Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

narrow water tank

Living in North London and looking for a few plastic water tanks about about 10 or 12 inches or so (25 - 30cm) wide, (l...

4 comments posted 18yrs

posted by void

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by void

wardrobe lighting

Hello. I am looking into placing four lights over four doors of a wooden wardrobe . It is an IKEA wardrobe and it comes...

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posted by bucodav

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by bucodav

Which boiler dilemma?

Which boiler should I go for? Baxi Megaflo System Boiler 24 HE or Alpha CD24S Condensing System Boiler. The Alpha is qu...

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posted by MarkSPAM

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by MarkSPAM

Guttering downpipes

Can anyone tell me if there is an appropriate BS, or failing that just a standard recommendation, for how many downpipe...

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posted by null

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by null

Best method to renovate roof bargeboard/facings

I shall strip and repaint my house bargeboards and side boards. These were originally painted white using oil based pri...

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posted by Beemer

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by Beemer

Best power screwdriver?

I'm looking to buy a cordless power screwdriver in the price range £30 - £50 with adjustable torque settings and pl...

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posted by me

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

Schrijver systeem

Has anyone experience of the above damp proofing system. Aparently it works without the need to remove plaster from inte...

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posted by MarkSPAM

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by MarkSPAM

OT Timer Instruction Manual

Sorry to be OT but, does anybody know where I can obtain an instruction manual for a British Gas CH programmer UP1L. I...

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posted by john

11 comments posted 18yrs posted by john

Smoke matches - boiler flue test

I've bought some smoke matches in order to test my flue before I call out an Corgi engineer for an annual service o...

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posted by terry.dutson-NOSPAM

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by terry.dutson-NOSPAM

Carpet Underlay Options

My carpet supplier has offered me three types of underlay, none of them are the 'wavy' or solid rubber stuff I&...

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posted by jerry

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by jerry

A Bit Off Topic

I was mowing the lawn (petrol mower), went over a drain cover, hit it with the blade, mower stopped. Now can't rest...

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posted by jerry

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by jerry

Leaking Bathroom

I hope someone can give me some help or advice as to this problem. Our bathroom sits above our kitchen, and the bath ha...

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posted by goldstone.david

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Chromed copper pipe to plain?

Can chromed copper tube be joined to plain copper tube using soldered joints? I'm thinking of using it for the uprig...

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posted by MarkSPAM

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by MarkSPAM

Shower tray.

I want to install a shower tray. Never had a separate one before so please bear with me. I have a 1200 by 800 rectangul...

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posted by MarkSPAM

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by MarkSPAM

Power points - minimum height?

I believe there is a minimum height above the floor, but my enquiry is regarding a brick outbuilding which is just belo...

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posted by nobody

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody