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The rainwater diversion project

Thanks for all the input to my project to divert rainwater from the roof of the workshop into the "small" pond (it's ~1...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge

MIG Welders

Time was when gasless MIGs were regarded as inferior, producing spattery welds lacking asthetic appeal and attracting d...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cbx
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by cbx

Dispute over new loft conversion

I live in a semi-detached bungalow. My neighbour has complained that the dormer window of my new loft conversion overha...
47 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail
47 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail

Fewer flies around this year?

There seems to be much less flies around this year, or at least so far. I would expect there to be fewer or none at all...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

RF thermostat

I have an ET4 RF thermostat. The transmitter stops working due to the battery corrosion. Now I contacted original suppl...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Han
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by Han

Drilling mortice locks

I'm refurbishing an old door, which is fairly good condition, but has a poorly-repaired hole (~6mm-ish) drilled in itju...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by GlMiM
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by GlMiM

Brass security screws?

I am about to fix a small brass plate to the front door. The door is black, with brass door furniture, so it should loo...
64 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news0006
64 comments posted 9yrs posted by news0006

Outdoor mains socket

I was musing what the best way might be to terminate my armoured cable so I can have mains at the bottom of my garden....
28 comments posted 9yrs
posted by briang1
28 comments posted 9yrs posted by briang1

Wall fixing [plugs]? for electrical sockets

In Toolstation the other day, I was looking through their nice coloured picture book and came across fixings with an el...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nastii.snotgobbler
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by nastii.snotgobbler

OT Royal Mail signed for post

Should the postman be signing it himself and posting the letter through my letter box?
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

Knife - rerlated

On the flames going on for the Knives thread ... interesting snippet. This week put an add on Gumtree - selling my saw...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rick_hughes
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by rick_hughes

If you do your own trappin'........

The Trap Barn web site is now functional and to celebrate we have issued a discount coupon which will give 6.5% discoun...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by letshaveit
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by letshaveit

Unearthed extension leads

There's quite a lot of double-insulated equipment about - power drills, strimmers, mowers, etc. The garden equipment, i...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jmlayman
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by jmlayman

Internet car sales

I may be being paranoid, but............ In looking to find an affordable auto 4x4 that will tow 3.5 tons and has low r...
31 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Billaboard
31 comments posted 9yrs posted by Billaboard

Garden steps regs?

I've had a search for the answer to this but haven't found it yet: do the regulations for internal staircases also appl...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail