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Mirror fixing

Mirror in frame, how do I mount this to the wall? http://i64.tinypic.com/2mn3gh0.jpg The frame looks too thin to screw...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tabbypurr
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by tabbypurr

OT: But hilarious

"Every time I've tried one of these paid-for services, it ends the same way: I set it all up in advance so we can sit d...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

Best way to repair outdoor furniture

Hi All, I have a swinging bench and over time the joints have come a little loose. I have now taken it apart (several j...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by leenowell
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by leenowell

OT More nuclear waste problems.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/09/radioactive-waste-hanford-nuclear-reservation-tunnel-collapse These peop...
26 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
26 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

Bendable corded curtain tracks

Anyone know of a good source? I need one where I can take it round a corner on one side of a bay window...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by see.my.signature
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by see.my.signature

Con@ctivity

Miele do sell some s**te. It took me an hour to connect the hob to the extractor.
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

SDS drill on offer at Screwfix

http://www.screwfix.com/p/o/29604 Well they are pretty good IMHO.
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

New job starts tomorrow.

Well a one off special. I'll be washing pots in a pub kitchen. Due to a miscalculation of booked holidays (double booke...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

Cat5e Patch Panels

Also in the wiring cupboard with all the coax are a goodly number of Cat5e cables. These need to terminated on patch pa...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by allsortsnotthisbit
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by allsortsnotthisbit

Propane or Butane

OK .. at a basic caravanning level 0 Propane is used for cold weather at Butane the rest of the year. Fully understand...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by rick_hughes
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by rick_hughes

Ping Bill Wright - Multiswitch

Starting to think I really ought to tidy up the coils of cable in the wiring cupboard. Had a brief look around at multi...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by allsortsnotthisbit
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by allsortsnotthisbit

Boiling water taps - filter unit

Kitchen refurb in progress and now the old units are out, some of the floor is up, and some of the ceiling gone, lots o...
25 comments posted 9yrs
posted by timstreater
25 comments posted 9yrs posted by timstreater

Removing a fan light.

I'm replacing the fanlight above the front door with new frosted glass with the house number engraved on it. Suggestion...
38 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
38 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave