Laminate flooring - vapour barrier underlay really necessary?
(4 messages)
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 13:03:25 GMT
I'm about to replace a carpet (laid on concrete) with laminate flooring.
Instructions mention using an underlay with a vapour barrier. However, don't
concrete floors in houses already have a damp proof membrane incorporated ...
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PPPro drill
(25 messages)
Date: 21 May 2005 05:30:51 -0700
Hi all,
I bought a PPPro 1200w mains drill for about 脗拢55 yesterday. Yes, I
know it's not a Makita, but for my level of DIY, PPPro has always
represented good value. It was bought to replace an old B&D 450w POS,
and ...
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Mains cable behind wall
(8 messages)
Date: 21 May 2005 05:25:46 -0700
Hi all,
I want to add a couple of mains sockets to my ring, both next to an
existing one, so that I have three double sockets in total. The mains
cable currently comes from the ceiling and down the wall between the
plasterboard ...
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iPod photo and Windows XP (OT for uk.diy)
(12 messages)
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 13:16:31 +0100
Hi all, I'm posting this to ie.comp and also uk.diy since folks there are a
fountain of knowledge on all sorts of issues, cut the x-post if you want
to.
My husband has just kindly given me an iPod photo for my birthday ...
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New type of wrench
(50 messages)
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 10:48:16 +0000 (UTC)
Anybody tried these?
http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/618-1533 ...
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Anyone know where I can get an all-plastic cheap 4cm bore butterly valve?
(7 messages)
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 11:02:23 +0100
I am looking for a 4cm bore completely plastic butterfly valve (or
similar) for low pressure water.
I can find plenty of web sites offering expensive items but am
wondering if anyone knows of a cheap alternative designed ...
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USB Wall Socket
(15 messages)
Date: 21 May 2005 02:36:23 -0700
Hey Group
I'm currently networking my cottage, and want to stick a couple of USB
ports in at the same time. These ports will have short USB cables to my
understairs cupboard where i have a USB printer, DVD drive and the
like ...
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Soldering mini jack plugs
(13 messages)
Date: 21 May 2005 02:18:23 -0700
Not sure whether this is the right place for this, but here goes. I
have to make up a cable to connect a 5 pin DIN to a 3.5mm stereo mini
jack bought from Maplins.
Does anyone know how to tell which is left and right ...
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Removing IKEA kitchen drawers
(3 messages)
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 09:15:59 +0100
I want to retrofit my IKEA kitchen with those soft-closing buffers that
B&Q sell, but I need to get the drawers out to drill the holes to take
them and I cannot see how to release the drawer stop mechanism on the
runners ...
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Combi pipework.
(11 messages)
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 07:10:13 +0000 (UTC)
I've just done most of the pipework up to
the new combi. There is just the connections to
the unit to complete.
Do I just use elbows to make that tight turn to meet
the combi connections?
Also, I haven't done the gas ...
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Removing Floor Tiles
(3 messages)
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 07:03:01 +0000 (UTC)
I tiled my kitchen floor last year and made a pigs ear of it.
I think I should remove thse tiles and start again.
I suppose a SDS chisel is the only tool for this job
as beneath the tile cement an area of the concrete floor ...
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Cold Radiators
(2 messages)
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 23:58:46 +0100
Hi
can anyone pinpoint the cause of this problem on my c/h system?
All the rads are hot upstairs but are cold downstairs. I have tried
bleeding
each one downstairs but didn"t have any luck.
I tried a new pump and still ...
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The Salvager
(2 messages)
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 00:34:31 GMT
Hi
Anyone seen the bit where Rico sprays pine with caustic soda solution?
Seems to bring out the colour & grain. I have heard that ammonia does the
same.
Anyone tried it?
Dave
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Battery top-up - to what level?
(19 messages)
Date: 20 May 2005 15:07:25 -0700
Stupid question - how do I know to what level I should top up a
battery, and whatever happened to those special top-up bottles that set
the level automatically?
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Cheap solid copper wire
(48 messages)
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 22:41:50 +0100
I'm looking for about 1km of thin-ish solid copper wire, as cheap as
possible.
1. Solid, not stranded
2. To be used as single wires, in lengths of typically 10m
3. Could be insulated or bare, tinned or not; but not ...
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Wiring to code??
(6 messages)
Date: 20 May 2005 14:21:33 -0700
Hi
I just bought a new house in Massachusetts, and had some electrical
work done over the weekend. But I'ma bit concerned about something I
saw, and wondered if it was really to code or not. And what, if
anything ...
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Victorian soffits
(1 messages)
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 21:19:06 GMT
Hello,
Does anyone have a weblink to pictures of victorian soffits?
I'm in a 1901 house, which has curved soffits and I'm thinking of replacing
them with flat soffits - I just need to know if it would be in "keeping"
with ...
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RCBO friendly CU re clearance (merlin gerin 1-mod)
(6 messages)
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 21:00:42 GMT
I have a "new style" MK CU with several MG RCBOs.
During installation I noted the space above the RCBOs
is somewhat limited - fine for MCBs, very tight for # RCBOs.
Q: Anyone "been here & found a CU with more space" ...
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smeg dishwasher
(2 messages)
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 20:31:00 +0100
Hi all.
Does anyone known anything about smeg dishwashers? I have a UKSTX1-1
freestanding dishwasher (Stainless steel with hidden control panel).
After 5 years it's costing me a fortune.
Currently it's in the state ...
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Complete idiot (me) needs help with hammer drill
(17 messages)
Date: 20 May 2005 12:21:09 -0700
I just bought a corded hammer drill from Homebase, brand PBX (their
own) and,... I cannot work out how to insert the drill bit. (Pause
while you all have complete hysterics) It's a keyless chuck where you
pull the rear ...
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