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Finishing a plasterboard external edge.
As part of the bathroom refurb, I'm putting up a false studwork wall around a chimney breast - the chimney breast curves in on the top 1/3 and it needs to be flat for the shower to go against. A lot...
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Metal railings
Can anyone recommend somebody to supply some bespoke metal railings? I'm looking for something like the railings in this photo: Needs to be a company who can supply the Cambridge area and won't cost...
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Bloody EDF
I signed up with EDF about 4 months ago and using my previous consumption data for gas and leccy, they came up with £90 per month on a fixed to Feb 2015 tariff. I was happy with this. Now having read...
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Valley gutter: Trying to think of a neat solution
Sorry, but this has turned into a long one (ooerr vicar). My place has a coach house, aka a 2 storey garage, which is paired with a similar structure next door. The two roofs have a valley between...
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road marking quality flourescent paint
Where can one get the proper stuff ? All the ads I can find are for tiny pots of toy-quality stuff. Jim Hawkins
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How to cut a channel in stony ground
I want to bury a water pipe in my garden. Ideally the pipe should be 6" to a foot deep. It will contain a cable rather than water so freezing is not an issue. The ground I want to go through contains...
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Was: Old CH, new (wireless?) stat? Now: TRVs and timer battery.
Hi all, ... Following on from my first enquiry / thinking out loud / trying to help an elderly neighbour get some control over her central heating ... I've previously swapped her Potterton Netaheat...
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OT Where to park?
I need to get some beer in before the England Poland football match. Now the question. Should I park in the disabled bay, the low emmission bay or the mother and child bay?
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OT. Another snout in the trough
How does being a journalist qualify anyone for this job? Mail Online - M E Synon's blog
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HWRC - Hmmmmm (Council / Legal type issue)
The local Household Waste Recycling Centre (Managed by subcontractors Gurney May)is bugging me.... The other week I drove past as I occasionally do to drop off a few plastic bottles and was met with a...
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IT OT - ad blockers and browsers
I'm in a lose/lose situation at the moment. I was a long term user of Firefox but recently it has become unstable, and crashes running such things as Will It Rain Today. So I switched to Chrome as my...
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Resealing a wrist worn GPS unit (Garmin Forerunner 305)
I've just had to pop the case of my old Garmin Forerunner 305 (pretty much following the instructions on this site ) . I'm at the reassembly stage and wondering what the best glue to reseal it would...
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Register eco-stuff about gas and coal
Commenting on a Cap Gemini report. The thing that struck me was "Cheap gas in the USA has had a related consequence in Europe, the report notes. "With this low price, gas has replaced coal as fuel in...
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EDF Freeeeze & NPower
Had a flyer with the post this morning from EDF pushing their new Blue + Price Freeeeze Mar 2017 tariff. No real information at all on the flyer like the standing charge or per unit cost. Wander off...
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OT: new baby
Folks, I have to announce the arrival of my first child, a lovely little girl. My wife has lots of DIY lined up for me - changing nappies myself, wiping up sick, etc. 1. Will I be curtailed from doing...
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