Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Tiling

Is it possible / advisable to tile straight on top of good sound vinyl silk emulsioned walls? Cheers John

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by john

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by john

Adding Basin & Bath Waste Pipe To Soil Pipe

Hi Everyone, I want to add the Basin and Bath waste pipes to the soil pipe. I know I can get an adaptor http://www.scre...

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posted by the_constructor

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_constructor

Tumble Dryer Condenser Vent Kit

No space in new kitchen for tumble dryer. How good are tumble dryer condenser vent kits, do they remove all moisture fr...

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posted by handy-andy

9 comments posted 19yrs posted by handy-andy

skylight/rooflight

I want to construct a skylight/rooflight for a flat roof. I wonder if anyone has a plan/drawing for one. Thanks

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posted by Oilyboy

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Oilyboy

Repointing

Hmmmm. A few cracks in the outside mortar (between bricks). A neighbour said it "might need repointing". If it needs do...

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posted by trojan

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by trojan

Plastic water pipe

I'm fitting my kitchen and a friend has given me a coil of 15mm plastic water pipe but he's had it stored in hi...

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posted by spam

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by spam

Skylight

I am going to rebuild a single story south facing kitchen with a flat roof. I will need to put a skylight maybe two on...

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posted by Oilyboy

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by Oilyboy

Any advice about these types of garden cabins

We've been thinking about buying one of those garden log cabins, perhaps about 4M x 3M in size. Has anybody in here...

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posted by neilr

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by neilr

Sun-blocking curtain for outside front door

Does anyone know where one can buy a ready-made curtain, or material for a curtain for this purpose? It needs to be hig...

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posted by brian.hardisty

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by brian.hardisty

transformer oil

Hi ALL Anyone knows where to buy, in small quantities say 500ml, transformer oil, or any inert oil suitable for preservi...

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posted by lukstrong

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by lukstrong

How do "two wire" thermostats work?

Hi, During a friend's gas fire service, the technician replaced a thermostat and left the old one. I saw it, picked it...

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posted by me9

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by me9

Heating timer - how to take it off backplate???

I have a Horstmann Channelplus XL heating timer. The timer is maybe about 4 years old. It has inexplicably gone wrong a...

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posted by steve.chambers

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by steve.chambers

Electrical problem

I am about to board and lino my bathroom floor. Under this floor is the wiring for the kitchen lights. 1 feed cable, 1...

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posted by p.d.douglas

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by p.d.douglas

mortar

I have access to some 300kl of mortar and I wanted to do something useful with it. I do need to lay a path in the garde...

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posted by andysmith232

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by andysmith232

Downpipe water drain away options

I was hoping to avoid digging a soakaway for a new downpipe on my house (the existing downpipes arent sufficient in num...

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posted by dawson_nick

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by dawson_nick