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What rot is this?
I've posted some pix here of 'damaged beams' ( Does this look like something I could remedy myself? Any expertise gratefull recived! http://www.dthorpe.net/viewing/beams.htm
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Frame for light roof
I am about to build a frame to support a plastic corrugated roof (ext to shed to create a dry area for working) the roof area will be approx 5 x 6 feet sloping (mono pitched). Frame 3 x 3 posts and...
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Storage Boarding An Insulated Loft
A number of folk here have, over the last few years, asked about the way to go about boarding an insulated loft floor to provide storage (me included!) and there have been a number of very useful...
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Workbench ideas please
I'm building a fixed workbench for the toolroom, 18mm ply on a frame of 3x3s of pallet wood. Shall I leave the ply as is or varnish it, or floorboard paint? Ideas on accessories etc, (I have an old...
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OT TMH is the biggest catch of all:-)
Instead of listening to Radio 1 as per his "OT; Cruelty to Handyman. thread" I listened to Radio 2 today (8 hours drivng and 8 hours work). The presenter on radio 2 (Jo Whiley?) mentioned this "Time...
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ESR meters again
I seem to be accumulating a pile of things with faults that are most likely down to dodgy capacitors, but my homebrew ESR meter's one of those things that is still in deep storage back in the UK....
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OT; Cruelty to Handyman.
Working in a (closed) kiddies indoor play place - and had to listen to Radio One on full volume all day! The DJ's seemed to have an IQ slightly above that of a frog - and the "music" consisted of...
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[SOLVED] scrap car batteries - how much do scrappies pay?
scrap car batteries - how much should/do scrappies pay? Jim K
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Fitting a thermostatic bar mixer
I've got a thermostatic bar mixer with shower kit. I bought a fixing kit for the same. I have installed it as per instructions with approx 10mm of thread proud of the finished wall surface. This is...
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A bit of Gripfill will fix that.
"The couple had a new central heating boiler fitted three weeks ago." e-1789694 Owain http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/callander-explosion-photos-video-coupl
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Please we need help
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Bought a post auger
First time I have used one and I wish I had got one years ago, I used to dig out the holes for fence posts with a spade, last fence was 150 feet! Cant believe how easy it is with one of these (manual...
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3 way cctv cable with power
I want to shorten a CCTV camera cable (3 way with power)but was confused when I discovered an unexpected blue wire inside the sheath. I need some help with the pairings for the reconnection, please. I...
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hall light wiring with no earth.....
ageing rellies want a new hall ceiling light took a look - no earth just L & N pvc sheathed multi strand cables look original 50s? 60s to me... current light fitting is large exposed metal base and...
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knuckle-jointed power tool extender ?
I used to use that sort of thing when there was no other choice (i.e. about every 10 minutes) but I always found it very easy to knacker the screw head since it's so hard to keep the screwdriver in...
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