Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Stainless Steel sinks

Similar layouts of stainless sinks can vary in price by large amounts - how do I find the quality and what am I paying e...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by cromer1

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by cromer1

woodchip wallpaper

Hi i need around 1 roll of woodchip wallpaper to repair 2 areas damaged when 2 windows fitted. anyone know where i might...

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posted by zen72261

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by zen72261

Steel frame house

Hi, I'm hoping that someone here can help? I'm thinking of buying a house that I've been told is constructe...

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posted by flash747

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by flash747

UPVC Guttering,Facias, etc

Can anybody recommend a cheap u.k. based supplier of UPVC products for the home, ie guttering, facias etc. Around the m...

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posted by d.gr33n

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by d.gr33n

Cleaning Marble Hearth

Anyone had any experience in bringing their marble hearth back to its original glory. I have been given a marble hearth...

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posted by coop75MYUNDIES

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by coop75MYUNDIES

Concrete garage

Hi Group, Any one know how to drill into the above. Want to put shelves up. Would an s.d.s. help. Oh yes the garage is s...

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posted by excaliber13

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by excaliber13

Sand Blaster and Compressor

Hi all We have a stone wall, which the previous occupants started to varnish, and stopped. It looks awful, so we are go...

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posted by rees.a

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by rees.a

Timber joists

I am about to replace a flat roof and I need to buy about 6 joists 225x50 by 5 metres long and 9 by 4.8 metres long and...

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posted by Oilyboy

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by Oilyboy

OT: (ish) dyeing sofa cover

Hi Does anyone know of a company that dyes sofa covers, cushion covers etc? I found one site Bluemill, they'd charg...

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posted by thepaddle

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by thepaddle

Drain tap

I'm just in the process of fitting a drain tap (to meet water board regulations) but realised that I have a outside...

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posted by john123

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by john123

Baxi Combi Boiler

My boiler is about 21/2 years old, and has started a horrible groaning when the thermostat kicks in and it is heating u...

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posted by ~brian~

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ~brian~

Routing

I have just purchased a Router (a fairly good one) and have two projects I want to start which would require the use of...

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posted by ~brian~

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ~brian~

Drilling a bath

What is the preferred tool of choice for drilling tap holes in a bath, hole saw, a ring of tiny holes and join them up?...

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posted by john

21 comments posted 19yrs posted by john

Obscured glass

I recently bought a ready glazed external door. The door has obscured glass but looking up close you can still see insi...

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posted by null

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by null

Tile over existing tiles

What prep work apart from cleaning do you have to do when tiling over existing bathroom wall tiles?

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posted by nothere

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by nothere