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Drawer runners

I'm looking to get some drawer runners for a cabinet I'm building. In the sheds the kitchen drawer runners you see all...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by me
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by me

Setting up shared discussion Access

Would it be possible to set up an *easily shared* email address or forum for all members of an allotment. Essentially i...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail.invalid456
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail.invalid456

heads up

my local ALDI selling new boxed unopened 2 stroke chain saw with 16" Oregon bar and chain ?39.99
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Alarm question

Hi all We have had a spate of the house alarm going off which we thought were spid ers although now it appears to alway...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by leenowell
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by leenowell

Today's DIY +1 - iPhone 4S

Today's record for the tape, m'lud ... iPhone 4S replaced power switch, which required a total disassembly of all parts...
18 comments posted 9yrs
posted by email
18 comments posted 9yrs posted by email

Paint for sleepers?

Can anyone suggest a Matt black paint for old sleepers? They do have a bit of creosote, but limited tar. I'd like to st...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by readthisbot
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by readthisbot

cladding for thermal insulation

Apparently there is a fairly wide air space behind the cladding they have put on the tower blocks. How then can it func...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Buying domestic wiring cable.

Where's the cheapest place to buy 300m of 10mm^2 flat twin and earth? I need some for an experiment, don't care if it's...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cliveta
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by cliveta

Mortar and Concrete - excess cement

When mixing mortar or concrete is there any reason not to use more cement than necessary? If I use a standard mix I wil...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Yet more Ikea cr*p

Help me retain my sanity. Wifey has her eye on a bathroom corner cabinet from Ikea. So far, so good, as although the ne...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

DIY made necessary by...?

How much of your DIY is done to improve something, and how much is done merely to counter the ravages of time? Bill
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Large tub/tank to soak large pots - X-post

I have some large pots with shrubs, trees, etc. I would like to be able to stand them in a container of water so that I...
40 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
40 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

OT: Recent Tests on High Rise cladding

If we are to believe the media, every sample of cladding (or do they mean the insulation or the cladding in combination...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by bob.minchinREMOVE
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by bob.minchinREMOVE

[Grenfell] in the news today...

One of the buildings found to have unsafe cladding following checks prompted by the Grenfell disaster is... Burnham Towe...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mike
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by mike