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Mortaring old garden wall

I want to patch up a short stretch of old brick garden wall as there are large amounts of mortar missing. Not too bothe...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nospam
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

Home burglar alarm - wireless, text

Unfortunately, because of an incident the other day I think I need to install a burglar alarm. I wondered if you had so...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by james.harris.1
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by james.harris.1

well wot a surprise

this newsgroup is very quiet today, I wonder why?
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dennis_gangenoreply
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by dennis_gangenoreply

Removing paint stains from decking?

Yo, Trying to help someone ... they have previously painted their decking with something and splashed some darker colou...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Cat6 cable and CAT5e patch panel

I have an ethernet patch panel marked CAT5 - so what if i use it with CAT6 cable? I think CAT6 is all about tighter wou...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dicegeorge
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by dicegeorge

Replace syphon in concealed toilet cistern

I've got a toilet with the cistern (one of those fairly narrow, back to front, black ones, Plumb Centre I think) concea...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by davidm_uk-notme
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by davidm_uk-notme

How to attach plastic fan (worn)

This from a B&D circular saw approx 18 years old so part not available. The plastic fan is worn and loose on shaft, I a...
22 comments posted 9yrs
posted by noname
22 comments posted 9yrs posted by noname

Ring Main cutting wires or not?

Is it a good idea in a new ringmain to try not to cut the wires, but just cut the sleeves back and fold the coppers bac...
34 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dicegeorge
34 comments posted 9yrs posted by dicegeorge

'Turbo' pressure washers nozzles.

Yo, We have a Nilfisk C130.1-6 P X-tra pressure washer and it came with a 'Turbo' (spinning pencil jet, 'C&C POWERSPEED...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Double glazing panel.

The panel that came with my door has a label saying which side goes to the outside. There is no obvious reason why. Can...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

BS7671 18th Edition Draft out for comment

https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/projects/45ff73619910dcfa83208ba39773f4df Registration needed, sadly no pdf av...
38 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rootpassword
38 comments posted 9yrs posted by rootpassword

Re: Let us pray.

En el artículo , RJH escribió: >I don't think that's far wrong. Not lose, but destabilise, and blame >everything on the...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mike
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by mike

Re: Re:Three slaves, no master.

Well that is a very silly place to put a telephone! Brian
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by briang1
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by briang1