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extractor fan success
Based on previous discussions here, I finally got around to having the extractor fan set up in the bathroom. * S&P 250 m3/h quiet fan mounted above the ceiling * humidistat + timer control on the wall...
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sealant behind the kitchen sink
The sealant where the wall tiles meet the worktop behind the kitchen sink is gunky & needs replacing again. I guess the big problem here is that the area tends to attract splashed water all the time....
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I don't think old Fred Dibnah was quite as barmy re chimneys as this bloke;!
Raving madness! A unicyclist has been performing stunts on top of a chimney in Romania that is 250m high - one of the tallest structures in the city of Targu Jiu.
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OT: New National Grid Exec Director looks to Smart Grid to balance renewables output
Is this medium-term thinking by Nicola Shaw realistic? I don't see it myself. Might smooth out a few peaks and troughs through the day, but isn't going to compensate for several days of no wind in...
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Seagulls
Over the last year or so a large flock of Seagulls has invaded our neighbourhood. We are on a small hill, so they tend to land on some of the highest buildings? roofs (ours included), and make a hell...
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SOT: Interesting fast delivery
I'm finally sorting out my 'indoor shed' (a large room I use as a workshop). I decided to order some flooring, and selected some interlocking tiles. THe best place to buy these turned out to be...
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Blow torch
Is yours the Rothenberger Superfire 2? ROTHENBERGER is one of the world's leading manufacturers of innovative, technologically sophisticated pipe tools and pipe processing equipment in sanitary,...
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Cutting disc expiry date
I bought a pack of five Erbauer metal cutting discs from Screwfix about 18 months ago. Three were used and the rest stored. I needed to use them again yesterday, but noted on the metal centre of the...
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Petrol lawnmower trouble
I've got a Hayter petrol lawnmower with a Briggs and Stratton 4 stroke engine. In a moment of madness I turned it over to remove some blockages from the blade area. There were some glugging and...
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Salt driveway weedkiller ?
Posted recently about the profusion of weeds *since* having my driveway weeded and re-sanded. Fed up with fiddly chemicals etc (which are of limited use). What are the implications of buying a sack...
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Laying slabs question
I've been instructed by HID to lay a slab path. Because the vegetable bed on on side is some 100mm higher than the existing well tramped down grass path, I'm thinking of putting in treated wood...
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Leaking roof
A friend has a leak through her roof. It is a 3-storey "town house" and acc ess is difficult, so we have not seen the source of the leak. She has recei ved an estimate from the only roofer who turned...
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That gap around the sockets
I've never really found an acceptable solution to the annoying gap that shows above, below or to one side of a socket/switch after plasterboard wasn't cut just right to line up with the back boxes....
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Using a fibreglass roofing kit on a bathroom floor.
I recently did a flat roof in fibreglass and am very happy with the result. I now want to create a wet area in my bathroom which is below ground, the floor is screeded. Can anyone see any problems...
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OT Not the age of Aquarius after all.
'The phenomenon is of sufficient scale to be considered as part of the Geological Time Scale'