Planning drawings help
(2 messages)
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 06:14:23 +0100
I need to get some drawings done to enable me to apply for planning
permission including buildings control permission, however the quotes I have
received for what is a fairly simple extension onto the house, have ranged
from ...
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Toilet cistern Siphons
(5 messages)
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 17:53:42 +0000 (UTC)
Cistern siphon is the internal overflow type,can anyone who has experience
of these please tell me if they can be relied on and are they fitted as
standard on new installations.They are new to me but I am not in the
building trade.
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ant illiminator
(2 messages)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 12:21:21 GMT
This year we have been plagued with flying ants indoors . ( they have come
out of our fireplace)
How can i illiminate them
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timber board supplier
(2 messages)
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 12:19:25 GMT
I want to make a small a small table and hif cabinet. I am looking for a
source of suitable board. I have seen furniture make of strips glued
together but cannot find a supplier
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Car battery light
(9 messages)
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 22:37:16 +0100
Can anyone tell me as a rough guide how long could I use a 12v light (hours)
powered by a fully charged 12v car battery.
Thanks Keith
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Close coupled WC
(2 messages)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:19:54 GMT
I have a close coupled wc which I have had to fit a new part to (no
problem with that) but because I have disturbed the seal it no longer
does (seal that is) I have tried in vain to find a foam type donut seal
but can't ...
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Cannon Gas Hob
(6 messages)
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 15:31:10 +0100
We have a Cannon SP3 built in gas hob, about 15 or so years old. Over the
years the control knobs have gradually disintegrated, the last one falling
apart last week. Cannon quote me 18 per knob to replace them! - for a
simple ...
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Break into 60mm T&E
(6 messages)
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 15:24:09 +0100
Can I break into 60mm twin & earth cable to move my shower pull-switch by 2
feet? I've done it succesfully with socket and lighting circuits and used
junction blocks or boxes, but the shower carries potentially 35 amps and ...
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need to cut angled joins for window frame
(6 messages)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 13:58:18 +0100
Hi all.
This is the 1st time I've done anything like this so please bear with
me! One of the panes in our bathroom window is cracked and also the
wooden bead surrounds are rotting. I've got the replacement glass and
beading ...
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'Tutorial' Required on Laying Monoblock Paving
(7 messages)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 10:01:55 GMT
Hi,
Where can I find a tutorial on the www on laying monoblock paving ?.
TIA,
woodglass
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Best way to deal with ants ?
(126 messages)
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 09:54:35 GMT
Whats the best way to deal with ants in our garden ?.
We've tried the usual powdered products, but they keep coming back.
TIA
woodglass....
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Wasps nest in our loft
(9 messages)
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 12:06:23 GMT
Whats the most effective way of dealing with a wasps nest in our loft ?
TIA,
Cg...
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Rusty beams
(6 messages)
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:29:59 GMT
Our cellar is a very humid place and it's been so for nearly a century. I've
recently discovered that all the metal (iron? steel?) beams have rusted so
badly that they've shattered brick, plaster and concrete within a few cm ...
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grout cleaning ??
(2 messages)
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:33:38 GMT
anyone got any tips for cleaning grout ?
mine are quite dirty and a little bit mouldy and i think its time for a
scrub.
thanks,
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Plaster
(4 messages)
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:49:13 GMT
How soon after a room has been plastered can I paint it?
It was done yesterday afternoon and it seems to be all dry now?
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Macerators
(9 messages)
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:02:43 GMT
Anybody have any advice on the use of a macerator in a downstairs toilet ?
Are any particular models quieter than others ? Anyone have any personal
experience ?
Regards,
Paul.
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Steel beam size
(6 messages)
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:00:04 GMT
I am trying to calculate the size of a steel beam.
I am removing 2.3 metres of a brick supporting wall, that is currently
carrying two sets of 2.5 metre long joists.
I hope this picture explains:- http://www.crewinblack ...
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Laminate/Real Wood Flooring Over Quarry Tiles?
(4 messages)
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:10:54 GMT
Hi
I'd be grateful for any thoughts about this one:
We're thinking of laying a laminate or preferably, a thinnish (8mm or so)
solid wood floor in our hall (which has floorboards and leading into a
quarry tiled area.
Is ...
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Cleaning a washing machine
(11 messages)
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:37:21 +0100
Can anyone recommend a way to clean the inside of my Bosch washing machine
please? Years of use are starting to show, so I'd like to 'flush it out' if
possible, but what with?
TIA
tim
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Papier mach as serious DIY material ?
(5 messages)
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:31:18 GMT
Hi,
I'd like to share my experience using papier mach as general-purpose
filler, and wonder if others have done the same?
Nine months ago I thought I'd make some papier mach to fill a variety of
holes, cracks and "stabilize" ...
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