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Domestic "noise" pollution
According to the local council: "All DIY/Construction noise must be carried out during the hours of 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am till 1.00pm on Saturdays and none at all on Sundays."...
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Bench Grinders
Hello, I'm of a mind to buy a bench grinder for general sharpening purposes - knives, chisels shears etc, but also to do some polishing/buffing of metal. a. For sharpening, is a standard dual-wheel...
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Electrical - CU meter tail size for new isolator fitting
The elec co are soon to fit an isolator at the output of their meter (domestic installation). The meter supplies the CU and and a 9.5kw shower I will then replace the meter tails to both these items...
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France commits economic suicide.
But that's socialism for you. France's National Assembly yesterday gave final approval of the country's energy transition bill. Under the legislation, France's reliance on nuclear energy will be...
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Treating old wooden window frames
Treating old wooden window frames - we have some oldish window frames where pain flakes off fairly quickly when applied. The house was built 1970's, to a not terribly good standard. I assume the...
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Rolled up curtain track kits (2023 Update)
If you ever think to buy a curtain track, which comes rolled up - best avoid it like the plague. I bought one maybe a decade ago for when I might need it, a complete kit including the rail, brackets...
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OK Who lost an Emu ???
You couldn't dream it up - we were gate crashed by an Emu today !!!! Daughter's wedding on Saturday. Chaps putting up the Marquee ring to say that there's an Emu in the field where it's going up!!! I...
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Installing gas meter box
I recently bought a house that has had its gas connection removed, the old gas main has been capped where the pipe comes out of the ground next to the front door. British Gas have told they will fit a...
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is a gravity grille OK for boiler ventilation
Hi, I am going to fit a vent in a door to increase the ventilation of my gas boiler. Will a gravity grille be OK? I know a grille that's fastenable shut wouldn't be OK. But how about one like this...
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[OT] Netflix, Amazon Prime, Amazon Fire etc.
A few days ago, I received an e-mail from my ISP (Zen) saying they had received an illegal download complaint from 20th Century Fox, which, predictably, was traced (by me) to our 14 year old son....
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Sink veg drainer replacement
The kitchen sink is one of those tough plasticky things, I think called a 1 and 1/4 one, with drainer/ 1/4 sink / full sink in that order. The 1/4 in the middle has a rather worse for wear (battered)...
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Wall-hung toilet pan question
We're thinking about a wall hung loo for our small cloakroom and looking at using a frame like this. Are wall hung pans standardised in terms of mounting bolt points, flush pipe and soil pipe...
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Storm drains/sewers
Not exactly DIY but should anyone happen to know. In coastal areas the road gully drain system seems to be outputted to the sea via flap-valve outlets. Assuming no breakages in the system is there any...
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Re: O T uPVC Fascias and Soffits
In message , TheChief writes I thought that was called *undertile* but Google doesn't seem to have heard of it. I don't think it is asbestos cement as the stuff I used was quite soft.
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Stud wall to support storage above
Hi all, I'm in the process of building a brewery in an industrial unit. As part of the build I want to put in an office and store room which I intend to build with plasterboard faced studwork with...
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