Laminate Flooring
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:15:06 -0700 (PDT)
The expanse of laminate flooring in the kitchen is wearing quite
quickly - under the kitchen table and chairs, so what can I apply to
it to maintain and improve is wearability...
... other then replacing it as that really isn't an option at the
moment.
Varnish / stain / other product... and I am putting the f ...
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Restoring tarmac
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:55:39 +0100
Is there anything available that will restore my tarmac drive back to its
pristine shiny condition.
Sam
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Insulating plastic roof
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:50:20 -0700 (PDT)
I want to insulate my workshop from the cold and the sun ,it has a
twin wall flat plastic roof and the roof beams are steel. I don't have
much space in the roof area as I keep a lot of stuff close to the roof
(ladders, wood etc) so I don't want to use thick insulation. Any
suggestions on what to use and how to get ...
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Weatherproof strip
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 07:59:34 -0700 (PDT)
Hi there
I am trying to find a weatherproof strip for door/window
is a looks rather like V- ('V' shape with a short stub off one side
of the 'V', stub is fitted into channel in door/window frame.
Cann't seem to find it anywhere & don't know who made it or where it
comes from or what it is called (eg traden ...
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Cavity walls to fill or not to fill... below a flat roof.
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 07:54:55 -0700 (PDT)
My mother has just had an offer of getting her cavity walls filled for
free. She has a flat roof on her house, is there a danger of the
soffit ventilation getting filled up by this process? ...
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Flooring for a Newly built Sun room
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 07:10:08 -0700 (PDT)
Hi,
I live in a old terraced house. The garden has ben blocked paved by
the previuos owner (red brick sized paving often seen on driveways
etc). It is sound and flat and in good condition
I have had a sun room fitted in a part of the garden. In order to
clarify what I mean by Sun room, It is like a conser ...
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Broken motor bush.
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:37:29 -0700 (PDT)
Hitachi TR-8 router.
I took apart an old router last night to clean it.
In the process of reassembly I broke one of the motor bushes
i.e. twisted copper wire disconnected from carbon block.
I managed to get it back in because the router was designed to enable
the bushes to be changed from the outside.
I chanced ...
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HW circulation
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:08:00 GMT
Hi,
I am interested in fitting a circulating pump to my HW. If I was
plumbing the house from scratch, would I be best to run a ring of pipe
and tee off short runs from the ring to each tap? The only
disadvantage I can see with this arrangement is that there would be a
couple of feet of cold water in the pipe wo ...
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core drills
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:17:03 GMT
Hi,
I wanted to put an extractor fan in our cloakroom. I've never
understood why they are called cloakrooms because I've never seen any
coats in it!
So I have bought a cheap TCT core drill from Tool Station. It's made
by silverline and I don't know what you think of it but for occasional
DIY use, I am hopin ...
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Heat resistant paint for wood stove/water heater
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:02:25 +0100
Hi
A friend created a water heater out of oil barrels - a barrel of water on top of a cut down barrel for the wood burning stove.
The water barrel needs a coat of paint on the inside to prevent the water turning brown from the rust. (We use it as shower water)
It needs to withstand not only the direct heat from t ...
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