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Underfloor Heating.

My wife wants to install underfloor heating underneath cermic tiles in our new Kitchen and planned conservatory. The pr...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kevinunderscoreoshea
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by kevinunderscoreoshea

Heat resisting paint

I need some gloss black paint to resist up to approx 600 degrees C to touch up the top of my Aga, next to the hot plate...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by Mackem
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by Mackem

Electic built in oven/Hob replacement

HI guys Have brought a new electric hob and oven (600mm) to replace my father aging originals, will i be able to put the...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by l8r30(nospam)
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by l8r30(nospam)

Air-con versus water cooler

Folks - anyone got a view on the air-con and air-cooler units available these days? I like the idea of a small proper p...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by midge
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by midge

Hot water trickle

Recently all hot water taps in my house started running to a trickle after about half a minute. We are in a soft water...
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posted by john
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by john

Crazy Paving

We've bought a house which has crazy paving in the rear garden. The mortar (?) between the paving slabs is all brea...
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posted by cgibbins
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by cgibbins

noisy plumbing

Hi i admit i know 0 when it comes to plumbing but learning bags from this group. when we flush the loo the plumbing see...
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posted by usenet
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by usenet

How much watering down of emulsion on new plaster?

Just had a room skimmed a week ago. How long to wait before painting? And then how much to water-down the emulsion? I wa...
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posted by gts123NOSPAM
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by gts123NOSPAM

Where can I get bayonet cap / socket extenders?

Does anyone here know if you can get extensions for bayonet socket light fittings? I just got some energy saving bulbs...
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posted by ngspammersad
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by ngspammersad

downlighters in bathroom ?

I am thinking of using Aurora cast adjustable low voltage downlghters in my bathroom .....all wired with a separate tra...
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posted by activator
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by activator

Ridge Tiles

I .live in a 1980s Bungalow. About 4 years ago the cement on the Ridge Tiles started breaking away.. I had them re poin...
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posted by peter
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by peter

Treating damp.

A friend is looking at buying a semi-detached property and a survey has identified damp in the wall of the gable end. O...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by BBing
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by BBing

Fitting a towel radiator

This is the most useful newsgroup ever! I've a new towel radator I want to fit in place of an existing rad. The tow...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ser
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by ser

Electric Shower and cable size

Hi I currently have a broken redring shower. I think it is a 8kw model as the model is a "super 8". I need to replace b...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by aaa
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by aaa

safest way to loosen the bell covers on taps

Hi i need to replace around 3 tap washers but i am not certain how much pressure to apply to the wrench. is there a tri...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by usenet
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by usenet