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Adding Loft Insulation

I am expecting to move into a bungalow within the next eight weeks. I plan to board part of the loft to provide storage...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by pinnerite
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by pinnerite

Patio sliding door height adjustment

Are all UPVC patio sliding doors height adjustable? Ours is about 12 years old. It has 8 latching points, 6 are on the...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by alanc
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by alanc

Adhesive/filler to take a rawlplug+screw ?

The screw for the curtain pole managed to pull out today as I opened the curtains. The rawlplug had really only gone in...
24 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jethro_uk
24 comments posted 5yrs posted by jethro_uk

Re: OT SHOCKING

On 9 Jan 2021 12:48:03 GMT Stephen Cole snipped-for-privacy@stephenthomascole.com wrote: > Bernie snipped-for-privacy@g...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by bernie.usenet
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by bernie.usenet

Has Graham Norton got a sore throat ?

Just tuned into Virgin DAB to listen to Graham Norton and noticed an immediate change in his voice, almost as if he has...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

OT: Why don't washing machines pump dry?

When I clean the filter on our washing machine, I invariably need to cope with a litre or so of water that comes out be...
20 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
20 comments posted 5yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Poking tools

I have some insulation to push into some awkward spaces, including through a narrow (~1") aperture. Insulation (even PI...
19 comments posted 5yrs
posted by theom+news
19 comments posted 5yrs posted by theom+news

Any roofers here?

I'm starting to plan a garage extension (it's used as a workshop and I'm running out of space) and am trying to decide...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nothanks
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by nothanks

How to remove cells from drill battery

Hi All, I am considering re-calling a 12V Drill battery. I?ve had a quick look, and hit a snag. I can?t figure out how...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chrispvholmes
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by chrispvholmes

Now what have I done? (Windows 10)

I think I've changed something, somewhere, that I shouldn't have done. Using Explorer, I browse countless photos (jpg)...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by News
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by News

Killing the odour of creosote

Got creosote on some corduroy trousers while painting a fence. Swmbo says she washed them in her precious Miele, but on...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tpmccann
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

Printers (slightly OT)

Pissed off with Ebuyer and Lexmark. At the beginning of December my cheap Brother mono laser had a toner leak inside. C...
50 comments posted 5yrs
posted by newshound
50 comments posted 5yrs posted by newshound

Flo gas

I have installed flogas bottle in my calor fir which ran out but the burners won't light but pilot light is on
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Mrclion.
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by Mrclion.

OT Youtube downloaders

been trying all the youtube downloaders and they all even the "free" ones want paid to work properly and without waterm...
14 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
14 comments posted 5yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Re: OT SHOCKING

>> It's a bit much that we still have Boris wreaking havoc, whilst the >> Americans have had the good sense to get rid...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by NOTsomeone