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Flys coming out of disused fireplace

My mother-in-law has started getting high number of house flys into her living room over the last week. The largest num...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by midge
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by midge

boiler timer

My switch , the ones with the on off timer little switch. and the little pegs for setting on off times,You know the one...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by "welsh(remove)wizard29"
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by "welsh(remove)wizard29"

speedfit isolating valve

Hi - just doing some "simple" re-plumbing using speedfit. Is excellent so far (no leaks!) but have a question using iso...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by musicrab
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by musicrab

Can I put sink waste to soak-away?

Hi, just putting in a cloakroom sink. Would have major problem getting the waste to standard drain because there's...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by musicrab
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by musicrab

Table Top Halogen Ovens ?

The wife and I are thinking about getting one of these table top halogen ovens after seeing one for the first time at a...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by the_constructor
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by the_constructor

Useful site.

Just bringing this site to your attention. http://www.blocklayer.com/Lots of calculators for all sorts of building proj...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mark
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by mark

Re: Gaps In Conservatory Roof

> Hi all > > Whilst cleaning the conservatory I noticed that there are big gaps > between the roof panels and the top o...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spam
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by spam

Scale Watcher - Anything Known

Just had a leaflet for this gadget, Scalewatcher, put through the door. It claims to prevent new scale forming in the w...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by invalidaddress
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by invalidaddress

Flushpipe problem.

I have a leaking flushpipe - the trouble is, it looks a bit strange, so I don't know if it can be repaired in the u...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by noway
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by noway

Hob and oven connection advise needed

I have bought an ex display kitchen for my sons house, problem is there are no installation instructions for the Neff o...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by MikeRogers
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by MikeRogers

6mm cable max rating and rules of diversity

A friend asked me a question I thought I ought to know the answer to, but I confess I don't so wondered if anyone e...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by midge
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by midge

CPC - free delivery today

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/home/homepage.jsp
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Drylining

In the garage conversion, having covered the ceiling with 4 and a bit sheets of 2400x1200x9.5, I decided to attempt to...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by sexyjw
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by sexyjw

Sheds?

Hi people! I'm buying a new house and will need a largish-sized shed for bike, small freezer, wine-making gear, law...
26 comments posted 16yrs
posted by black.cat
26 comments posted 16yrs posted by black.cat

Cuprinol Power Sprayer

Hi I purchased a Cuprinol Power Sprayer at the weekend, it was half price in my local B&Q. I have a 9 litre tub of Cupr...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by slider
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by slider