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Fitting vinyl flooring around a WC pan

We have a small (2.6 x 1.2m) en suite shower room with shower, WHB and WC. The floor is Victorian floor boards, carpete...
28 comments posted 6yrs
posted by News
28 comments posted 6yrs posted by News

OT next financial crash end of October?...

I guess it is going to be caused by people defaulting on their car finance .....Audi and mercs are going to be handed b...
47 comments posted 6yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
47 comments posted 6yrs posted by kinvig.netta

TV Recommendations

Hi Guys I am looking at TVs for the bedroom and would be interested in the group's thoughts. Probably go for 24", but a...
36 comments posted 6yrs
posted by phil
36 comments posted 6yrs posted by phil

Fixed the microwave turntable.

I got a new `motor` for the turntable £5 on ebay and that sorted the non turning turntable. Out of interest I dismantle...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by noname
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by noname

Zinsser 123 instead of artist's gesso?

Hi, I am preparing some acrylic-painted artist's canvases for overpainting, beginning by putting on some layers of gess...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by shudduppe
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by shudduppe

Wiring oven and hob on 32A

My oven is 16A but it has been on a 13A plug temporarily (roughly 4 years) And i'm planning to buy a 16A hob. I have 4m...
5 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rsandr
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by rsandr

LED Dimmer - depth

I want to replace a (incandescent) dimmer with a LED compatible dimmer. I thought - I will swap it with one I hardly us...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by JohnP
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by JohnP

OT: Microsoft Store

I am amused that Norton puts emails from the Microsoft Store into the AntiSpam folder. Is this commercial rivalry or jus...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Google StreetView & Apple LookAround

First a question. What's it called when your dashcam records the reciprocal view of the Google Streetview car as it rec...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by graham-usenet
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by graham-usenet

Cant get the door handles off:(

Got a kitchen fire door quite solid, got a couple of handles like these ones and a latch been working fine except its n...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tony
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by tony

Changing gas mantles without access equipment

Annie Smith had a right long nose She earned her living washing clothes Once, dealing with a knicker tangle, She got he...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by wrightsaerials

OT: Poor colour recognition or poor English?

Apologies to Brian, the link is of pictures of golden Labradors. Why do people have a problem identifying basic colours...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey