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Weathered Sandstone

I live in a 200 year old sandstone house. Some of the stone is beginning to weather badly in places and I find little p...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gilmck
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by gilmck

Garden Tap. Double check-valve.

How can I tell if my existing garden tap has a built in double check-valve? Is is possible to tell just by looking at it...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ex
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by ex

O T: Spreadsheet help

Got a little problem trying to sort out a formula for a spreadsheet. Yes, some of you may think that I should use a dif...
45 comments posted 17yrs
posted by the_constructor
45 comments posted 17yrs posted by the_constructor

Drylining the Walls

Moving on from my Celotex in the garage conversion question, I am going to be using Gyproc Thermaline Super (or Knauf e...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sexyjw
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by sexyjw

Celotex

OK...the garage conversion is actually happening. All of the external building work is complete. :-) I've now got t...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sexyjw
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by sexyjw

Travis Perkins

Anyone here got a Travis Perkins trade account? I need to know what they charge per single board of Celotex XR3120. I w...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sexyjw
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by sexyjw

Bolts/screws used in flat pack furniture.

Any idea what they're called? You know the ones, one end screws into a hole on the one piece. The sticking out bit...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by BertieBigBollox
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by BertieBigBollox

Plasterboarding a ceiling

I have to put up a new plasterboard ceiling in our kitchen (3m x 3m) and for a variety of reasons I will have to put ne...
17 comments posted 17yrs
posted by me
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

slide-over handles for cupboard

Does anyone know where I can get some handles which slide over the top of a 16mm cupboard door rather than being drille...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by invalid
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by invalid

How to clean CH Venturi

How do I go about cleaning the venturi on my Ferroli Optima 1000 combi boiler? Thanks for looking.
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by andy
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by andy

* Large tiles for shower

Hello there; I am redoing my shower, I replaced the walls with hardibacker board (vapor barrier as well) and now I'...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Kathy12g
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by Kathy12g

Screws

I have frequently gone into my Opticians and had a screw tightened at no cost. No doubt they would supply one FOC Colin
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cojack6ATbtinternetDOTcom
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by cojack6ATbtinternetDOTcom

software reset Siemens SE26T252GB/01 dishwasher

Does anyone know how you reset the software on a Siemens SE26T252GB/01 dishwasher. The water does not pump out at the e...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by graham.brooker
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by graham.brooker

HIPS questions

I am about to sell a 2 bed property. I am seeking advice on the best way to go with a HIP survey. By best way I probabl...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mark
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by mark