Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Black & Decker GR360 (Stripemaster) lawnmower

Hi I have an old but trusty B&D GR360 lawnmowr which has given great service Just hit something solid and now the black...

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posted by nono

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by nono

Weeds/moss and block paving.

Some years ago I decided to replace my poor-condition concrete driveway and after pondering the alternatives, I went fo...

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posted by xxx

14 comments posted 15yrs posted by xxx

Cutting glass mosaics

I'm fitting some glass mosaic tiles 20mm x 20mm and some need to be cut. What is the best way to do this, I have diamond...

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posted by rt

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by rt

Sticking cement to cement / bricks

I have a brick gatepost and the top three rows of bricks and cap have come off. The part that's come off holds a metal...

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posted by romic

9 comments posted 15yrs posted by romic

RCD tripping ?

I have a private water supply which is pumped up to my house. Very occasionally the RCD trips and I usually just rest i...

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posted by Darrach

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by Darrach

carpet on wall?

Just repairing a section of good old painted woodchip that the cats have scratched to bits, and I'm thinking - they'll...

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posted by lwolmer

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by lwolmer

Bristan 1901 tap - replacement button!

Hi guys, I have a beautiful Belfast sink with Bristan 1901 taps. Unfortunately, a workman while cleaning his plaster bu...

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posted by aliensmostly

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by aliensmostly

Expand opening in load bearing wall

I am finishing my basement. There is a Load bearing wall with an existing 34" rough opening. The lentil is a sandwiched...

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posted by saundo68_at_hotmail_dot_com

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by saundo68_at_hotmail_dot_com

Sealing a shower

I have a shower cubicle, about seven years old, lined with laminated waterproof boards instead of tiles. The joins betw...

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posted by invalid

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by invalid

Surface Mounted Thermostatic Shower Mixer not shutting off.

Hello, I have a Bristan Java Surface Mounted Thermostatic Shower Mixer installed in my shower room at home. It's been u...

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posted by philip.waller

0 comments posted 15yrs posted by philip.waller

tub and shower wall caulking

I have a question that my husbabnd and I have been trying to solve for 4 years now. we have a jacuzzi tub with a shower...

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posted by abemac_at_zoominternet_dot_net

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by abemac_at_zoominternet_dot_net

Leak from furnace pipe to outside

Hello, Apprantly the sealant around my furnace vent pipe to the outside has worn out so it is allowing a small amount o...

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posted by paigeinabook_at_ymail_dot_com

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Pulling a tap connector to bits

I'm building a bit of kit that needs an end connector flange and looking at a bog standard tap connector tonight and wo...

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posted by pemberton5364

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by pemberton5364

Is it really that easy to fit a timer to a immersion tank heater?

Hi I'm new to the forum (although I have been following it as while via twitter). I've just moved into an old house tha...

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posted by jonathan_at_priceengines_dot_c

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by jonathan_at_priceengines_dot_c

No central heating

I have a glow worm fuel saver 25-30 boiler. Its fires up ok to give me hot water but I cant get heat to any of my radia...

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posted by seamonsters1967

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by seamonsters1967