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If you like squeaky floor... Lino.

Today's top tip having ripped some carpet out of a room and replaced it with lino, have a good walk around rocking from...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rsandr
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by rsandr

Reproofing solution have I been had?

My caravans awning was leaking slightly, on its last trip out, so I decided to have a go at reproofing it... I bought a...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by a
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by a

Golf ball lamps.

Notice the tungsten type are now NLA new - TLC no longer sell them. Given they tend to be used where the look of the ac...
26 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
26 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

OT: Been scammed.

Bought a model maker's saw bench as advertised on FaceBook. Was a very good price - but who knows what such things actu...
33 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
33 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Oven door closer

So. The heat had been leaking like a hot thing out of the gap behind the oven door and we changed the rubber door seal...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nick
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by nick

Floorboards - nail or screw

I'm replacing floorboards having rewired underneath - nail or screw ? what are the pluses and minuses of each? Plan to...
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dicegeorge
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by dicegeorge

Anglian Defender 3000 parts

Anyone been able to source parts for the Defender 3000 ? I am trying to find the plastic casing for a window shock sens...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_15308
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_15308

Gate hinge nuts

I have a gate hinge which is supplied with a long double strap that fits along and over the top horizontal member of th...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by roger
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by roger

Portable A/C vent into fireplace?

I've had a quote for 'proper' air con, i'm not spending 2.5k. A portable one would be satisfactory (had one elsewhere i...
77 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rsandr
77 comments posted 6yrs posted by rsandr

House Render

Many houses with rendered frotage look a bit shabby. However, I have noticed some new builds and renovations look diffe...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by JohnP
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by JohnP

Fixing to tarmac

We have a drain at corner of the house which consistently gets blocked with seeds from surrounding trees. In the past I...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tpmccann
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by tpmccann

Replacement CH boiler - internal plumbing plastic?

I'm replacing my 25 year old oil Camray boiler with a Grants condensing one. The return pipe (22mmm) particularly will...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by robkgraham
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by robkgraham

Opening router ports?

Hello, We are setting up some point of sale at work. Apparently the client PCs can't get to the server PC and port 1443...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rsandr
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by rsandr

Bosch spares

My brain hurts! Anyone found a source for Bosch electric tool spares. The only one found that actually recognises the p...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

Sticky Black Rubber

Has anyone had any success in neutralising the sticky black 'rubber' that manifests itself after several years on Chine...
23 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jon
23 comments posted 6yrs posted by jon