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Replacing insulation on uPVC windows
In the sitting room of my flat there are three uPVC windows exposed to wind and rain blown in at high velocities off the River Clyde estuary. There is a large centre window with the glazed part being...
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Builders Merchants
Just starting my first major renovation and about to shop around the different builder's merchants. What is your advice, should I go with Travis Perkins - assume that as they are the biggest they...
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Generators
Given that the rolling blackouts are likely to start in the next year or so, what kind of generator shall I buy? I'd prefer one that can run on central heating fuel, since I have a BFO tank of it.
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curved sliding door shower - wheels/bogeys - sources ?
sliding curved shower doors run on tracks with wheels/bogeys attached to the glass doors, running in/on tracks top and bottom - a few of these have failed as their plastic bodies have cracked...
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Bin bags
I appear to have missed the new law they bought in requiring any and all refuse sacks to be no thinner than a butterflys handkerchief. Looking at the offering from Tescos, Sainsburys, Morrisons, B&Q,...
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[O.T.' ish ] Removing that Banksie?
What beats me is how they could they have taken it off the wall without damaging it extensively? Any suggestions - just in case he does one on my gable end.
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Router fine depth adjustment
How important is router fine depth adjustment? I'm trying to decide between these two, and it basically comes down to fine depth adjustment: - Bosch POF 1200 - Bosch POF 1400 The price difference is...
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Vent Axia Mixed Flow Fan
Evenin' all, It's not often I rave so much about a product however, I think this one is worth mentioning. Recently we had our bathroom redone, it had a 4inch extractor fan fitted through the wall,...
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Burglars and alarms
I have said before and I'll say it again. Burglars like houses without burglar alarms. The house opposite mine was burgled this afternoon. As cool as you like they knocked on the door to check no-one...
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Re-using Rosemary tiles
Hi all, How can you tell if old rosemarys are reusable? Is there some sort of test you can carry out to determine if they've lost their water repellent quality and become porous? Also is there any...
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Dubious lighting circuit
The day before yesterday our stairhead light stopped working. So yesterday I changed the bulb. Still didn't work. Got my multimeter out and tested the terminals on the fitting. Stone dead. Took the...
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New Roof in Stages
Hi all, It occurs to me replacing the roof might be a nifty project for the summer months, but there's only me on my jack going to be doing the work, and I wi ll need to disappear off on other...
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Price check please.
Me and my builder mate have just priced up a job. Currently it is a bare shell, a single pipe of cold water coming into the house. To be supplied and fitted: a very basic kitchen, comprising sink, 2...
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OT Some women really have no idea
She was supposed to wear the Kate Bush "Babooshka" outfit. And what did she wear? A Princess Leia outfit. There is a difference.
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2 way dimmer switch
I want to replace a 1 gang 2 way switch with a dimmer switch. The old wiring is 2 cables each with 1 red and 1 black wire plus earths. The red and black wires from one cable go into two holes marked...
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