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Removing ceiling artex?

I want to remove stippled ceiling Artex in my living room. I'm going to have the Artex tested for asbestos first and pr...
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posted by email
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by email

How long does a knife sharpening steel last?

I presume they eventually wear out to the point of being no more use than a smooth steel surface, but how long might tha...
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posted by real-not-anti-spam-address
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by real-not-anti-spam-address

There, I've fixed it.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/g3zvt/S210r9
27 comments posted 9yrs
posted by graham-usenet
27 comments posted 9yrs posted by graham-usenet

Expansion strip 2

Phil recenty posted about an expansion strip on a new build. Today I say this one a new build. http://wiki.diyfaq.org.u...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Cannon coal ridge bf fire

I have said fire but pilot keeps going out, it will light and fire will stay lit for several minutes and then extinguis...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Michael Brunsdon
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by Michael Brunsdon

OT: Royal Mail tracking

Having bought some slippers online and returned them to get the next larger size, I tried tracking my return parcel tod...
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posted by timstreater
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by timstreater

OT: Internet Hosting recommendations.

As I know some here are involved in things IT-technical and I'm looking for general advice / recommendations that has t...
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posted by news
63 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Lidl DIY offers

Lidl have their Multitool on offer this Sunday for £30. I can recommen d it having bought one three years ago and given...
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posted by tricky.dicky
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Gluing floorboards

My underfloor heating suppliers recommend using Casco mounting glue 3303 to fix flooring to joists. I assumed this woul...
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posted by tim
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by tim

TRV question

TRVs seem to be available with pipework or just as the head. Does this mean that the heads are interchangeable between...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by timstreater
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by timstreater

Found the leak at last!

The condensate pipe from the boiler is solvent welded, and one of the fittings had developed a hair line crack. I had t...
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posted by NOTsomeone
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by NOTsomeone