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[?] Installing recessed ceiling lights with no easy access from floor above.
Morning all! I'm hoping to replace a central light fitting in our kitchen by a cluster of nine recessed LED ceiling lights and am looking for some guidance on the best way forward. The floor in the...
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OT: Humour (ft.com): Manhole cover
I thought this one would be appreciated here From Saturday's FT: Your suggestion reminds me of the time when the captain of England?s women?s cricket team was asked to name the equivalent of the box...
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Slimbricks for flooring
Does anyone have experience of using Slimbricks for flooring please? I'm th inking of laying them on top of a layer of screed. I've got hold of a sampl e of these: le/ and one thing that concerns me...
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[OT for uk.d-i-y] Android version of Apple TV
Is there a really decent one that people would recommend? My WII is getting a bit long in the tooth playing Netflix content and it's Youtube and iPlayer apps are a bit rubbish. Given how well my phone...
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duropal laminate
A kitchen design company has specified Duropal Laminate for the work surface. Des anyone know anything about this material? Colin
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Plywood quality
A couple of years ago I bought a large piece of ~1" thick plywood fro BQ for various projects. It was good quality stuff. Went to get some more last week and honestly, the quality was visibly much...
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Replacing WinXP by Win7
This is something of a follow-on from earlier threads, but I thought I'd start a new one as I have specific questions. I have an elderly Packard-Bell PC running Win XP SP2 32 bit version. It has two...
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ideal concord wrs 240s
Is there anyone out there who a complete sealing kit for an idael concord boiler wrs 240s?
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Spam phone calls
Why do these bastards phone you and then just hang up if you answer? I can't see what it gains anyone. I get 4 or 5 a day from numbers that caller display lists as either international, withheld, or...
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Now that's probably going to hurt
Tree-trimmer in Pennsylvania gets chainsaw blade stuck in neck and shoulder
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Suggestions for moving bagged topsoil via a wheelbarrow?
Next week I've got nearly 7 tonnes of topsoil arriving in 4 bulk bags and I will need to transport this via a wheelbarrow though my garage to the back garden. It was my intention to simply fill the...
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Oscillating fan - flex chopped
Bought a 6" Argos oscillating fan about 12 months ago, to replace one which had failed, as part of our dehumidifier / fan combination for drying clothes in the utility. It stopped worrking last week,...
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Vertical blinds
An elderly neighbour has such a blind across a sliding patio door. It is th e type with two controls; a chain, which alters the angle of the slats, and a cord loop which moves the blind over or away...
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Why do they do it?
Had to change the opening side on a fridge yesterday. Simple enough, but the 8 screws holding the hinges were all Torx head. The only reasons I can think of for using Torx head is (a) if you need high...
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Blue key fobs for Transit
Does anyone know anything about these? How are they powered? Bill
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