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Electrical - How wierd is this ..... ?

A friend moved into his house about 5 years ago and has been using a plug socket that was in the corner of the room abo...
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posted by the_constructor
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by the_constructor

Plaster - Fire Cracking?

Hi, I had a bathroom wall skimmed today (to be tiled over) by a professional and crazy paving hairline cracks have appe...
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posted by i.davis
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by i.davis

washing machine fix?

I know what's wrong with the washing machine, it gets a bit damp because it lives in an outhouse since its home in...
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posted by sasha42
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by sasha42

why does my cold water taste bleachy?

Phoned the water board, they say there are higher levels of chlorine than normal, but it shouldn't affect the taste...
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posted by none
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by none

Electrical Home DIY

Just changed some plug socket fronts and light switches in the house. Been told it is now against the law and I will ne...
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posted by orthodontic
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by orthodontic

my very first DIY: how to paint walls?

Hi, As our first venture into DIY we want to try re-painting. We have absolutely NO CLUE...Could anyone give me any poi...
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posted by jjo
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by jjo

Shower trays

Hi, I have just purchased an ideal standard resin Streamline riser shower tray (760mm x 760mm) with the belief that it...
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posted by i.davis
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by i.davis

cuprinol spray and brush preserver

Hi, we have put up a new wooden fence, how long should we wait before we put on the cuprinol fence preserver; if at all...
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posted by blue.star77
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by blue.star77

home ventilation

my stone built victorian pile is always colder inside than the outdoors temperature. And damp of course. The windows ha...
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posted by sasha42
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by sasha42

tiling

I wonder, has there been an update on restoring the grouting in a bathroom? I'm looking for that miracle solution t...
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posted by dghoward
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by dghoward

Washing Machine vibration

We have just bought a new washing machine in replacement to our Zanussi Washer dryer that was very noisy, slow on washi...
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posted by steve
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by steve

cooker hood flue termination?

Hi again folks I am fitting a cooker hood and a previous post to the group helped me with location of the fused spur bu...
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posted by steve
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by steve

door bell

I've installed a battery operated door bell. I've checked that I didn't nail a clip into existing cables so...
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posted by bogus
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by bogus

Anybody Know??

What these screws are called? My wife received a dressing table stool today and asked me to put it together for her. Th...
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posted by john
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by john

Ravenheat CSI 85

Ravenheat CSI 85 Does anyone have any honest opinions about this Combi Boiler? It was installed by a Corgi company 3 an...
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posted by citizen142
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by citizen142