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stair parts - pre-primed ?
I can get my stair parts for around 300 quid, or 350 pre-primed. I thought, oh good I just need to gloss them, but the website says, "pre-primed, just need undercoat and top coat". So for 50 quid I am...
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OT: Percentage help please
A friend phoned today and asked me to explain the following to him. By the time I'd finished, he was more confused than ever. Could someone please spell it out in simple terms? Smith and Jones buy a...
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OT More about the EU.
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Expanding foam + easily removable
Instead of dissolving, which would require large amounts of rather nasty, flammable and toxic liquids, no matter which dissolvable [plastic] material you chose, why not design the form to be...
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New gullys - piccies
Links are all pictures of 2 rainwater gullies I made this weekend: There's a 4" concrete pad under both (that was Saturday's work). Brickwork was Sunday - including showing the kids how to mix and lay...
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OT: Couriers
Ho, yus.
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Thickness of mortar around bricks
If I'm drilling through some material so as to insert a wallplug, and am lucky enough to hit solid brick rather than the softer mortar between bricks (which of course is invisible under a plaster or...
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Google Search W.T.F.
Yes, can't you get rid of them?
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OT - Daily Mail Eco Bollocks - "Big brother to switch off your fridge"
All coming whether you like it or not. This was discussed a couple of days back here. Welcome to tomorrow. Renewable energy. Wind turbines. PV electricity Tidal/wave power. We can live with it. Will...
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PIR connection
> does that though, I just don't like giving 100% certainty answers :-) +0.9999!
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OT How was my Email Hacked?
Hi All, I am going to make this a fairly detailed email in the hope that it prevents lots of follow up questions making for a confusing thread. Firstly, apologies to any of you that may have got a...
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OT: Statistical question
The owner of a genealogical website posed a statistical problem a little while ago, and has now given a solution with which I don't agree. What are the views of the esteemed mathematical gurus who...
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House to Rent
We have a house that our daughter is living in. We are thinking of getting her to buy a property and using the rental income from the house to pay her mortgage. Any issues to consider? Should I get...
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Neff oven cooling fan replacement
One of the cooling fans in my Neff U1661N1GB/09 oven is very noisy. It seems that the part number is 140210 ... £143 from espares, £125 from and £27 from Has anyone who has replaced a cooling fan...
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Replacement Window Handle
Anyone know where I might be able to source a replacement for one of these? Thanks! pbrophy.com
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