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PEX v Polybutylene piping

I have just completed my first bit of plastic plumbing using PEX piping whi ch seems to be the more commonly used pipin...
0 comments posted 10yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Safety boots ALDI

Really nice, £17:99. https://www.aldi.co.uk/safety-dealer-boots/p/071013056968100
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by davidlang
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by davidlang

Looks like a good deal

> http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Clearance/d50/Power+Tools/sd3150/AEG+BH22E+2kg+SDS%2B+Hammer+Drill/p97858 No rotary st...
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posted by stuart_noble
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by stuart_noble

OT?: Do not shout at your computer

"ING Bank?s main data center in Bucharest, Romania, was severely damaged over the weekend during a fire extinguishing t...
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posted by Billaboard
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by Billaboard

Bath tap connection repair; hints please

The connection between the pipework and the cold tap on our bath is leaking. Only very slowly, but enough to run down t...
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posted by me
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by me

Wing mirror finished

All put back together. Solid as a rock and all electrical functions working. Ya boo sucks to the nay-sayers! ;-) https:/...
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posted by tim.downie
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by tim.downie

OT: Vacuum causes blindness?

I'm surprised this never happens - hasn't anyone ever sucked their eyeball out with a hoover? Or would your eyelid shut...
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posted by invalid
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

OT Moon causes earthquakes?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/earthquakes-why-do-they-happen-moon-tidal-stress-nature-research-evidence-japa...
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posted by harry130747
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by harry130747

Key for old door lock

I have a number of doors in my early Victoria house with large door locks of a simple kind (about 6"x4.5") attached to...
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posted by gayleard
29 comments posted 10yrs posted by gayleard

Stacking A/V units - ideas needed

We've just redecorated the lounge and I need to come up with a new way to mount the A/V units (amp, freeview, freesat,...
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posted by nospam
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by nospam

Brick based democracy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa3oqP3FGMc
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posted by Weatherlawyer
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by Weatherlawyer

Thermal expansion of shower waste pipe

I'm about to fit a new shower tray. The bathroom waste pipe, to the drain, is EN-1566 (PVC) but the trap takes EN-1455...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by roger
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by roger

Resurfacing driveway

Hi All, We have a tarmac drive which is looking a bit tired and has had a couple of trenches dug across it to lay some...
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posted by leenowell
23 comments posted 10yrs posted by leenowell

Join between supporting wall and plasterboard.

Our staircase goes straight up the middle of the house (as opposed to, what I think is more usual, an outside wall). Co...
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posted by no
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by no