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concrete slab laying

Is hard core or crusher run absolutely necessary under a concrete slab? Ground is firm clay . Slab is for storing light...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tpmccann
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

Indesit washer dryer steam condenser problem

Does anyone have experience of checking or changing a washer drier Steam Condenser. This is the part. https://www.ebay.c...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by newman
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by newman

DeWalt DW988

I have a DW988 drill ... this has a collar that you rotate to select hammer mode. Recently on occasions it will not rot...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rick_hughes
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by rick_hughes

OT: Eng - er - Land

I reckon England will lose by one or two to nil. I'd love to be proved wrong, but just can't see it. What are YOUR predi...
20 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cd
20 comments posted 5yrs posted by cd

What would you do with? (2026 Update)

Four 6 metre long strips of spring steel from a pop-up tent frame? I was disposing of a burnt out tent from our local b...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim.downie
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

Squirrel deterrent

Can anyone recommend an electronic deterrent? TIA
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by pinnerite
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by pinnerite

18" garden wall with 8-course foundations.

... is what the lads fixing our fence have discovered. They're putting in concrete posts and the bricks go down at leas...
15 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jethro_uk
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by jethro_uk

Fitting uPVC window in existing timber frame

Hello, I've a wooden frame & window which I want to be replaced with uPVC window. My fitter suggested to keep wooden fr...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Mike Sanderson
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by Mike Sanderson

Routing T&E through brick.

So, if I were to route some T&E cable through an internal brick/clinker wall, does it need to run in any protective cond...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by not
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by not

Had a skip ordered for yesterday...

.. no hide nor hair by 4pm, so SWMBO called them ... "Oh, we forgot. Have to be tomorrow now ..." I'm not sure if that'...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jethro_uk
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by jethro_uk

Private dentist?

I was well due a routine trip to the dentist, then last/this year happened so so it stayed on the back burner. Apparent...
42 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
42 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

Grass through gravel

Has anyone got a answer to grass coming through gravel
23 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Livey
23 comments posted 5yrs posted by Livey