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Crawling boards - lightweight material?

This may be the year I get to sort out some issues with the plastic roof. Includes cleaning, but also some flashings an...
9 comments posted 2yrs
posted by wibble
9 comments posted 2yrs posted by wibble

How do you clean laminate wooden floor?

I am lucky that previous tenant installed laminate wooden floor in my council flat. It is still reasonably ok, but it s...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by simon.ferrol
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by simon.ferrol

Stud/Voltage Finder

Any recommendations? My 20-odd year old Lidl seems to have developed a mind of its own, giving random false positives an...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by patchmoney
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by patchmoney

An IKEA question

I am planning to install a large IKEA cabinet, involving a suspension rail. At the moment there is a socket in the wall...
16 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
16 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

Vertical blinds weights "chain" advice

Fitted a nice set of vertical blinds in the bedroom, to replace curtains. Very happy with my measurements and choice of...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Small, stainless, wood screws

Can anyone recommend and/or suggest where to buy small (as in 3mm or thereabouts) stainless steel wood screws? Searchin...
21 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cl
21 comments posted 2yrs posted by cl

Parkside 12 volt compatibility

I have recently bought a (Lidl) "PARKSIDE PERFORMANCE® Perceuse-visseuse sans fil 12 V" and really like it. It's compac...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cl
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by cl

OT: An Electric Vehicle Owner Speaks Out...

This EV owner has appealed for his unfortunate experience to be a warning to others contemplating buying an electric ca...
118 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cd
118 comments posted 2yrs posted by cd

Volts: up or down

EDF is trying to persuade me to switch to a cheaper tariff - my contract is up in two months. They even promise to refu...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

Wiring - lightswitch

I was thinking about replacing a lightswitch but when I looked behind there are three red wires - one joined to one ter...
17 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
17 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

Amidst the furore over Ramadan and Easter,

I bring you an absolutely contemporary Easter message... http://vps.templar.co.uk/Cartoons%20and%20Politics/babycheeses....
16 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tnp
16 comments posted 2yrs posted by tnp