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Corner protection

My entrance lobby (hall would be rather too grand) is quite restricted. The decoration is lining paper and emulsion. A...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by chris
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by chris

Socket not quite flush to wall - need to fill gap

I've got a double mains socket that's mounted on a metal backbox and because the backbox is not quite deep enough the s...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by stainburn
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by stainburn

1893 house and trouble fixing to walls

I'll soon be moving in to a new place in a house that was built in 1893. Th e outside walls are brick on the outside an...
27 comments posted 9yrs
posted by stainburn
27 comments posted 9yrs posted by stainburn

Microbore blockage

I have a couple of sluggish radiators and I believe (from experience with another that got re-piped due to a kitchen ex...
18 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Somewhere
18 comments posted 9yrs posted by Somewhere

CH radiators always on

For once this is my problem rather than sons or daughter. Our central heating appears to be a basic S-type system with...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Billaboard
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by Billaboard

OT - Forces reunited - anyone a member please?

I may have found a school friend of mine on the site, but I am reluctant to spend £9 to join, just to send him a messag...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Killfiles

Can anyone suggest a killfile syntax that will kill any posting where Streater is replying to Plowman, or vice versa?
15 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Huge
15 comments posted 9yrs posted by Huge

finding stuff in gmail

I'm trying to find old gmails, knowing the source name. All the help files, blogs etc. say: just type the name or text...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by johnedhudson
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by johnedhudson

OT: Powerbank & air travel question

I have a 12,000 mAh lithium ion power bank that we keep in the motorhome for emergency jump starts. We'd quite like to...
53 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tim.downie
53 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim.downie

OT: Smart meters...not very!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/06/smart_meters_prove_dim/ Oh dear, how sad, never mind.
36 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
36 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

LED 'retrofit' tubes

After a surprisingly argumentative earlier thread, I am letting you know that - after supply difficulties - my Philips L...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newsgroups
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by newsgroups

laminate floor on slightly uneven slanting floor.

I'm looking to lay some laminate boards on a concrete floor. The floor has some minor deviations from a straight line o...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Nick.Spam
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by Nick.Spam

laser levels

Anyone got any advice re the choice of a laser level suitable for installing a suspended ceiling? Bill
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by wrightsaerials