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Howdens nonsense

I'm now too old and unfit to bother with the aggro of fitting my own kitchen to save a couple of grand So I am seeking...
32 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tims_new_home
32 comments posted 8yrs posted by tims_new_home

Source of clear plastic 100mm tube?

I'm about to update my dust extraction system and would prefer to use clear pipe, rather than soil pipe, so I can see a...
18 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nothanks
18 comments posted 8yrs posted by nothanks

Black is REALLY Black

On BBC Breakfast this morning there was an article about a new material that was black and that absorbed over 99.8% of...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by davidm_uk-notme
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by davidm_uk-notme

Sale of Goods - Bathroom refit

In May 2014 I had a totally new bathroom refit - bought from and totally fitted by B&Q. A ladder radiator has started g...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by me
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by me

Tool store rental

The Man Cave project is going ahead. Phase 1 is to demolish the existing garden shed & garage. Which means I need somew...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by vir.campestris
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by vir.campestris

R. Cott. 29

For various reasons I have ended up with 3 incoming mains water feeds. Rather than fit lots of pressure regulators, is...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

DOS based CD-Writer software ?

OK wrong forum I know but there are a lot of knowledgeable people on this forum :) I need some software that will run u...
74 comments posted 8yrs
posted by andrew
74 comments posted 8yrs posted by andrew

Side Cutters recommendation please

I have some electrical side cutters but they're damaged at the end, got a lot of wiring to do so this time wont buy the...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dicegeorge
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by dicegeorge

Air conditioning

Looking at the sleet showers outside, it's obviously time to start The Next Big Thing; installing a split air condition...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Huge
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by Huge

OT [Slightly] Ipad Air replacement

Hi The Ipad is a little long in the tooth and I find it's inflexibility coupled with the inability of the inbuilt keypa...
27 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nastii.snotgobbler
27 comments posted 8yrs posted by nastii.snotgobbler

Rotting dishwasher rack

Any tips on how best to deal with this: https://flic.kr/p/Ga8Xrb (dishwasher wire rack plastic coating perished, rusting...
30 comments posted 8yrs
posted by patchmoney
30 comments posted 8yrs posted by patchmoney

Nice silicone job

Brand new sink in a gents toilet at a pub that is supposed to open tomorrow. http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:S...
23 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
23 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

What's he done to it?

Years ago, I bought a cheap hand mitre saw. It looks a bit like this one. https://www.transtools.co.uk/hand-tools/woodw...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by NOTsomeone

replacing a kitchen unit in situ?

Hi All as per the subject - how feasible is it to replace the carcass of a floorstanding kitchen cupboard unit in situ,...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jkn_gg
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by jkn_gg