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Bathrooms!
I'm plasterboarding my bathroom today. I have the 3 piece suite already. We are having a cabinet made for the integrated basin and a cabinet made for the back to the wall toilet and a concealed...
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Replacement Velux-type windows
I need to replace an old Velux window set in a pitched slate roof. The frame's rotten,something leaks and the glass has blown. Velux replacement (SK06, 114x118cm) is about £600, including collar and...
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10.8V drill-driver
Thinking of replacing an old 7.2V green Bosch that was a freeby in '97. It still holds a charge but is a bit underpowered and needs lots of hours to recharge. Can't really run to a Makita or Pro...
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Rust spot on car
Can anyone recommend (through personal use and not hearsay/web hype) a good rust killer plus primer to use on a small awkwardly located rust spot on a car please. Awkward in that its on the crease of...
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Sticky speakers
I've got some Kef "egg" speakers as part of our surround sound system. When new, they had a smooth silky feeling matt finish. This has now gone all icky and sticky, like rotting rubber. Is this...
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repairing mug handle which hasn't (yet) broken off
Hi All A favourite ceramic mug has, I have just noticed, got a crack/break where the lower end of the handle joins the base. I'd like to repair it - but at the moment there is a crack only, ie. I...
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Annoying internal door latch failure
Last night the door latch on the kitchen door failed: turning the handle wouldn't retract the latch, so I couldn't get in. Bad news was the keys to the garage where I keep most of my tools were in the...
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Replacement oven element - earth connection?
I need to replace an oven heating element, having just been contacted by a tenant of mine to say that said element has died. The oven is a Baumatic B100SS-B, and I seem to have found a replacement...
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Space station
Watched The International Space Station last night. Seemed to go right over my house :-) A much misused word but "awesome" is the only way to describe it ISS Detector | The mobile satellite tracker
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[ot] fire alarms in commericial premises
Hello, Are there any regulations saying what type of fire alarm must be installed in shops, hotels, etc.? I ask because I have been to hotels that have signs such as "keep bathroom door closed when...
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OT: maybe the roof ladder is broken
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Oh dear it seems like a bodge job from someone that IS qualified
I am not slagging off my apprentice for a change. That is a Bus bar tap off from a 100A bus bar that should have 3 x 16 fuses in the tap off. When I phoned the wanker who installed it (the co. name...
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[OT] Hatton Garden diamond heist
"Police say the gang used a specialist Hilti DD350 diamond coring drill to bore holes through the concrete walls of the vault before breaking in and forcing open safety deposit boxes." I am sure that...
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Put wood glue in hole in chipboard before inserting screw
I had an idea recently about making a fixing onto chipboard a little (or much) stronger. I figured that if I dab a small amount of wood glue in the hole before inserting and tightening the screws,...
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