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Decking Base-rail Infill
Just finishing off a new deck which was constructed in the summer. I am inserting the infills for the base rail (in between the balustrades) and have noticed there are some small gaps where water can...
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Central heating OFF, HW OFF, but boiler OK?
Woke up to no hot water or central heating this morning, and SWMBO is not a happy bunny. Would be grateful for any thoughts as I'm stumped... System is a Worcester-Bosch 30CDi system boiler, with...
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10 years ago
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I need a cunning plan
For the last week I have been woken up by a car blasting its horn as it passes my house at around 6am. Now on Friday night I stopped at the girlfriends. At 6am on Saturday morning I was woken up by a...
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10 years ago
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Flat Layout
Is this one a good idea? Just trying to save space ;) NT Could this be the world's smallest flat? It's the kind of poky apartment estate agents might like to describe as 'cosy' rather than 'cramped'.
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10 years ago
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Removing veneer.
Any tips for removing damaged veneer from plywood prior to re-veneering? Some of it simply peeled off like well soaked wall paper. Other bits are stuck hard.
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10 years ago
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Laser levels
Been pondering, prompted by a number of things that will need to be level/plumb in the bathroom - stud, work, tiles, shower enclosure etc. etc. if a laser level would be useful enough to be worth...
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10 years ago
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Varying speed of submersible pump
Given the extortionate cost of electricity and that the fact that NPower want to double the bill in their estimates I am desperate to reduce my usage. The difficult bit is reducing the submersible...
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10 years ago
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Movable barrier to stop someone falling through loft hatch.
A friend of mine has just had some boarding put down in her loft and a new wooden loft ladder fitted. It?s a modern house with lots of trusses in th e loft. She?s worried about falling through the...
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10 years ago
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Windows 8
Started a W8 machine in a hurry to do something. Huge banner over everything saying free upgrade to 8.1. One button saying "download from App Store". No Cancel, No or don't option. Didn't want that,...
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10 years ago
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PTFE tape as a rubber ring/washer replacement..
fixing all the dripping taps..one unit (double swan neck thing in kitchen') had to be entirely removed off the two up pipes to work in. seal was a stepped collar inside a pipe with a flat end, suppose...
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Soil stacks?
Horrible 'drain' smell in a en suite bathroom. Family bathroom & downstairs (below) cloak (unaffected) have boxing in the corners obviously containing the soil pipe, confirmed by being able to see the...
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10 years ago
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Almost dead computer
Any ideas? It turns on and the fan runs. There is nothing else - no bleeps - no screen. The led that shold flash when the hard drive is working is not lighting up. I suspect a duff HD but ideas are...
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10 years ago
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Fibreglass bath - crack in the gelcoat?
OK - karma's at work here. Just cleared the microwave taking out the RCD and the dishwasher dying at an inopportune moment. Just cleaned the bathroom - really good clean, so got in the bath on hands...
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10 years ago
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washing machine door
Hi, I've got a washing machine door (it's French model, "Vedette" front loader) and the door latching lever has either broken or become detached internally. I've checked the user guide but no help...
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10 years ago
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Electricity monitors
Are there any whole house (current clamp on meter tails) that are any good? In the worst case, a basic one with USB output so I can log into my database would be OK. But I'd really like one that "just...
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10 years ago
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