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Replacing (chimney) flashing.

AS luck would have it, our roof sprung a leak a few weeks ago. A panicked run up the roof suggests it's the flashing -...
23 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
23 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

water off this morning

bring back the 50g cold 25g hot storage .....
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Light fitting

I just fitted a new light to my dining room ceiling but wired it up wrongly which caused it to blow. I trimmed the ends...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Liza
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by Liza

potting compound substitute for cdi unit.

Hi, the HT lead on the trials bike was held to the CDi unit with some sort of potting compound. There is only a spike t...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rgdavidson
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by rgdavidson

Hmm..OT

Is this a trend? Mail notification of pending gas bill from BG. Nothing through the post for a week so I downloaded a c...
42 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
42 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

Re: find a book

>> I'm trying to find a children's sci fi book I read in the 60's from the >> plot is there any easy way to do this ? ....
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by '''newspam'''
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by '''newspam'''

Most cost effective heating for shed and stove.

Following on from a couple of recent threads, and using as a reference. John Runn said "If you fitted heatpump aircon i...
26 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
26 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

Mira shower recommendation needed

In my last place I had a Mira Magna shower that I fitted myself. It had a " digital mixer" which blended hot water from...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by stainburn
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by stainburn

OT: Thing in field

Cant easily get down the embankment from canal towpath to investigate the thing. Triangular base and sides about 1 metr...
19 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nhhu-o3hu
19 comments posted 8yrs posted by nhhu-o3hu

SAD lights?

Anyone got any experience, or made one? Changes in my dog pack mean they gradually have needed less walking over the pa...
24 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newshound
24 comments posted 8yrs posted by newshound

TV update my knowledge

I have a TV in the kitchen that is not receiving Freeview verey well. I am in a poor reception area and I don't want to...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

building control for windows

Plan is to gradually replace the sliding sashes at the front of our Victori an terraced house. There are 7 openings and...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by stuart.dot.noble
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by stuart.dot.noble

Just a comment

If somebody calls themselves Known trouble maker it might not be a very good way to have your messages read. I used to...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by briang1
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by briang1

ES a bit behind again

Up to date only till yesterday. Brian
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by briang1
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by briang1