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Boring holes through joists

I want to run two pipes along under our landing floor (which means going through all the joists). Joists are 180×50mm U...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by jon.fairbairn
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by jon.fairbairn

OT. The worm is turning. Hopefully.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6ZWOH-bMO0 She's very good isn't she? Much better than May.
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

How to defrost windows

Just saw a youtube video of someone defrosting their car windows with a pipe from the exhaust. Sounds like a good idea.
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid

Smart meters not smart enough

According to EDF, the current smart meters cannot cope with Economy 7 systems like mine. However since all this about h...
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by briang1
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by briang1

OT: new cat amongst the racial pigeons?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/05/22/europe-birthplace-mankind-not-africa-scientists-find/
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

Smart Meters and supplier swap delays

OVO installed SM's for us last June. In Nov we changed suppliers to First Utility. FU then said they could not enable t...
28 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
28 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Water-king "softener" device

In the new (old) house I've recently moved to there is a Water-King WK gizzmo on the main feed. I've never seen anythin...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nospam
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

Video surveilance

Since being hit a couple of time by cars a property near me has erected video cameras - I guess as a means of collectin...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Bees

Just noticed some bees flying around under the guttering of the house. Can't see a nest and don't want one. Any ideas on...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

Screwnails?

Are screwnails still used? What advantage do they have over screws?
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid

Fitting/sealing a bath

I've just put in a new bath - thick bead of silicone sealant between bath and wall tiles, then a finishing bead between...
26 comments posted 9yrs
posted by patchmoney
26 comments posted 9yrs posted by patchmoney

Forces in a gambrel roof

Very hypothetical... http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Gambrel-Roof How strong is that? There must be some not insignifica...
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tw_usenet
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by tw_usenet

Simple CCTV system needed

My elderly mum has started to be terrorised by a deranged neighbour and her alcoholic son. We rather urgently need some...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim.downie
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim.downie