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Removing Paint

This is the sort of job I really don't enjoy, but hey. It's paint on an external brick wall, a skin of emulsion like pa...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by patchmoney
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by patchmoney

Gas detector.

I bought one of these from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BNKJTDT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tpmccann
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by tpmccann

Painting problem

Following my previous thread about painting an MDF shelf, all of the preparation went to plan. I used oil-based primer...
20 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
20 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Part P / Kitchen

Am I correct in thinking that replacing the wiring from a kitchen oven back to the CU is not notifiable?
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by not
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by not

Insulating a pan handle

I have a nice old cast iron casserole dish with a solid cast iron loop handle on the lid. Even when used on the hob the...
23 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim.downie
23 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.downie

Protecting aluminium edge

On a boat dash I need to fit an extra display dial. There is an existing aluminium frame, used for non-purchased GPS pl...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rick_hughes
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by rick_hughes

OT: Automatics that have done a lot of towing

ISTR from the dim and distant past (40+ years ago) the advice was to avoid buying second hand automatics that had done...
51 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mikemcl899
51 comments posted 6yrs posted by mikemcl899

40m2 block paving.

Had a quote for between 2.2k and 3.4k for blocking a 40m2 area. This is beyond my means. Is there another, cheaper but s...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by lmmcams
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by lmmcams

Help-to-Pie

Has anyone had a half-price meal yet ?. Lots of stories of people doubling up on the full English at places like 'Spoons...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Pipes under plaster

Over 15 years ago, I renovated the downstairs toilet cubicle and decided to bury the copper pipework within the wall. I...
5 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cirianon
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by cirianon

shed roof

This is an ordinary timber garden shed 8' x 10' (2.4m x 3m), the roof is felt on treated sw boards on 3x2 purlins, a ce...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

more car trouble

If it's not one thing it is another just came off the M77 onto the M8 and the wipers just stopped !...torrential rain.....
24 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
24 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Mercury Regatta mobility scooter?

A mate is selling his wife's (she passed away recently) Mercury Regatta mobility scooter and I'm considering it for my...
40 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
40 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

OT: Weather radar...

...from space, apaerantly. https://news.sky.com/story/giant-swarm-of-flying-ants-spotted-from-space-over-uk-12030835
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by graham-usenet
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by graham-usenet