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Really basic flooring questions
I want to redo a bathroom floor[1] over not very straight or strong or level old oak joists. I was thinking of 19 or 22mm plywood. How do I order genuinely waterproof plywood from a builders' merchan?...
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Digital Toslink Fibre Audio Optical Splitter Adapter Cable
I have received one of these from Ebay. It has no output on either terminal. Am I just unlucky or are these items flaky? I need another Optical audio output from my TV. Are there any other suggestions...
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OT death and the consultant
I sat there and listened to the consultant telling us the very bad news. He told my wife that there was nothing more that could be done and asked her where she wanted to die. He was very matter of...
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Drilling a hole in a joist hanger
I need to batten out a block wall to accommodate some 75mm ducting runs and so, given the depth, will effectively be building a stud wall up against the existing wall. I am wondering how best to...
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Freelander2 (2013 model) dashboard items non-functional
I have a Freelander 2 (2013 model) and the following dashboard items are problematic: Bluetooth does not connect, Sat. Nav. fails to initialise, Reverse alarm has no audio. My first guess is a faulty...
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Asymmetric hinges, do they exist, do they have a special name?
I'm after some hinges with one flap about 18mm across and the other flap twice as much or even more. Are there such things and, if so, what are they called? If they don't exist then I'll have to make...
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Re: External insulation
Round here I've seen cutouts around gate fixings, downpipes as you say, even a sign on the wall. If I was having it done, I'd probably come up with a solution that the insulation company could work...
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How to DIY "My own website"
Usual story: looking for the voice of experience, rather than the legion voices of Google ... We had a friend, who had a great website (logging how he had a new house built (from Finland) in c.2000)....
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*Ticking* Wall clock ?
Looking to replace the current one which is now losing 2 mins/month. New batteries haven't solved it, so I am presuming mechanical wear & tear. We want a like-for-like replacement, which means a...
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coffee capsules
Has anyone tried to make an adapter for dolce gusto coffee pod machine to expressi (aldi type)They can be bought but are expensive.
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Great coincidence: new flat and Vax carpet washer at Lidl
Maybe early days for there to be much shareable experience of these machines. My immediate problem with the Vax "Dual Power" carpet washer is that two litres of clean water, produces an egg cup full...
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Ronseal Big Hole Smooth Finish Filler
Is it one of those "unnaturally light" fillers, where you think the full tub must be empty?
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push bike
No. Cyclists are above the law.
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OT Death
Yes well, we are always told that we are living longer, but a very good lady friend of mine died at 8 in a health spa. She had cancer for the third time and was fed up with the treatment. Brian
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Be careful with circular saws in the shed
Man watched his own hand 'fly through the air' in horrific saw accident A man was helping to clear out an elderly woman's shed. Ian Horsley was feeding wood into an electric saw when he sliced off his...
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