Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

OT - Any welders here

My son has been offered an apprenticeship as a welder in a local shipyard. His heart was on a joiner but this is what h...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rodders22xxxx

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by rodders22xxxx

Wooden Double Glazing

Hi Our 1910 house is in need of some new windows, but we're reluctant to use PVC-U. Has anyone got any experience o...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by newsonline

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by newsonline

Plumbing fittings 15mm <> 10mm unequal T

Hi, Anyone know where I can get some of these fittings? At the moment it looks like I will have to make my own up with...

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posted by me9

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by me9

Servicing rather aged central heating

This is the second of what will probably be many questions for the newsgroup. We have just moved into a new to us, but...

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posted by k.dunbar

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by k.dunbar

Painting external woodwork

This is likely to be the first of many questions for the newsgroup. We have just moved into a new to us, but very old,...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by k.dunbar

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by k.dunbar

Solar hot water.

I am doing a house renovation. With central heating not yet started it seems a good time to consider the viability of s...

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posted by MarkSPAM

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by MarkSPAM

moving windows vista license between PC's ???

Guys, Got the Visa Ultimate retail and gonna install it on my existing (aging) P4 system with 1 gig RAM. However, in a...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by ks

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by ks

Square drive screw screwdriver size?

Hi I have a couple of screws holding on radiator brackets with a square recessed drive in the head. I don&#39;t have a...

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posted by Martin ©¿©¬

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Martin ©¿©¬

Approx cost of perforated metal sheet

What is the approx cost of a "perforated" metal sheet about 18 or 24 inches square from one of the large DIY chains? Ma...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by nomail

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by nomail

Request for information: Longshot

Hi, Having picked up a fully working VHS video recorder for a couple of quid from a jumble sale, I am in need of a remo...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by the_constructor

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_constructor

Wall cabinets - how to avoid CH pipes

I am putting up some wall cabinets (B&Q ones) in the kitchen and sod&#39;s law means that the wall bracket would have t...

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posted by arbq75

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by arbq75

fitting light socket in plasterboard wall

Old Wimpy house from 70s, want to replace light switches with Crabtree Platinum range, but the current setup is dodgy a...

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posted by kilauea3

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by kilauea3

limecale remover damage

I north London here the water is quite hard (i.e. a lot of chalk in it), so we easily get limescale build up in the ben...

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posted by vacuous632

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by vacuous632

Moving home - Slightly OT Sory

Hi guys We are in the process of moving house. Apologies for my naivety in the area but current house we only purchased...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by asas

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by asas

Bitumen paint

Has anyone tried this on metal outdoors? I have some iron railings I want to paint and the Hammerite paint I use keeps...

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posted by Ibethedrinkscarlingblacklabel

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by Ibethedrinkscarlingblacklabel