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Laminate flooring quality   (4 messages)   Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:14:25 GMT
Hi all, Any thoughts or advice on the makes of laminate flooring to avoid, and why ? or alternatively, which ones can be recommended ? We're talking about ripping up old carpeting the hall, and replacing it with laminate ...

Plugging material   (7 messages)   Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 18:58:58 GMT
Hi. Does anyone out there know of a product that can be used to fill holes in hard plastic then when set, be drilled and tapped to take a machine screw. The handle on our oven door has just parted from the door which is screwed ...

Recessed (stopcock) cover?   (1 messages)   Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 18:54:16 +0100
Have raised slate tiled floor, need recessed cover say 200mm x 200mm into which I can put a piece of slate tile so cover is unobtrusive. Where can I get one? What are they called? Build Center et al websites are grade A pants ...

care base and drianage   (6 messages)   Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 17:33:00 +0100
I have searched Google and am now more confused than ever.I park my car in the front garden on grass, not ideal when it rains, so want to make concrete base to park the car on.The size pf the base will be 3 meters x 4 meters ...

Changing Watch Batteries   (12 messages)   Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 18:56:46 +0100
If This question is not suitable for this forum, I appologise. A few years ago my wife was given a Gucci watch as a gift and after a couple of years the battery needed replacing. I couldn't find a way to remove the back to ...

cms sq versus sq cms - CH boiler ventilation   (1 messages)   Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 14:40:30 GMT
I am making some changes to my kitchen and adjoining dining room (no door between them), and as my CH boiler is situated in the kitchen thought I would just check the ventilation requirements. I have the installation instructions ...

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Is Screwfix Direct the best place to buy a Set of Ladders?   (3 messages)   Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 09:22:05 +0100
4 or 5 metres? Thanks, Jez ...

Tools   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:47:07 GMT
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Laminate Flooring   (5 messages)   Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 11:00:14 +0100
I fancy doing this in my hall and bathroom but I'm not sure what to do where the laminate flooring meets the carpet at the living room door. Is there some kind of joint I should use? Also will the level of the floor be raised ...

Where's Big Wallop?   (17 messages)   Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 23:07:04 GMT
Come back Big Wallop this news group ain't the same without you!! ...

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OT ? rechargeable torch/spotlights - any owners out there?   (3 messages)   Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 19:33:11 GMT
not sure if this is the best NG for this, .... these rechargeable spotlights, e.g. 3 million candle-power & upwards, the text on the box suggests that due to the amount of heat generated, they should only be used 'intermittently' ...

Spray paint wardrobe doors .. advice needed   (8 messages)   Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 18:36:13 GMT
I began spray painting three wardrobe doors with white matt spray paint. I haven't finished the first door and I've already used 9 tins at 6 quid each. There must be a cheaper and easier way to spray these wardrobe doors. I ...

CH cleanser and inhibitor   (1 messages)   Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 14:33:04 +0100
What is the best central heating cleanser and inhibitor? I am about to fit a couple of TRV's and will drain the system in the process. Thought, as the system is 10 years old I would flush it and buy some inhibitor for when ...

Earth leakage circuit breaker problems   (5 messages)   Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:05:02 +0000 (UTC)
I recently finished a job started 18 months ago to fit an electric shower. The wiring was done by my now ill father-in-law, and I merely attached the shower, fitted an earth leakage circuit breaker, and an isolating switch. When ...

What do you think of B&Q TRV's   (1 messages)   Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:04:45 +0100
Have bought 3 TRV's from B&Q. What is the general thoughts on these? Are there are good? Will they be noisy? They are the reversible type so can be fitted on either flow or return. ...

Replacing Sash Window Cords   (4 messages)   Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:59:57 GMT
Hi, I live in a flat built around 1900. This property has sash windows, and some of the cords have started breaking, so I would like to renew all 5 sash windows with new cords. I've never worked on such a thing, and I must ...

Window shootbolt gearbox replacement   (1 messages)   Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 17:30:58 GMT
We have several windows with a Kenrick Sabrelock type of mechanism (shootbolt centre gearbox), starting to fail now as they are 10+ years old. I see these can be bought for about 20. Is changing them a fairly easy DIY job ...

EVO or Ideal Icos condensing boiler   (1 messages)   Date: 2 Aug 2005 10:12:00 -0700
I've had a quote for a boiler change which I have accepted, this included a 16KW Ideal Icos condensing boiler. Work started today and sitting in my kitchen, still unboxed, is an EVO H16 boiler. I can find no info about this ...