Who owns what?
(36 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:01:35 +0100
I am in the process of doing up a Victorian terrace and one of the tasks
is to repoint at the back of the house.
The layout is the classic Victorian l-shape :-
_______ _______ _______
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Warped built-in fridge & freezer doors
(2 messages)
Date: 11 Sep 2005 14:16:48 -0700
Hi,
Can anyone provide an answer to why my built-in fridge and freezer
doors have warped?
The doors I'm referring to are the wooden (as in laminated mdf or
whatever they use) kitchen matching doors that are bracketed to ...
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Plumbing: Are those white push-fit end-caps reliable on 15mm copper pipe?
(9 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:04:41 GMT
Are those cheap (B&Q, etc) white plastic push-fit end-caps reliable on
15mm copper pipe in a gas-fired domestic central heating system? I
just removed a radiator and used these to cap off the feed and return
pipes. I was alarmed ...
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leaking oil fired heating boiler warmflow 70/90
(4 messages)
Date: 11 Sep 2005 13:01:13 -0700
Is it possible to repair a water leak in an oil heating boiler.
If so is it a long term solution or just a tempory fix?
How much for a replacement boiler same or different make?
Thanks.
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FMB complaints experiences?
(1 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:49:50 GMT
Has anyone any experience of complaining to the Federation of Master
Builders about work done by a member?
--
Jim
Tyneside UK ...
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Which pipe insulation
(5 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:33:21 +0100
I have found climaflex and armaflex and some thick black expensive
rubbery stuff in B&Q. Is any particular type better?
I notice that climaflex is available in 22 x 19 and 22 x 25 mm and
most places only sell 22 x 19. Is ...
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Paint for old lino tiles
(3 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:00:14 +0100
Hi,
having stripped up some really gross carpet we are left with very old lino
tiles on a concrete floor.
Prior to new flooring (some months away) I would like to brighten the
floor up.
Any suggestions of a suitable ...
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Fitting a window in a cavity wall - queries
(4 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:58:00 GMT
First, the Catnic lintel I'll be using (L-section)[1]) has a note saying
a DPC should be used; checking the info on the mfr's website
<http://www.catnic.com/Downloads/pdf/How to Install a Cavity Wall
Lintel.zip> it just says:
"Install ...
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Making a phone box .. ?
(65 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:45:47 GMT
Hi All,
Mum mentioned the oter day (right out of the blue) that she "would
like a phonebox at the bottom of the garden to uses as a greenhouse
.... " <shrug> (well she is 75 ..) ;-)
A Google about shows K6's (later style ...
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Glyphosphate antidote for lawns
(18 messages)
Date: 11 Sep 2005 15:15:28 GMT
Council appear to have sprayed a jet of some weed and grass killer
across my lawn when killing the weeds on the footpath. I don't suppose
there's any antidote, particularly now it shows up quite clearly?
Probably happened a ...
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Boiler resonance noise
(3 messages)
Date: 11 Sep 2005 05:48:38 -0700
I'm getting a low droning sound coming from within the boiler (Keston
condensing). It sounds like a small, low flying aircraft!This happens
even when the boiler is "off" with the pump "on". We've just had a
new bathroom ...
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Detecting to within a foot or so of where a mains pipe leak is?
(22 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 13:11:48 +0100
I've traced the pipe run by injecting a signal into the pipework
and tracing with a small pocket size short wave receiver.
Easy access, under liftable floor boards, to the pipe run in the middle of
the house, with
pavement ...
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Sealing a glass hob?
(7 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:48:54 GMT
I recently fitted a frameless glass hob (Baumatic), but the supplied
sponge sealing strip looks unsightly. Can anyone suggest another neater
method of sealing the hob to the worktop, preferably without using
silicon sealant.
Regards ...
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Test
(9 messages)
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:38:35 +0100
No new posts have shown on my screen for ages. Either everyone's dead or
watching the cricket or there's summat up.
Mary
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Floor tiling tips
(3 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:15:31 +0100
I am about to start a ceramic tile flooring job in my bathroom and I have
8mm radiator pipes coming up through the floor. What is the best way to deal
with these to get the best result? Is it feasible to actually drill a 12mm ...
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Wiring question
(10 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:59:41 +0100
Hello
I am fitting a new kitchen and need to move the fridge fuse switch
about 1ft to the left because of the cupboard that will have the
fridge/freezer in it. I have had look and there is not enough slack in
the wiring to ...
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what oil...
(4 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:51:06 +0100
should I use to protect oak furniture, indoor not outdoor ?
thanks
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Central Heating Pump problem
(4 messages)
Date: 11 Sep 2005 03:43:13 -0700
Dear All,
My domestic Central Heating Pump is running continuously despite the
fact that the CH mode on the Landis & Gyr mini programmer is switched
off. The only method of switching the pump off is to disconnect the
electrical ...
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Cheap DIY supplies
(2 messages)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:05:35 GMT
Does it work on bank managers?
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Radial wiring supply to smoke alarms - can I do this?
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 10:43:06 +0100
I want to run a new cable from my consumer unit to pick up 2 CO alarms
and 4 smoke alarms:
Is a 1.5mm cable from a spare 16A MCB okay?
Does the cable need to run from alarm to alarm (i.e. radial) or can I
run a single ...
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