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Is wood stain different these days?

The first time I did the front door, maybe 20 years ago, the wood stain I got was like a sort of dark varnish. It looke...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by no
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by no

Help - fed up with bleeding radiators

I need to ensure I've got all the air out of my closed pressurised system in order to resolve/eliminate another issue....
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nospam
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

Dodgy DIY

So far, in this house I've found: CPCs wrapped under the heads of wood screws securing a plastic pattress box, dishwash...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mailbin
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by mailbin

combi with existing tank question

Firstly the link to Ed's boiler page in the FAQ seems to point to a dud url. I recently did some voluntary gardening wo...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

SM miracle

We have just switched from First Utility to Bristol Energy and the suggestions were that our SM's would no longer work...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Table saw Advice?

Hi, Would anyone be able to reccomend a table saw? The item is for general use, wood, MDF and even chopping offcuts and...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nastii.snotgobbler
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by nastii.snotgobbler

LED G9

Has anyone any recommendations for a dimmable G9 LED to replace some 40watt halogens in lounge ceiling light.
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

That's todays job cancelled

Customer offered to put his car down his drive to allow me the space to park across the front his drive way. Well he kn...
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posted by aXXXwadsworth
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

OT:EU, our friend and ally?

It would seem that if the EU had an army, they would have declared war on us. As it is, they have declared economic war....
144 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
144 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

8 foot ceilings

Just an ordinary 1930s end terrace in the Midlands with standard 8 foot cei lings. We've had no plasterboard on the bac...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by sm_jamieson
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by sm_jamieson

OT Maastricht treaty, the truth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU_VgNsoZ98&feature=youtu.be
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

Help me understand power banks.

I have (elsewhere) previous been recommended to buy a power bank to uses as an emergency back up for my portable device...
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tims_new_home
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by tims_new_home