Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

best time of the year / weather to apply outdoor wood preserver?

Hi, I have two wooden troughs I want to apply preserver to before lining them and filling with soil. Can I do this on a...

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posted by craven

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by craven

Offset 90 degree toilet pan coupler

Happy New Year all. Getting moving with downstairs loo refurb (New Years resolution courtesy of Mrs Midge). I'm aware t...

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posted by midge

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by midge

Floor varnish

Three or four years back I put down a solid oak floor in our lounge, after sanding it down I finished it with water-bas...

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posted by Giles

15 comments posted 15yrs posted by Giles

Can't find GFI

My house was built in 1973. None of the outlets in my bathrooms work. I can't find a GFI. The breaker isn't tripped. I...

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posted by JRMCKINS_at_YAHOO_dot_COM

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by JRMCKINS_at_YAHOO_dot_COM

Prviate Water supply problems

WATER SUPPLY PROBLEM DURING FREEZING CONDITIONS THE PIPE TO THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS FROZEN RESULTING IN NO WATER AFTER...

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posted by Darrach

38 comments posted 15yrs posted by Darrach

life of PVC (water pipe) glue?

I have a house built about 1990. I noticed some water damage under the kitchen sink. There seemed to be damp streaks do...

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posted by ex-privat

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by ex-privat

An ethos I try to follow

Pinched from another place but equally at home here. http://blog.makezine.com/upload/2010/12/best_of_make_online_2010_-_...

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posted by news

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by news

Imersion Heater Buzz

When switched on my immersion heater buzzes, it buzzes then stops and starts again, it is heating all the time but some...

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posted by ed

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by ed

How to find path of water pipe into house

Apart from having to dig the garden up (which is near enough impossible due to being totally frozen after recent -20C t...

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posted by Ian

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by Ian

Patio Door locks

We have some old patio doors that both slide from the outside. What is the best way to secure both against potential bu...

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posted by nick.dunstan

10 comments posted 15yrs posted by nick.dunstan

RCD tripping intermittently when electric shower is on

My in-laws have a problem where the TCD on the distribution board trips occasionally when the electric shower is on. Th...

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posted by Ian

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by Ian

New to forum and home

He's my situation. My wife and I inherited a house and I've got some work in the basement. It was used as a work shop s...

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posted by brianhowell1640_at_gmail_dot_c

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by brianhowell1640_at_gmail_dot_c

Drinking water from hot tap

When we had the old back boiler it wasn't wise to drink water from the hot water tap (ie from the copper tank). Now we...

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posted by peterj

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by peterj

Condensate drain.

Wife came downstairs at 10 pm last night to tell me that there was no hot water. Checked the combi in the garage (2 yr...

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posted by xxx

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by xxx

O T:- Oh Do I Respect Your Advice !!!

Hi Everyone, Have you ever been on a suppliers website like Amazon and read the reveiws that people put on goods.... I...

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posted by the_constructor

18 comments posted 15yrs posted by the_constructor