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Kitchen lighting

We've a small kitchen in an extension, approx 3x2m, it's about to be gutted and we're looking at lighting options. I'd...
31 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
31 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr

Underlay for engineered wood flooring

Does anyone have any knowledge/experience of underlay for floating engineered wood flooring on a concrete base? From so...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mathewjamesnewton
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

OT - Strange object ID

Anybody any clue what these are shown in this picture The chains attached to the top framework are also connected to a...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Ping TNP - Nuclear output?

Looking at Gridwatch the output from the nuclear plant seems to have been creeping up by trifles over the last week or...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wibble
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by wibble

Fungus in wooden structure

My porch was foolishly built with no damp course or brick support wall. As such the timber used rests directly on the g...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Rosanne
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by Rosanne

Key Snapped In Euro Cylinder - Tip for removing

Found this tip on the internet and it worked like a dream for me this morning. Key had broken of flush with the lock fa...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by davidm_uk-notme
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by davidm_uk-notme

Wheely bin stabiliser

Our road is a bit of a wind-tunnel and sometimes our bins go walkabout. I?m toying with the idea fitting a steel plate...
36 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
36 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie

disconnecting Ethernet with a switch

Hi, I want a switch to let me switch my network connection on and off. I want to achieve the same effect as unplugging...
38 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rgdavidson
38 comments posted 7yrs posted by rgdavidson

Star invention of the week?

A pin "spanner" to fit on the impact driver to undo the nut on the angle grinder. Does that make sense, and where can I...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by NOTsomeone

OT: on Twitter today

From Tom Huxley: Brussels blaming "the British process" for difficulties in Brexit negotiation. "The British process" t...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by timstreater
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by timstreater

Battery issue with Hitachi cordless drill

My son handed this in for me to look at as it was working intermittently. I have discovered that even with full charge...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by noname
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by noname