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gap under doors for new carpet
Hi I'm having a new carpet fitted in a bedroom, unfortunately I have 3 hinged wardrobe doors and 1 main door in the room and wondered what clearance there should be between the bottom of the door and...
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Soundproofing
Hi, has anyone had any dealings with or know someone who has of "tom smith soundproofing" ( they claim marvellous things! - can this true? Thanks
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Anyone recommend a phosphate doser for a domestic C/H system?
Hi all, I want to install a phosphate doser into my new central heating system (to reduce combi-boiler maintenance costs). Can anyone recommend one that is inexpensive, and which will probably be...
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suspended ceilings
Does anyone have any experience of installing a suspended ceiling? My front hall needs a new ceiling but there's so much stuff above there I'm reluctant to fit a solid ceiling. Bill
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OT: a not-water bottle
I've one of those gel-filled bottles that is heated in a microwave oven (the sort that was withdrawn from sale due to an old dear killing herself by overheating one). It's getting a bit ancient now,...
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Freeing a stuck plug in a bidet
This is hardly urgent. When we moved into this house ten years ago, we inherited a bidet which has not been much use, as the plug is stuck in the plug hole. There is a plunger type thingy which is...
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Removing Undermount Basin with Epoxied Clips
A Friday night error by a young lady, home from a party. if that's not what you expected.) Would be a relatively easy fix if the b'd that fitted the basin hadn't plastered the clips with epoxy (I...
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Rating appliance V timer plug
Enquiry from my son as dads know everything :-( Would it be safe to use a 2 KW heater plugged into a 1.8 KW timer plug? The heater has options for 1250kw / 750kw or both, one option could be to...
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Power shower
Installing a power shower at Handyman Towers. In the destructions it says a 30mA RCD should be fitted - makes sense. However, it would be much easier to plug it into a convenient socket in the...
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my discussions are sometimes being transferred to other forums?
I've started some thread recently and after a few replies I can't find them anymore...tough, one thread reappeared after a few days?! As I've just found out, my latest thread is now listed on...
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plasterboarding ceilings
Hi, I was wondering, what is the correct way to plasterboard a ceiling? Do you save time by screwing it over whatever is already up there or should you make a mess and pull the old one down first? Is...
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purple cctv
My Lucky Golden Hedgehog CCTV camera gives a surprisingly sharp picture for under a tenner. However it occasionally 'posterises' the image eg all the white lines on the road occasionally turn...
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getting rid of smoke odour
I've been given a really good sewing machine complete with wooden lid/case by someone and can't wait to use it but problem is it came from a smokers home, and every time I lift the lid I get that...
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Thunderbird Changes...
Am now getting the Reply is reply to person; Followup is reply to group. Damn them. 16.0.1
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Baths: re-enamelling
Has anyone tried re-enamelling a cast iron bath? (c.1960) Ours definitely needs it, and I'm going to investigate the firms that specialise in this (it definitely doesn't look like a DIY job). Thought...
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