Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

How deep should sewage pipes be?

I'm just in the process of buying a house and I noticed that the sewage "pit" in the back yard is only about six in...

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posted by clangers_snout

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by clangers_snout

Replacement Windows Question

Hi All, Should the window cill be fixed to the window in some way? If so how? I am getting differing advice. Some say y...

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posted by bill

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by bill

Banging water pipes - radiators

Hi - I have a pressurised domestic boiler system that seemed to be working fine before I had a house extension and seve...

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posted by hurstfamily11

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by hurstfamily11

flymo garden blower-vac cutte headr keeps breaking

Last week bought Flymo Turbo 2200 garden blower-vacuum for collecting bags and bags of leaves from adjacenet L.A. publi...

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posted by suilven

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by suilven

Gate support

Hi. I am having a set of metal driveway gates delivered later today, two gates 3' high 4' wide, not elaborate a...

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posted by curious

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by curious

MDF repair

Hi all Having assembled a dreaded MDF wardrobe last night I managed to split a couple of the dowel joints in the base w...

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inside chimney breast/ log burner

Hi, Have knocked out old fireplace and now have internal dimensions of 3 foot wide by 2 foot deep with brick exposed. H...

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posted by craig.ohara

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Doorstep tiling

My daughter is desperate to get her doorstep retiled.She has phoned around most of the local tilers and non of them see...

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posted by mytice

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by mytice

Screwdriver

Our out of warranty Tefal steam generator iron has started emitting steam from underneath. Instructions state that if t...

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posted by baz.jaq

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Glue for Hunter pipes

What sort of glue is it that is used to weld wickes or hunter black soil stack pipe together. None in stock and I wonder...

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posted by Capttolley

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FA - BROWN UPVC BAY WINDOW (leaded)

Hello All, I have the following for auction on e.bay (see link below) Brown upvc wood grain effect double glazed window...

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posted by kwacs

14 comments posted 18yrs posted by kwacs

Question on artexing

I am doing a fairly extensive refurbishment of my father in laws house a mixture of DIY and tradesmen, it needs new kit...

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posted by nonense

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by nonense

Bubbles in wallpaper

The bottom of our cold water tank in the loft gave out through rust two months ago and sent 70 gallons of water pouring...

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posted by bomahonyNOSPAM

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Advice Please Re- Extension Sockets

Hi Everyone, This is a cross post because I wasn't sure which one to put it in and some people may not use all the...

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posted by the_constructor

49 comments posted 18yrs posted by the_constructor

How to end cap a pipe?

I want to take a mixer tap off of my shower for repair, how do I fit an end cap (I think thats what it is called) to se...

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posted by nonense

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by nonense