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Thermal bridging and wall fixings

I need to fix a couple of things to a bathroom tiled cavity wall - shower head holder and curtain rail thing. Is there...
17 comments posted 2yrs
posted by patchmoney
17 comments posted 2yrs posted by patchmoney

OT-ish: how to wire money to US Bank?

Hi all somewhat d-i-y based ... I have a need to wire a small amount of money ($25 or so) to a US bank. I am not clear...
9 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jkn+es
9 comments posted 2yrs posted by jkn+es

Brambles cower before me!

Following on from the "Why are the easy jobs anything but?" thread, today I received a couple of bits to add to my line...
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by see.my.signature
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by see.my.signature

Plywood for exterior use

I'm looking into building some new gates (1750 high and 1000 wide - twice), and whilst I think I know what to do about...
22 comments posted 2yrs
posted by diy
22 comments posted 2yrs posted by diy

Connecting multiple speakers to one Amplifier output

Hi All, I have been given a modern Stereo 40W per channel (RMS though I don’t know how it was measured) amplifier (PURE...
14 comments posted 2yrs
posted by chrispvholmes
14 comments posted 2yrs posted by chrispvholmes

b&q still crowdstruck?

no response ...
43 comments posted 2yrs
posted by usenet
43 comments posted 2yrs posted by usenet

Recommendation for exterior grain filler?

I'm in the process of repairing a 30s oak window frame which has been deeply weathered. It needs to be painted (sad, I...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nothanks
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by nothanks

Just seen the binmen - immediate thoughts !

From Birmingham City Council. Just seen the binmen collect the recycling bins. These consist of a wheelie bin for glass...
15 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
15 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Vintage Binding post thread size”

Well, I think 80s counts as vintage these days. I was attempting to attach speaker wires to our ancient Wharfdale Linto...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by chrispvholmes
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by chrispvholmes

Why are the easy jobs anything but?

So I looked at the grass, and thought "I can skip mowing it this week" - it had not grown that much. So instead I thoug...
6 comments posted 2yrs
posted by see.my.signature
6 comments posted 2yrs posted by see.my.signature

Freeing rust-welded hinge

I have a plastic compost bin (so it is kept outdoors and gets rained on) which has a lid that is fastened to it by a ga...
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by me
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by me

or £25k – it would cost £1.5m in England’

Paywall: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/bought-dream-home-france-cheaper-cost-england/ Unpaywall: https://a...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Modern frustrations, wallwarts, cables, solutions.

piddling short low voltage cables from wallwarts to Currently none of the 3 Mercusys mesh routers I recently acquired c...
11 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
11 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Dry weight of ash

I’m having a go at making a traditional hay rake out of green ash. At present it would make a formidable weapon due to...
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timdownieuk
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk

Sharpening a curved drawknife query

I have a drawknife with a curve in the blade. It’s bevelled on both sides. It has a long bevel about an inch in width o...
10 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timdownieuk
10 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk