Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Re: Low ?

So low that it's gone past the bottom of my monitor! :-) Could you try typing your question/comment a bit higher pl...

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Earth Bonding - No Earth Terminal on Incoming Mains Supply

I have just discovered that my house has no earth connection provided by the electricity supply company. It has in effe...

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posted by graham.brooker

12 comments posted 17yrs posted by graham.brooker

Re Sripping off a metal garage door

We have a single up and over garage door over 20 years old. Even though it has been painted on a regular basis, this la...

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posted by nick.dunstan

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by nick.dunstan

RSJ sizes

We are looking to remove a wall between the dinning room and the kitchen as the wall we want to remove a load bearing w...

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posted by nospam

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Combi Boiler problems

Some time ago I had a problem with my Vokera 24 so got a corgi engineer to come fix it, out of curiosity I enquired abo...

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posted by nospam

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Bath tap problem - help?

We have a mixer/shower tap on our bath - one of those with a lever that switches between tap and shower. The tap works...

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posted by harrogate3

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by harrogate3

18"- 24" Diameter Round Flourescent tube lamp ("Oyster lamps"?)

I want to get rid of halogen spot lighting in my kitchen 1/ It consumes about 5,000,000 gygawatts per second 2/ It'...

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Mystery mesh

Hi Folks, I have a little mystery for you. I have recently been re fixing some loose floor boards (bloody plumbers) in...

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posted by MikeRogers

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by MikeRogers

Where to spend? windows versus boiler

Want to reduce heating bills, mid terrace Victorian house new CH system 20-25 yrs ago (Ideal Elan boiler), original sas...

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posted by lwolmer

10 comments posted 17yrs posted by lwolmer

I need to get a new fitted kitchen

But I am not made of money and there are so many issues . some offer cheap then you find they are only carcasses and ne...

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posted by "welsh(remove)wizard29"

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by "welsh(remove)wizard29"

Shower pumps

We are considering a new bathroom into which we wish to fit a shower pump. The pump would be gravity fed with a head of...

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posted by harrogate3

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by harrogate3

Artex hell

Hi all, Moved into this house recently and the previous owner seems to have had a long and abiding passion for artex.(a...

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posted by angie

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by angie

Wasps Nest

I have noticed a lot of wasps around my house recently and today I went on a hunt! I noticed wasps going in and out of...

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posted by john

34 comments posted 17yrs posted by john

Cooker Hood Venting

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who made suggestions on my recent question regarding putting up plasterboard ov...

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posted by me

10 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

panel clips? Whatever they're called

Sort of like paper clips used to clip two sheets of metal together. Any ideas what they're called? Panel clips? Any...

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posted by BertieBigBollox

9 comments posted 17yrs posted by BertieBigBollox