Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Lousy service from J*** L*****

2 Curtain rails ordered mid June - 1 bent for bay, other straight 125cm. The straight rail was damaged, phoned this nat...

2 comments posted 18yrs

posted by cojack6ATbtinternetDOTcom

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by cojack6ATbtinternetDOTcom

shed base

Hi All I am building foundations out of bricks for a 10'x10' garden shed over an existing patio. I want the she...

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posted by clamberton

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by clamberton

Steam, no idea

I'm a sinlge bloke and want to buy a carpet cleaner, I've seen the vax type things and they seem o.k. But how d...

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posted by welshwizard29

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by welshwizard29

Ikea & integrated appliances

We're looking at fitting an Ikea kitchen but whilst they do integrated dishwashers they don't do an integrated...

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posted by cousins1

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by cousins1

Combi boiler pressure problem..

We have a combi boiler in the garage that does the central heating and the hot water, usually the pressure is about 1.2...

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posted by beckdvd

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by beckdvd

Dry Lining Garage Wall

I am looking to dry line a single skin garage wall to provide both heat and noise insulation for use as a workshop. I b...

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posted by peter

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by peter

Looking for Drip Trim to attach to UPVC cladding

A shallow section of wooden cladding (about 1ft deep) was replaced, around a small balcony on my house, with UPVC cladd...

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posted by osb

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by osb

kitchen improvements using web sites - genuine questionnaire

Dear subscribers Did you buy a kitchen recently? We are doing some research on how people buying a kitchen support thei...

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posted by philipatherton.other.email

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by philipatherton.other.email

Gas/Electricity - At what point is secondary units charged?

Does anyone know what this is. It doesnt appear to be a set number of units since it keeps varying on my bills. It must...

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posted by me

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

Average Gas and Electricty Prices

I wonder if anybody knows what the average cost of gas and electricity for a 5 bedroom semi-detached house is. I am out...

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posted by graham.brooker

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by graham.brooker

Car problem

Hi we tried posting on UK.Diy.Car. The lights are on but nobody's at home :) Any ideas on this one, a ford escort 1...

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posted by DontSpamMeOrYouWillBeCursed

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by DontSpamMeOrYouWillBeCursed

Painting Roughcast

My Gran has asked me to paint the roughcast walls of her bungalow. The existing paint is quite sound but she wants it &...

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posted by archierob

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by archierob

Toilet Cisterns etc ?

I am wanting to replace the low level toilet that I have with a cisten that hangs on the wall and a short flush pipe to...

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posted by the_constructor

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by the_constructor

dodgy plasterer?

To all you professional plasters out there I need an opinion please. I am just starting to have my extension plastered...

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posted by outwest

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by outwest

Hot air paint stripper - too cool!

My Black & Decker hot air paint stripper is rated at 2kW but for me this is way too cool for paint stripping. I have to...

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posted by Beemer

10 comments posted 18yrs posted by Beemer