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Great News Turn the Entertainment industry into your personal Cash Cow!   (1 messages)   Date: Sat, 16 Apr 05 14:11:27 GMT
Great News Turn the Entertainment industry into your personal Cash Cow! Imagine earning $50.00 every month in residual income for every $100 you can give away! By giving away Ten $100 Bills, you can create a $650 per month ...

drinking soft water?   (7 messages)   Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:41:52 +0100
I live in hard water area and I am thinking of getting a water softener..... the type that uses salt. To keep this short....I would not be able to take an "untreated" pipe to my kitchen sink. SO I/we would have to drink ...

uPVC Cleaning Products   (5 messages)   Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:14:59 GMT
Hi, can anybody recommend a good upvc cleaning product for frames which are a couple of years old and seem to have a "ingrained" dirt appearance. Have tried the usual supermarket cleaners to no avail, just wondering what the ...

Replacing / refastening fireplace hearth and back panel ?   (1 messages)   Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:50:58 +0100
Hello All , Can someone please advise me on the proper procedure for replacing a inset real flame type gas fireplace hearth and back panel (marble type ) Is the correct procedure as follows . 1. turn off gas to fire (disconnect ...

Advise on DIY chin up/pull up bar   (5 messages)   Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:54:34 +1200
Hi all, I'm trying to make a chin up/pull up bar for home. The simplest idea I've come up with is to have two pieces of timber approximately 2 metres in length with a metal bar across the top. I'd have to naturally somehow ...

Painting dormers   (1 messages)   Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:15:27 GMT
Hi all I am in need of painting the dormer windows and fascias outside and have thought of getting a scaffold company in to put up some stuff but was wondering what others have done in this situation and what it would cost ...

FAQ: Want to ask a DIY question? Here's how. (Version 13)   (1 messages)   Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 00:02:01 GMT
This is an introduction to the UK.D-I-Y newsgroup for new and experienced Do-It-Yourselfers in the United Kingdom. If you want help, or just want to find out more about a problem before calling in 'the professionals' you are ...

Fasciaboard, Soffit and Guttering   (3 messages)   Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:18:39 GMT
Got a three bedroom detached house 1930's style does 3000 sound a lot of money to do this job? supply and fit uPVC faciaboard, soffut and guttering to four sides of house. supply and fit new timber to joist ends as bearers ...

Shower "Liner"   (6 messages)   Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:06:12 GMT
Hi I am having trouble with water getting behind the tiles in the shower and I would like to "line" the shower. I understand there are panels that will fit over the existing tiles but what are they called. I have done ...

Briggs and Stratton engine   (3 messages)   Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:14:43 +0100
Sorry if this is slightly off-topic, or not quite the right group for thi, but if any of you have knowledge of these engines I would be grateful for some help. The engine is a 3.5HP one about 25 years old. It runs reasonably ...

diy sash windows   (4 messages)   Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 23:16:28 GMT
Has anyone tried to diy restore their sash windows ? www.diysashwindow.co.uk here you can get a kit for around 110 per window - to compare do you know how much it costs for a professional job ? How easy/hard to do ...

lighting question   (11 messages)   Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:58:10 +0100
Hi, I have lust bought a new light fir the living room, on it is says 60 watt max, however I use energy saving light bulbs, which means a 20 watt bulb is equivalent to a 100 watt bulb, so can I use one of these in the light ...

Motors timers relayy etc   (1 messages)   Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 20:15:59 GMT
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41499&item=7507699292&rd=1 ...

Electrical work (just thinking out loud)   (4 messages)   Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:52:18 GMT
Recently set up a distribution system for freeview, using one of the bedroom sockets to power an amplifier (needs 240 V at 50 Hz), so no serious effort involved, could have set the amplifier in the loft and pulled power ...

Storage in Utility Room   (3 messages)   Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:30:17 GMT
I want to put my washing machine and under the unit freezer into a small utility room. The trouble is they will have to be one on top of the other. Does anyone know of a storage system that caters for this? Obviously they can't ...

Composite Doors   (1 messages)   Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:28:55 GMT
Apologies in advance if this seems like a silly question - I know nothing! Can a composite door be fitted to a timber frame? Hubby doesn't want to fit a UPVC one as he doesn't want to ruin new plasterwork (should have been ...

Waterproof lock for gate   (1 messages)   Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 11:49:51 +0100
My house is on a steep slope and my back gate leads out onto washland. It's very attractive scenery and I often go for walks out there. However 2-3 times a year it floods right over the top of the gate. I have a padlock on the ...

Loft Insulation (I think)   (5 messages)   Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:17:10 +0100
Just popped into the loft yesterday to see what needs to be done insulation wise. The house is old (about 100 years) its an end terraced to give you an idea. The insuation at present almost looks like (to me anyway) large ...

What do you think of World of Kitchens or Moben?   (1 messages)   Date: 11 Apr 2005 01:21:49 -0700
Hi I am looking to buy a new kitchen but because of the amount of money I am spending I need to look for a decent supplier. Sofar, I have seen "world of kitchens" and Moben. Does anyone have any good/bad impressions of either ...

MFI Alternatives   (6 messages)   Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:55:50 GMT
Hi there, Can anyone recommend a manufacturer or retailer of good quality flat packed bedroom furniture, other than MFI? I'm so hacked off at trying to pack out drawer runners and 'throw' the carcasses to get the drawers ...