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repairing mug handle which hasn't (yet) broken off
Hi All A favourite ceramic mug has, I have just noticed, got a crack/break where the lower end of the handle joins the base. I'd like to repair it - but at the moment there is a crack only, ie. I...
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Annoying internal door latch failure
Last night the door latch on the kitchen door failed: turning the handle wouldn't retract the latch, so I couldn't get in. Bad news was the keys to the garage where I keep most of my tools were in the...
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Replacement oven element - earth connection?
I need to replace an oven heating element, having just been contacted by a tenant of mine to say that said element has died. The oven is a Baumatic B100SS-B, and I seem to have found a replacement...
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Space station
Watched The International Space Station last night. Seemed to go right over my house :-) A much misused word but "awesome" is the only way to describe it ISS Detector | The mobile satellite tracker
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[ot] fire alarms in commericial premises
Hello, Are there any regulations saying what type of fire alarm must be installed in shops, hotels, etc.? I ask because I have been to hotels that have signs such as "keep bathroom door closed when...
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OT: maybe the roof ladder is broken
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Oh dear it seems like a bodge job from someone that IS qualified
I am not slagging off my apprentice for a change. That is a Bus bar tap off from a 100A bus bar that should have 3 x 16 fuses in the tap off. When I phoned the wanker who installed it (the co. name...
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[OT] Hatton Garden diamond heist
"Police say the gang used a specialist Hilti DD350 diamond coring drill to bore holes through the concrete walls of the vault before breaking in and forcing open safety deposit boxes." I am sure that...
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Put wood glue in hole in chipboard before inserting screw
I had an idea recently about making a fixing onto chipboard a little (or much) stronger. I figured that if I dab a small amount of wood glue in the hole before inserting and tightening the screws,...
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Help! Cutting steel.
Help me please! I've bitten off more than I can chew. My front door consists of a steel frame with removable glass panels. I need to fit a mortice lock into the steel upright section, but I am having...
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Patio Door wooden sill replacement
Hello again uk.diy, The second of my "things to sort out this year" is the rotten sill undernea th the patio doors. I was planning removing any screws along the bottom edg e of the frame and then...
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Garden shed leaking. Solution?
Hello all, I've got a couple of DIY issues I'd like to tackle. Firstly, I have a concrete block-built garden shed which is letting in wate r. Seems to be coming in through the bottom course of blocks...
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Cabinet door repairs
Common problem I come across is kitchen cabinets where the doors have been opened beyond the limit of the hinge and the euro screws have pulled out of the chipboard carcass. This leaves two gaping...
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cheaper garden wall blocks
Anyone know where I can get blocks a bit like these for making an attractive low garden wall, but cheaper (Wickes is actually the cheapest I found for these blocks): Also, I only need just over half a...
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