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Wall behind wood burner - alternative to render?

The stud wall behind our wood burner which is rendered has dried out and cracked over the last 12 years. Is there an al...
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posted by wibble
5 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

Keeping a loft warm

My mother moved into a care home in April. Her 4 bedroom bungalow is now unoccupied, and I have it up for sale. It's he...
28 comments posted 1yr
posted by mark
28 comments posted 1yr posted by mark

100 mm upstand under shower tray - pro/con

We are in the process of specifying a walk in shower to replace the bath. One option is to have a 100mm upstand to allo...
19 comments posted 1yr
posted by wibble
19 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

Power Supply Mystery

A couple of hours ago the UPS in my computer room started beeping, I thought it was odd because the TV in the lounge wa...
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posted by jgnewsid
27 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Turning an old chest freezer into a wine fridge?

Our garage beer/wine fridge has just died. We have an old small chest freezer that we don’t use taking up space in the...
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posted by timdownieuk
14 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk

Looking for name of a type of fixing

I'm trying to find a type of fixing whose name I don't know. It's something like a bolt but it's not threaded. It has a...
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posted by cl
6 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Airport scanners

Twice during my recent little jaunts (Canada, thank you. Very nice, ta.) Security staff have warned me about their scan...
21 comments posted 1yr
posted by nickodell49
21 comments posted 1yr posted by nickodell49

New fibre oprtics - old school telegraph poles

WE have a new outfit supplying FTTD. This morning a lorry rocked up down our road and fitted 5 telegraph poles in about...
26 comments posted 1yr
posted by jethro_uk
26 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

Nut Runner

I have just managed to snap what I think is called a "nut runner" that came taped to the front of a computer or perhaps...
18 comments posted 1yr
posted by jgnewsid
18 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Foam gun cleaning

My foam gun jammed up after a long period of not using it. I managed to get the can of foam off without a foam explosio...
5 comments posted 1yr
posted by tricky.dicky
5 comments posted 1yr posted by tricky.dicky

OT: 'sharps'

I volunteer with a local woodland conservation group. On one side, the woodland borders the playing fields of the local...
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posted by me
9 comments posted 1yr posted by me

Door bell query

We have a mains powered Friedland door bell, bell in the hall, push beside the front door. Was here when we arrived 22...
13 comments posted 1yr
posted by News
13 comments posted 1yr posted by News

Thunderbird odd behaviour since update

If I click on a thread, on a post, often as not, the body text of the post will show as blank/no text in it. The only w...
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posted by a
7 comments posted 1yr posted by a

Sign Writing without the skill required

The front door and surround is being repaired and painted. The old plastic engraved plaque saying DUNROAMIN has been de...
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posted by timw
10 comments posted 1yr posted by timw