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picture rail

Hi I am putting up the picture rail which was removed way back. i saw an item once where instead of mitre joints a copi...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by zen72261
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by zen72261

Cylindrical Heater

Many years ago I had a couple of Cylindrical Non-Radiant Heaters. One was 40 watts and the other 60. For half a dozen y...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by john.masefield
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by john.masefield

Heated(electric)Towel Rail

Hi I'm interested in purchasing a heated towel rail for a bathroom, but I do not want to have it plumbed into centr...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by GetLostMoron
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by GetLostMoron

loft installation

Hi my loft is insulated with what appears to be shredded glass fibre which seems to have shrunk over the 14 years it ha...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ron
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by ron

sound/heat insulation - installation

How do you go about inserting sound insulation or heat insulation into walls? How do you get "into" the wall to put it i...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by neutron(abcde)
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by neutron(abcde)

Electric underfloor heating

Any one used the screwfix supplied underfloor heating (matting type). Any good, easy to install etc? Planning to put som...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ppeters
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by ppeters

Light bulbs

How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by shazzbat
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by shazzbat

Concrete saw

Anyone had any experience/got any advice about cutting a channel through a concrete floor (about 4 inches thick) using a...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by Giles
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by Giles

Steel box section for gate ?

I am looking at making a sliding gate for my back garden driveway out of square steel box section and cladding it with...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by noone
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by noone

boiler programmer

We have a worcester 28 cdi boiler with an electronic programmer. The boiler is 6 years old. The programmer has gone off...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by blue
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by blue

Roof support removal in loft

I would like to make a room in the loft of my bungalow but there are three vertical supports from the ridge to the floo...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by doron501
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by doron501

Soil pipe

Hello I am installing a new lavatory in an outbuilding, and have laid the drains to the point where I want to connect t...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by Giles
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by Giles

Dry Cell Rechargable batteries

Hi all, I have got three dry batteries like you would find in a ride on electric kids toy. I have no charger for them ,...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by alan.davidson14
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by alan.davidson14

Garden Vac Recommendations?

I hope this is the correct forum for this post. I'm trying to source a Qualcast Turbo Vac 1100W. My next-door neigh...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by seldom
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by seldom

Paviour block paving query

Hi All, We have this paviour block paving which has been washed with a power washer, this has resulted in the loss of t...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by discoverer
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by discoverer