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Old loft conversion/refurb

Hi. I'm considering buying a house to refurb and sell on. The roof is knackered and the ceilings of the 80s/90s loft co...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by terry.shitcrumbs
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by terry.shitcrumbs

Re: chinky rubbish

> > anybody else got ripped off by those cheap ?12 30w chinky LED > pir gargen spotlight that only last a couple of days...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Plumbing tip of the day

Added a new radiator at the weekend, to a vented system which I had recently added new inhibitor. New rad is on top flo...
9 comments posted 10yrs
posted by andrew
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by andrew

chinese copy dyson hand held vacuum cleaner

these chinese copies are a third of the price. anyone any experience of them ? http://picclick.co.uk/Dihl-Cordless-130W-...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by mail.invalid456
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Cyclone dust separators for woodwork

I have a pretty powerful extract system available in my garage (BEAM whole house vac), but this puts huge volumes of sh...
11 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rick_hughes
11 comments posted 10yrs posted by rick_hughes

Glasses "smear" ?

Being mildly short sighted, I wear spectacles for driving & TV. My current pair I bought for £14 online in 2012. Despit...
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by jethro_uk
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by jethro_uk

5kW LED lamp

Yes, 5 kilowatts. Water-cooled. For when 5W just won't do it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-UoYVBFRPQ
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by mike
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by mike

Correct tool for the job Pt5

Going for a bike ride with my mate tomorrow - got the route entered on my Garmin Edge 1000 already. https://pbs.twimg.c...
0 comments posted 10yrs
posted by swldxer1
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by swldxer1

OT: press standards

For reasons irrelevant to the point I'm going to make, I've been studying a range of local newspapers from 1951. I mean...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Lithium batteries

Selling a camera that has a spare Lithium battery, anyone know of how I can legally post this, as the post office refus...
14 comments posted 10yrs
posted by noname
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by noname

Replacing dead TRV

The conclusion of my question earlier this week was that a TRV on one of my downstairs radiators needs replacing. I was...
29 comments posted 10yrs
posted by no
29 comments posted 10yrs posted by no

Re: aldi air compressors

> Is it just my local aldi that are doing air compressors for =A345 and = tools > for =A37? .... Mine had a pretty chea...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Guess what did this cut:-)

He took his bandage off today. Clue - two words
20 comments posted 10yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
20 comments posted 10yrs posted by adamwadsworth

OT: Amazon packaging

I know they have a limited number of box sizes, but whoever packed this was completely daft. http://i67.tinypic.com/jiev...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by NOTsomeone