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The Holy Grail of DIY intruder protection

Found yesterday in a garage in Barnsley http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:Window1.jpg http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

Bathroom floor prep - For vinyl flooring.

Hi Group, Im planning to lay down some vinyl fooring in our bathroom (2m x 3m) I've just got to tighten down a couple o...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by n52wke
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by n52wke

OT: Another challenge

I see those solicitors who were behind the Article 50 legal case are now at it challenging the Govt's agreement with the...
61 comments posted 9yrs
posted by timstreater
61 comments posted 9yrs posted by timstreater

Filter for 4" drain pipe

I have a drainage gully on my driveway (galvanised steel grating, half round concrete channel) which drains into a 4" p...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Outside Floodlights

Now that LED Exterior Floodlights are replacing the old Halogen ones it is interesting to see that idiot installers are...
33 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
33 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Disintegrating 13A plug

There was a discussion on here recently about a plug that had succumbed to some kind of plastic fatigue, I would be grat...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by graham-usenet
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by graham-usenet

OT: No water

Well that's exciting. Water pressure has dropped to zero bar, and not just here but over several villages locally.
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by timstreater
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by timstreater

Freezers-holidays and fire

I have always been bothered leaving my freezer on when house vacant with holidays. More so now in the aftermath of the...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by noname
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by noname

WiFi enabled 13A plug?

Lots of places supply a combined 13A plug and socket that can be controlled remotely (with a battery operated wireless...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news0006
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by news0006

Checkatrade ads.

2x reds, 2x blacks and 2x yellows being connected into the back of a surface mount double 13amp socket. They also seem t...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

forget pre-turf fertiliser

I bought some pre-turf fertiliser but forgot to use it. Doh ! Can I dissolve it in water and spray it on instead ? Simon...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by sm_jamieson
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by sm_jamieson

How not to DIY a new manhole cover

The 120 year old inspection chamber in our back yard has needed attention for some time. Very industrial: just cast iro...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rbw0
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by rbw0

Freezer monitoring

I have a freezer in the (attached) garage but unless I actually open the door, the overtemperature warning light is inv...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by chris
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by chris

Lee scaffolding.

Another of these 'don't use' posts. Was quite impressed with them when they used Google to look at the back of my house...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave