were under the impression that...
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13 years ago
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old consumer unit / fusebox
Hi I've just moved house - so decided to fit a shower - when I look at the consumer unit its an old tin box thing with BI Callender stamped on it. obviously in time it looks as though the unit needs...
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13 years ago
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Anyone got one of the LIDL outdoor LED lamps?
Saw these in my local LIDL today. They were about =A330 and if I remember rightly they were 15W total. Otherwise they look just like the halogen garden/security lights that you find everywhere for...
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14 years ago
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Salamander pump problem
I have a Salamander ESP CPV 100 water pump. Has worked fine since installed (noisy as heck though). Now we have a problem. Normally we turn off the electrics to the pump (fused and switched spur) in...
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15 years ago
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Block paving and weed/moss growth
I had a new block paving driveway installed several years ago. I considered a patterned concrete drive - but just don't like the look of them too much. The big disadvantage of block paving is, of...
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15 years ago
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Depth of 'chase' into breeze block.
I am currently re-modelling my bathroom. I have had a combi boiler installed and therefore have been able to remove the airing cupboard from the bathroom and am replacing it with an offset quad shower...
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16 years ago
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Concrete foundations will they cure if under water?
I have a builder building a 2.5m x 2m porch (two skins of brick and a pitched roof). The plans for the foundation are I've been told a little excessive, 900mm deep with 600 x 200mm of concrete. The...
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16 years ago
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Immersion heater thread size?
Does anyone know the standard thread size for domestic immersion heaters in the UK. I guess it is probably a bsp thread but I don't know what size. Thanks
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16 years ago
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Carpet Underlay Options
My carpet supplier has offered me three types of underlay, none of them are the 'wavy' or solid rubber stuff I've seen before. Two seem to be made of crumbs of foam (Cloud 9 brand) and one of crumbs...
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16 years ago
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Which Megaflo?
I've found several brands of 'indirect unvented hot water cylinders'. I've no idea which are the good and the bad makes. I would appreciate advice that would enable me to wittle this list down to 2 or...
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16 years ago
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Laid a membrame with small stone chippings over the top , NOW weeds are coming through...
Hi , i had a membrame type material over a piece of soil around 10 foot by 8 (unsure of name of membrame other than its black ) , with small stone chippings over it around 8 months ago , and in...
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17 years ago
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hot air central heating
Does anyone know a good plumber who supplies an instals hot air central heating please?
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17 years ago
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Waterbutt overflowing.
A naive question perhaps.... but recently I had my guttering, soffits, etc renewed. the company concerned fitted a waterbutt connection on one of my downpipes...and I then connected the waterbutt...
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17 years ago
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condensation on outside of new double glazing
We've just had four new doubled glazed windows fitted. On a damp morning you can't see out because of the condensation on the outside of the glass. I can go out and wipe it off but it just comes back,...
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17 years ago
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