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External wall insulation

I wrote some stuff about my recent experiences... https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=External_wall_insulation,_...

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posted by see.my.signature

14 comments posted 3w posted by see.my.signature

Laser printer - shades of grey

I'm wondering about the best way forward: My Brother HL-2350DW (B/W laser) printer has been printing paler and paler ov...

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posted by lalaw44

10 comments posted 4w posted by lalaw44

OT: another EV question

How do you park an electric vehicle safely on a hill when you can't leave it in gear as you would in a manual car? Are y...

23 comments posted 1mo

posted by newsgroups

23 comments posted 1mo posted by newsgroups

[OT] Can anyone identify these 'AMAZON' paymwnts on my CC statement?

I have two or three, quite small, debits on my current credit card statement that I don't recognise. They are from the...

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posted by cl

3 comments posted 1mo posted by cl

[OT] More old d-i-y'ers stuff

Now to do with d-i-y, but how many of the oldies got to watch a lion-tamer?

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posted by Jim

39 comments posted 1mo posted by Jim

Brickwork on a curved bay - end on.

Just wandering aimlessly around in the heat looking for somewhere to fit an outlet for a portable air conditioner. Our...

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posted by wibble

5 comments posted 1mo posted by wibble

Re: commercial large scale refrigeration failure, presumably from the heatwave

>The local mega Sainsbury's today had no functional freezer cabinets or >chests perhaps 40/50 or chiller cabinets perha...

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posted by chris

5 comments posted 1mo posted by chris

Roof light covers?

We have all the curtains closed against the heat, but there are no blinds on the Travis Perkins Velux-a-like roof light...

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posted by wibble

9 comments posted 1mo posted by wibble

Any experts on CCTV DVRs here?

I have 8 analogue cameras connected to a Samsung DVR. I also have viewer software on a computer that connects to the DV...

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posted by i.love

11 comments posted 1mo posted by i.love

And in today's news

And a chap who just delivered me a Tesco WHOOSH! packet of groceries said he wasn't sure how much he was paid, but prob...

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posted by roland

0 comments posted 1mo posted by roland

OT: Yesterday’s temperature record

My curiosity was raised by the new temperature record set, of all places, in Gosport, Hampshire. I had been monitoring...

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posted by aero.spike

33 comments posted 1mo posted by aero.spike

Re: Vinegar vs Fabric Softener

On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:49:42 +0100 Aband> > >> I've read that adding vinegar you get the same result as using > >> fabr...

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posted by joe

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Re: Is Andy Burnham...

On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:02:43 +0100 The Natural Philos> > We can see that overwhelmingly in the traditional parties, esp...

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posted by joe

2 comments posted 1mo posted by joe

Portable Air Conditioners

I think there is some scepticism in here about portable air conditioners but I am struggling a bit. I live in a chalet...

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posted by jgnewsid

97 comments posted 1mo posted by jgnewsid

Oh Noes!

From the ToryGraph: An electric London bus burst into flames on the hottest June day since records began. Footage captu...

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posted by tnp

0 comments posted 1mo posted by tnp