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where can I buy grey filler?

Hi, Does anyone know where online I could buy a small hand-held tube of grey grout or filler? (not the gun type) many th...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by not-at-this-address
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by not-at-this-address

scratches on glass

Hi Again, Is there any effective way to get faint scratches out of my patio door windows where the Dog has jumped up it....
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by johncon2
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by johncon2

removing emulsion

Hi Guys, I have spots of emulsion on my gas fire after rolling the ceiling and having tried to scrub them off with a wa...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by johncon2
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by johncon2

sunvic tlx2251

Hi...Does anyone have one of these room stats for sale please?
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kayell
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by kayell

Sticking plastic to plastic

I wish to add a hook to a plastic surface to support a wall clock and I tried one of the suction type fixing. It worked...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Darrach
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by Darrach

Potterton EP3002

I am trying to find diagnose a heating problem and need to get the front off an EP3002 7 day timer. There are no screws...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by neil.kirkland
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by neil.kirkland

Correct position of Carbon Monoxide Alarm

One of the places the manufacturer advices not to use is 'near an appliance' The most convenient place is next...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Darrach
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by Darrach

radiator

Hi guys, Thanks for your input. Will pass onto son Regards Colin
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posted by cojack4removespam
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by cojack4removespam

using polyfilla around a rawlplug

Have just been drilling into a dividing wall in a 1936 terraced house in London, to hang up a cupboard in the bedroom....
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by vacuous632
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by vacuous632

Plastic piano hinge

Hi I am thinking of making a tiny trailer/caravan and I will need a waterproof hinge about 4 feet long. I have seen pos...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stephen
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by stephen

Cable / Hole Protectors ?

In my computer room I have some kitchen base units and a worktop. Using this as a desk. I want to drill a couple of hol...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by the_constructor
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_constructor

Radiators

Son has moved into a 1890's terraced. There is a Woolsey Combi Bouler that produces CH & HW. The rads are connected...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cojack3
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by cojack3

Getting rid of smell after painting

Any ideas how to minimise or get rid of these smells. Have a daughter suffering asthma and need to get rid of the smells...
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posted by Reply to NG only
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by Reply to NG only

Leak at back of toilet pan

My toilet has started to leak on the joint between the outlet from the back of the pan and the large diameter 90 degree...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by steveswann
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by steveswann