Chainsaws
(11 messages)
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 14:06:42 +0100
OK, I've just taken a couple of trees down
Taking out the root ball, I';ve had to cut the roots near the soil
I was carefull not to bury the saw but I guess a bit of muck got into the
blade
Thing is, only an hours use on ...
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Screwfix thermostatic showers
(1 messages)
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 07:22:29 GMT
Has anyone any experience/opinions of the thermostatic mixer showers sold by
Screwfix? They have a Pegler Mimo at 99 and an unbranded bar mixer at 59.
They seem much much cheaper than brands I have heard recommended
(Hansgrohe ...
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this switch?
(8 messages)
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 06:23:55 +0100
I have replaced all my kitchen switches & sockets with chrome ones. I know
nothing about wiring, I just wired them the same as the old ones.
But I have a water heater switch that is not the same as a light switch (I
thought ...
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Cracks on Wall - Builder or Surveyor??
(4 messages)
Date: 3 Jul 2005 16:23:41 -0700
I was looking at a Victorian terraced house which is for sale, and in
the 2-storey extension, the extension being about 50+ years old, there
are a number of external cracks visible. A couple around a window, and
also on other ...
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f.a bosch drill & digital detector
(1 messages)
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:41:07 +0100
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZ2e1lst
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Power flushing a CH system
(1 messages)
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 12:48:28 GMT
I have a fully pumped, gravity fed CH system to which I'm planning on doing
some alterations. I'm "advised" that the system ought to be power flushed
after the work and before I fire it up. Is this something I can do myself ...
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draining Central Heating
(2 messages)
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 09:49:50 +0100
Want to drain central heating.
The system has a small tap on the outside of our house - is it simply a
case of opening this up and flushing it through?
Also - I want to add a product called Fernox to the new water in the ...
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Fence panels and posts cost
(7 messages)
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 23:48:50 +0000 (UTC)
Anyone know what I would expect to pay to have 6 6 ' x 6 ' overlap panels &
7 posts
fitted into soil ?
I can roughly cost the materials but don't have a clue for labour cost's or
how long
it should take. I presume 2 days.
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Moving Electric Meter.
(9 messages)
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:46:44 GMT
I am moving my Electric meter from its current position on the outside
gable end of my wall to the inside next to my Consumer Unit.
Currently the consumer unit is inside opposite where my electric meter
is (Fitted in Recessed ...
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cleaning smoke damage from marble
(2 messages)
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 15:48:56 +0100
Hi
we have a white marble fireplace (original to house) and it has some yellow
smoke damage.
any ideas if its possible to clean it?
I don't want to remove it for fear of breaking it.
Mark
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Wireless sceruity cameras (2.4Ghz)
(4 messages)
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:01:57 GMT
Hi,
I`m considering installing one or maybe two of the wireless cameras but have
a few questions. Maybe someone has them, I would like to know your opinion.
Since video senders work on 2.4Ghz as well, what prevents say ...
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Photo frame
(2 messages)
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 09:04:08 GMT
Hi, I have just bought a new frame for a special photograph. When the photo
is in the frame it looks wet in a few places but when it is pulled away from
the glass the marks disappear. I have cleaned the glass but it doesn't ...
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Bathroom flooring over wood boards
(2 messages)
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 08:50:19 GMT
Daughter wants to lay tiles on her old, wooden-board bathroom floor.
My elderly DIY book says leven first, using hardboard. Would MDF be a
suitable alternative, or would plywood be better? What thickness?
Also, what treatment ...
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"Drawer-type" slides for computer keyboard shelf
(3 messages)
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 08:46:27 GMT
Tried the usual suspects, but can't find the kind of slides or runners
which usually come with purpose-bought computer desks and allow keyboad
to be slid out from under the desk. I want to convert an alcove cupboard
to house ...
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York Taps
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 23:05:41 +0100
Is York a manufacturer or a style
Searching on the net I see tap heads described as York and then to
confuse the matter I see taps described as York but with different
heads
Reason for asking we have a bath shower / mixer ...
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cistern valve leak
(6 messages)
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:52:45 +0100
Hi
New stop tap fitted with lead loc and now fitted where we wanted it but! ,
the water pressure seems higher (old tap may well have been blocked).
problem the side entry plastic cistern ball valve has a constant drip and
the ...
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Reinforced concrete garage door pillar?
(3 messages)
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:51:07 GMT
I own an end garage in a block, pre fabricated concrete with a pebble
finish, I think by Marley, and at least 50 years old.
The side pillar, which supports the door lintel and roof, is starting to
crumble and the reinforcing ...
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woodworm
(2 messages)
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:04:28 +0000 (UTC)
I have found some recent holes in my skirting board close to an area that
was treated for woodworm 20 years ago.
House is 100 years old and this is the original architrave about 12" high.
I can get a matching profile of ...
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www.screwfix.com outside tap kit Quote 10101
(12 messages)
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:47:42 +0100
Hi
the kit comes with a cutter that i guess goes over the pipe and as it
tightens cuts a hole.
what happens to the bit it cuts out? i am worried about it falling in to the
pipe and flowing towards the combi boiler.
looks ...
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Children`s playhouse base?
(2 messages)
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:25:28 +0000 (UTC)
Im planning to buy and put together a walton`s playhouse which is a small
wendy house type thing. I just wondered if anyone could tell me what to tdo
with the base. Do I need to prepare the ground first or can i just put a few
bricks down?
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