Heat resisting paint
(4 messages)
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:04:58 +0100
I need some gloss black paint to resist up to approx 600 degrees C to touch
up the top of my Aga, next to the hot plates.
Strangely, Aga do supply a black gloss touch up kit but the instructions
tell you it's only suitable ...
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Electic built in oven/Hob replacement
(6 messages)
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:13:42 GMT
HI guys
Have brought a new electric hob and oven (600mm) to replace my father aging
originals, will i be able to put the old ones out and re use the wiring ???
any info much appriaciated
Tony
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Air-con versus water cooler
(6 messages)
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 11:33:25 +0000 (UTC)
Folks - anyone got a view on the air-con and air-cooler units available
these days? I like the idea of a small proper plumbed in air con unit for
just the main bedroom where the suns on it most of the day and the heats the ...
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Hot water trickle
(4 messages)
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:08:33 +0100
Recently all hot water taps in my house started running to a trickle after
about half a minute. We are in a soft water area - no scale in kettles,
around taps etc. I have back flushed the system by connecting the cold tap ...
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Crazy Paving
(3 messages)
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 09:01:29 GMT
We've bought a house which has crazy paving in the rear garden.
The mortar (?) between the paving slabs is all breaking up so I have to
replace it.
What should I use to refill the gaps once I have cleaned them out ?
CG.
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noisy plumbing
(3 messages)
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 09:00:49 +0100
Hi
i admit i know 0 when it comes to plumbing but learning bags from this
group.
when we flush the loo the plumbing seems to make a lot of noise (not the
water while refilling but near the end of the refill).
Mark
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How much watering down of emulsion on new plaster?
(4 messages)
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 20:36:27 GMT
Just had a room skimmed a week ago.
How long to wait before painting? And then how much to water-down the
emulsion? I was thinking 50/50 paint & water...
TIA
Graham
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Where can I get bayonet cap / socket extenders?
(7 messages)
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:01:23 +0100
Does anyone here know if you can get extensions for bayonet socket light
fittings? I just got some energy saving bulbs and after unpacking all of
them so that I couldn't take them back it was discovered that part of the
base ...
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downlighters in bathroom ?
(10 messages)
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 09:25:44 +0100
I am thinking of using Aurora cast adjustable low voltage downlghters in my
bathroom .....all wired with a separate transformer.
Is this ok .........solid sound idea or what ......... are they allowed??
Barry
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Ridge Tiles
(9 messages)
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 00:09:56 +0100
I .live in a 1980s Bungalow. About 4 years ago the cement on the Ridge Tiles
started breaking away.. I had them re pointed after the loose cement taken
out.
I now find I am faced with the same problem.
Looking a head and thinking ...
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Treating damp.
(6 messages)
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 19:22:15 +0000 (UTC)
A friend is looking at buying a semi-detached property and a survey has
identified damp in the wall of the gable end.
On the basis that this may see timbers from the building frame needing
replaced and/or treated, and the ...
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Fitting a towel radiator
(3 messages)
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:55:47 GMT
This is the most useful newsgroup ever!
I've a new towel radator I want to fit in place of an existing rad.
The towel rail is a little narrower but no probs, I can sort that. But I've
never fitted one of these before and ...
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Electric Shower and cable size
(9 messages)
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:26:03 +0100
Hi
I currently have a broken redring shower. I think it is a 8kw model as the
model is a "super 8".
I need to replace but the electric cable looks to be only 4mm maximum. I
have read that the electric cable for modern ...
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safest way to loosen the bell covers on taps
(10 messages)
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:25:05 +0100
Hi
i need to replace around 3 tap washers but i am not certain how much
pressure to apply to the wrench.
is there a trick to loosening the covers.
tap knobs are also tight (single screw removed ok).
Mark
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dropping a ceiling
(4 messages)
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 19:13:34 +0100
I want to drop/ lower part of my existing bathroom ceiling by about 4/5 ins.
( as a design feature )
It will be replastered afterwards with the rest of the ceiling staying at
its current level...........what would be the ...
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PIR in bathroom
(12 messages)
Date: 12 Jul 2005 09:09:04 -0700
I've been toying with the idea of replacing the lightswitch in the
bathroom with a PIR sensor so I don't have to remember to turn the
lights off.
Apart from sensors designed for burglar alarms the only one I've seen
that ...
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extension cost estimate?
(2 messages)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:07:56 +0100
how long is a piece of string ?
I know costs are influenced by location, size, age etc.
but what kind of indicated can you give to the following?
1970's house brick built on south coast,
extension going on the side, the ...
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Laminate Flooring
(1 messages)
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:58:57 +0000 (UTC)
A friend of my wifes has asked me to lay some laminate flooring (Click type)
for them in their hall. The hall was originally fitted with glue type
laminate flooring, which they have now removed. The original installation ...
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