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'Expanding' polystyrene

Lots of photos in yesterdays papers about the burst 32 inch water main in London and the effect on an underground carpa...
41 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
41 comments posted 10yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

O/T domain registration

For reasons to dull to go into it appears I am likely to shortly lose my tr usty old email address after twenty years (...
24 comments posted 10yrs
posted by chade
24 comments posted 10yrs posted by chade

LPG tanks

I was getting my van fixed today something wrong with the gas contoler. I a sked the fellow doing it how much the cans...
39 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Weatherlawyer
39 comments posted 10yrs posted by Weatherlawyer

New Kitchen fitted but minor (?!) issues

New to this forum, however, I am looking for some advice. I am renovating a house but didn't want to tackle the kitchen...
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Rich
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by Rich

poxy two part glue

I didn't have any Araldite left so had to settle for some Araldite rapid to fix a broken plastic kettle lid. It never s...
14 comments posted 10yrs
posted by news
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by news

Timber for arbour repair

I have an arbour with a roof very similar to this one: http://www.rowgar.co.uk/tenbury which, after 10 years, is now sh...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by chris
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by chris

Rikimbili

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-XS4aueDUg Cuban ideas for dealing with technological crises
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Weatherlawyer
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by Weatherlawyer

Whistling radiator

We have just one radiator which insists on a fairly high pitched and constant whistle type of noise. A small turn of th...
9 comments posted 10yrs
posted by nospam
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by nospam

OT; Grey moment

I'm trying to work out the volume of my freezer. It measures 37cm x 38cm x 72cm. Whats that in litres? I keep trying to...
90 comments posted 10yrs
posted by davidlang
90 comments posted 10yrs posted by davidlang

Secondary glazing for sash windows

I'm getting some stick at the moment from HID, because she got new curtains for our sash windows (Scottish cottage so s...
9 comments posted 10yrs
posted by robkgraham
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by robkgraham

How to get a Neff U1661 oven door apart?

I need to inspect (and probably change) the hinges but I can't get the damn door apart. I've removed the 2 screws at th...
4 comments posted 10yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by nospam

DIY car aircon / leak sealing?

HI Has anybody used one of the 'diy' aircon / leak-sealing kits? Typically (eBay) they come with a filling hose / gauge...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by adrian
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by adrian

Fix / de-scale kitchen tap

Hi, we live in a very hard water area and the kitchen tap is now "grinding" whenever used. It's one of these [1]...
59 comments posted 10yrs
posted by fjg
59 comments posted 10yrs posted by fjg

Neff oven door hinges getting weak

SWMBO just complained that the main oven door on our Neff U1661N1GB/09 oven isn't fully closing. A quick investigation...
5 comments posted 10yrs
posted by nospam
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by nospam