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planefinder.net
Tonight I will mostly be sitting on the fence tracking arrivals at Heathrow on my tablet. Sad eh? Don't try this at home, it's highly addictive
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Installing Shaver Socket
I want to install a shaver socket in the bathroom, however the most convenient point to connect it to is the kitchen ring main which has several sockets In the wall directly behind the proposed...
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Builders' Merchants
We have two Builders Merchants in our town, who supply the D-I-Y stuff for the surrounding area. There is one Hardware store, but it's biased towards kitchen-ware and picture-hanging. So I wanted some...
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Quick question - standard kitchen unit height?
My washing machine and dishwasher measure 845mm high. So I'm guessing that kitchen unit legs are usually adjusted to give a slightly higher level - 850-860mm? Could somebody measure to the...
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Colouring mortar off-white
I'm building a stone fireplace, and would like to colour the mortar a lightish hue, to look similar to lime mortar in colour. I could buy some mortar pigment in an industrial-sized quantity, at a...
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Crimping
A friend (some years ago) managed to drill through a ring main cable in his kitchen. An electrician fitted a box and blanking cover and re-wired the section down to a socket that was fed by this...
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MR16 LED ?
I have a mix of MR16 & GU10 lighting. The MR16 used upstairs is a pain as due to extensive insulation, even though I have a clear 200mm all round and then a fireproof container ... the transformers...
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Self-build extension - sources of guidance
Hello! I'm looking to start a fairly large extension to my house. I'm contemplati ng going down the route of buying the materials contracting the individual trades myself rather than getting a...
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Mice in ceiling
Hi, I appear to have mice in my kitchen ceiling. I've not actually seen the n or seen any evidence of them (droppings etc), but every so often hear scu rrying across the ceiling. The problem is that...
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Roof leak
Got a bit of a leak in the roof of one my sheds. The roof is constructed of box-profile sheets and there are some small leaks around some of the fixing screws. The real problem is that the slope on...
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Outstanding service from Toolstation
Around lunchtime yesterday (Sunday) I bought a Toolstation mortar gun from my local branch. When I got home I discovered that one item - a plastic nozzle, one of three - was missing from the box, and...
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Plunger advice
Which of these is better? Shop online at ASDA Groceries. The same great prices as in store, delivered to your door or click and collect from store. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220977861717
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Under the bath 'out of scope'?
I am trying to find a way to move a shower booster pump from the airing cupboard to the space underneath the bath. This will undoubtedly require some wiring additions under the bath, since the pump is...
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Hot water fails to continue to arrive...
In the bungalow we moved into last month there is an indirect cold water system, a Brink warm-air central heating system, and a HW tank fitted with 2 immersion heaters which supply all the property's...
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