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spirit based gloss over water based primer ok ?

Hi, Two tins of Berger paint. Both called pure brilliant white both ok for interior and exterior use. Quick dry primer...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dornier
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by dornier

Price for fitted kitchen?

Can anyone give me an idea what would be a fair price to fit a kitchen with 12 units,plinths and permets.Aberdeen area.
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by alwayshere
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by alwayshere

Consumer Unit.

Due to a recnt success in the same field I have been asked to replace an old fashioned fuse box with a consumer unit. T...
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posted by Capttolley
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by Capttolley

central Heating - puzzled

Introducing anti-corrosive into system. Advice has been to put it into a radiator or the supply tank. But if the former...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by steve.c.marchant
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by steve.c.marchant

Ink Black Radiator Water

Hello all, I have just taken the bathroom radiator off. The water inside was ink black. Does anybody know why this is or...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by oddjob
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by oddjob

Foaming taps

Simple question: What makes washbasin taps produce soft foamy water? I'm about to replace the taps on a washbasin a...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by peter
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by peter

Door adjustment

I have just fitted a pvcu door that incorporates 5 point locking. 4 of these points ar like rollers that go over a catc...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dontbother
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by dontbother

Sorry if OT - Air Conditioning Units

We have one bought several years ago from Homebase but no remote and it has always been very noisy. I wonder if they are...
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posted by Reply to NG only
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by Reply to NG only

Plumbing noise

Hi. I have a noise problem with my plumbing and i'm hopeing that someone out there can give me some advice. My prob...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dean.brown503
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by dean.brown503

12v lights for shed

Hi, I've got an 8x6 garden shed. I'm trying to find some decent cost effective 12v lights, pref led, to light u...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by PC
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by PC

Bath Overflow / Filler / Pop-up Waste

Hello all, I'm considering getting a multi function bath filler/overflow/waste which is fed from the thermostatic s...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by oddjob
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by oddjob

Installing built in Shower Mixer

Hello all, I am planning to install a built in thermostatic shower mixer. The wall is a plasterboard/timber affair and...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by oddjob
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by oddjob

African Gold

Has anyone got African Gold slate floor tiles ?
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by katemorgan
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by katemorgan

Light switch wiring

Hi folks, Moved into this house a few months ago. In the loft is a (clearly DIY-job) light, with a light switch next to...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by me
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by me