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RepairTo manhole walll

When I had driveway tarred 20+ years ago and to bring house drain manhole cover up to new surface level the contractor...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mytice
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by mytice

Imersion heater problem

Only the top eight inches of the tank gets hot.... the rest of the tank is cold to the touch... running the tap only get...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by br
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by br

Applying silicon bath sealer (No.2 and No.3)

Hi, further to the previous post re various tools for a good finish: (1) What do you folks recommend regarding weighing...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by black.cat
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by black.cat

Heating a bathtub and bathroom

I am redoing the bathroom and I want to heat a steel bathtub so that the water does not grow cold in the bath. I also o...
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posted by kathleenlondon
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by kathleenlondon

kitchen floor

tiles or laminated wood? since there obviously will be a washing machine and cooker, not to mention potentially a lot of...
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posted by junk
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by junk

boarding up the loft

what is the type of wood to use to as floorboard the loft, i need to be able to walk on it as to not to fall through th...
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posted by junk
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by junk

Question about Electrical wiring

Hi all A friend of mine has had her house rewired and the electrician plastered over the cables. She thinks that the ca...
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posted by Dave
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by Dave

Garage Wall crack

I have a crack in my concrete block garage wall .It starts where Brickie when building the wall 20 years ago fitted a v...
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posted by mytice
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by mytice

Gloss paint with wrong undercoat

Hello all, We have just paid for the external woodwork of our house to be painted and I am not happy with the final col...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nomail
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by nomail

Cooker Hood Venting

Has anybody experience of using recirculation (with charcoal filters) rather than venting to the exterior? I'm parti...
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posted by seldom
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by seldom

Simple light switch

In my garage there is a light switch - it ought to be simple - the cable from the power supply comes into the switch an...
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posted by reply
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by reply

Compression fittings.

I have to move a rad from a pressurized system jointed entirely with soldered fittings.Whenever I have tried to use the...
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posted by Capttolley
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by Capttolley

Granite worktops restor and polish

I have a new kitchen with acres of black granite. I've just noticed that there are a few stains where items haven&#...
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posted by pdes
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by pdes