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sunshield for satnav
Bill Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!
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Heating / cooling an insulated shed
I am planning a work-shed. Garden office, if you prefer. Fully insulated for year-round use. I'm looking at 2m x 4m (ish) floor plan and 2m walls. 90mm thick Celotex on walls and ceiling, and as much...
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Sealing around a soil pipe through a conservatory
I have a problem with a leaking conservatory and need some advice before I tackle the suppliers (again). My recently had a conservatory built against the back wall of my house. The wall has a soil...
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Rendering behind wood burner
What's the best mix to render brickwork in an old fireplace prior to installing a wood burner? I've seen the following suggested: 0:1:3 cement: hydrated lime: plastering sand 1:1:3 cement: hydrated...
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HippoBags ..
Next week is project "clear the garage". Plan has evolved from multiple trips to the LA recycling facility, through to arrange for someone else to do the heavy lifting. Looking at HippoBags at the...
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Screwfix prediction
today: Horstmann CentaurPlus C2 programmer - £24.49 I predict the deals for the few days will be ... Fri: Erbauer 6 piece auger bit set - £15.89 Mon: Erbauer 710W 230V Jigsaw - £69.99 Tues: Dryton...
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Spontaneous shattering of double glazed panels (2023 Update)
Hi all, We purchased an add-on conservatory from one of the large UK suppliers about four years ago and since then we have really enjoyed all of the benefits of a warm bright place to sit and relax...
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Bathroom carpet static issues
Can anyone tell me how to stop someone walking on my bathroom carpet from getting charged up? Its fine until you touch them or they touch something earthed. I know its probably due to it being...
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Même le français peut foutre en l'air
The French train operator SNCF has discovered that 2,000 new trains it ordered at a cost of 15bn euros are too wide for many regional platforms.
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VM landline fault - no ring tone
The Virgin fixer is due tomorrow hopefully he'll fix it :-) but can someone tell me what the likely fault is (no ringtone). Yes the phone ringer is -on- and I've tried 2 other phones - still no RT....
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Slowing a celing fan
I have a celing fan in the bedroom, it's remote controlled with 3 speeds selected from the remote as well as the light brightness, Unfortunately the lowest speed setting is a little too fast and...
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Cavity wall mess
When they do cavity wall insulation, do they always drill about 30 holes in the side of the house? I've never had it done myself as this house already had it, but my neighbour (2 storey semi-detached...
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What are they called ?
I need some screwed fixings that are like kitchen cabinet connector bolts but much shorter (for material thicknesses of 3-5mm) - what are they called and where can I buy some?
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Pipe gradients for kitchen sink.
I have a kitchen sink (and dishwasher) that is some distance from the gulley. I can find web pages that recommend 1 in 40 to 1 in 120 as the range of gradients that work best on the grounds that...
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What was photographer doing?
On a recent holiday I saw a photographer fiddling with his camera and tripod. He was positioning it with great care. He took a photo and then carefully moved it toward his subject by a couple of...
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