Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

doorstep tiles

Three step doorstep retiled with black tiles which in damp weather show every footprint.This is annoying lady of the ho...

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posted by corniche

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by corniche

I want good old fashioned Creosote

The Health and Safety Police have screwed it up for everybody - you can't beat carcinogens for preserving wood. I m...

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posted by dca860MAPS

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by dca860MAPS

South Tyneside Free Loft Insulation and Cavity Wall Insulation

South Tyneside Homes tenants can benefit by having cavity wall and loft insulation work carried out free of charge. Up...

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posted by info

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120 Free DIY top tips

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posted by BrainsHere

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combi conundrum.

Halstead combi approx 5 years old, has been a good old boiler, except that just lately it's happened a couple of ti...

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posted by somewhere

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by somewhere

Welding

Anyone here able to advise on welding? I'd like to be able to do some fairly simple stuff at home using a not-too-e...

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posted by Jim'llfixit.com

13 comments posted 18yrs posted by Jim'llfixit.com

Hot water Temp

Hi, We have an oil fired boiler which feeds a hot water tank. What is the best temp for the hot water? It was set at 49...

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posted by dgfh

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by dgfh

Basin waste

(Apologies if this has appeared twice, I've been having server probs.) In our bathroom, the arrangement is - bath,...

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posted by shazzbat

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by shazzbat

Cold shower

Hello, Wonder if anyone can give me some help? Have a Heatstore Esprit II shower, fed from a storage tank. Over the las...

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posted by jasfinchley

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by jasfinchley

Plumbing for Fridge\Freezer with Ice\Chilled Water

I am having my kitchen fitted and it includes one of these side-by-side american fridge\\freezers with chilled water an...

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posted by nigel

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by nigel

No hot water except when rads are on.

Unless we have the central heating switched on, we cannot get any hot water on our Ravenheat RSF 820/20T. What do you r...

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posted by trigger

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by trigger

Chop saw angle setting thingy.

Hi All, I may have imagined this but I seem to remember seeing someone (could have been on TV) using bit of plastic cut...

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posted by Lardman

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by Lardman

Heatstore Shore - cold water

Hello, Wonder if anyone can give me some help? Have a Heatstore Esprit II shower, fed from a storage tank. Over the las...

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posted by jasfinchley

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by jasfinchley

How to keep carpet edges clean ?

Hi all, We're about to have light-coloured carpets laid upstairs, but have been advised first to fill in the gap be...

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posted by ng

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by ng

What's the best flooring wood to tile onto?

Having a look around my local DIY place there's the choice of P4 and P5 chipboard, OSB3, plywood and structural ply...

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posted by clangers_snout

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by clangers_snout