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Bathroom refurb costs

Modest size bathroom, wash basin, toilet, bath. Work is nothing especially fancy: New sink with cupboard/vanity unit Ne...
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posted by nospam
8 comments posted 1yr posted by nospam

Soil pipe move advice

The soil pipe is quite a way in from the wall, 6" with the centre being 9" https://flic.kr/p/2qTDSg1 We're looking at h...
5 comments posted 1yr
posted by nospam
5 comments posted 1yr posted by nospam

Multipoint UPVC door jam

It's all sorted now, but..... Our side/back door, jammed recently. The multipoint locking system, was failing to fully...
2 comments posted 1yr
posted by harry.m1byt
2 comments posted 1yr posted by harry.m1byt

Supplier of 400mm diameter strong plastic bags?

I need a few round plastic bags for my chip extractor: 400mm diameter by 500mm'ish high. I can find suppliers for large...
13 comments posted 1yr
posted by nomail
13 comments posted 1yr posted by nomail

Ping ARW

Adam, Were you by any chance working at Heathrow airport on Thursday evening of the 20th March 2025 and decided that th...
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posted by i.love
20 comments posted 1yr posted by i.love

Flushin Toilet

Bit of an odd question. At the start of the pandemic I stocked up with tins of Pilchards, goodness know why, I am not t...
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posted by jgnewsid
39 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Lightening the finish on bedside cabinets?

I did a web search for bedside cabinets that were within my price range. They ones I found seemed pretty shoddy. So, I...
21 comments posted 1yr
posted by mikehalmarack
21 comments posted 1yr posted by mikehalmarack

Graffiti removal

Some local information boards have been scrawled over with what looks like indelible felt pen. I’m guessing some sort o...
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posted by timdownieuk
5 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk

Does this one need an electrician?

I have checked another light switch. Again no grommet. However, this time there are five red wires and one black. Two l...
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posted by newsgroups
8 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Neutral and earth

Why do we need separate neutral and earth wires when the neutral is earthed a the two are joined together at the point...
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posted by newsgroups
4 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Building regs.

Detached garage next door has just been converted into a 2 bed dwelling. EPC assessed at F! Sales agent says it has been...
31 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
31 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Help-Can't access Newsgroups on eternal september

Having changed my computer to a new model I am having problems accessing newsgroups on eternal-september. I have entere...
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posted by noreply492000-medic
18 comments posted 1yr posted by noreply492000-medic

Veleco mobility scooters

I'm sure some of you, like me, rely upon a mobility scooter to get about. I recently bought myself a Class 3, Veleco Gr...
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posted by harry.m1byt
5 comments posted 1yr posted by harry.m1byt