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Storing various drain pipes

At the moment I have lots of bits of spare drainage, from soil pipes to guttering, chucked into a space behind the gara...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

Electrical safety

Hate to think what dangerous set-ups people make with their outside fairy lights in their desperation to convice us they...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

mapei grout

Screwfix are selling a small bag of MAPEI BUILDFIX FLEXIBLE WALL & FLOOR GROUT IVORY 2.5KG which is probably what I nee...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by sm_jamieson
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by sm_jamieson

Roller blind fitting cost?

A friend has asked if I can fit two basic roller blinds. Both will need the roller and fabric shortening to fit narrowe...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

DECT phones

I have a BT 2000 dect phone with one extension. I could do with a couple more remote handsets off the one base unit. Am...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newshound
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by newshound

Re: One for our Dave......

> Smartarse sound engineers need to be treated with kid gloves. > https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/883022/Council-pens...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dave
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by dave

Screwfix light bulbs

320 different kinds and not one BC LED R64 .
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Huge
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by Huge

Extractor grille - what type?

I need a grille on an exterior wall for a 150mm cooker hood extractor. The choice is louvred, gravity or cowled. Which i...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by cliveta
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by cliveta

Re: Banging pipes.....

> > A friend's neighbour's house is being renovated & when the > neighbour's heating is on there is a "water running in...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by '''newspam'''
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by '''newspam'''

One for the burglar alarmists.

First fix electrical only laid in one 6 core for a door switch but forgot about needing a button set for that alternati...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

Re: coffee grinders

There used to be one in Putney. You could smell it a mile away. I like the smell but the taste of coffee never really a...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by briang1
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by briang1

OT Mladic found guilty

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ratko-mladic-guilty-genocide-verdict-latest-bosinian-war-crimes-humanity...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

Setting plaster causing wood to warp.

I have fitted a 150 x 20mm piece of engineered oak plank vertically behind a worktop. (The long axis of 800mm is horizo...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by roger
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by roger