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Lighting for a lean to shed
Lighting for a lean to shed Lighting for a lean to shed I want to put some lights into this lean to shed. As seen here, it is not very wide and around 6 metres long. It has two sets of double doors and will have a bunch of shelves, internally. Can I please have recommendations on the lights...
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Oh FFS. Not again!
Oh FFS. Not again! Oh FFS. Not again! When are they going to stop this - I thought Starmer said it was high on his list of priorities? They’re no better than the last lot! Pregnant woman among 12 dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes in English Channel Downing Street says the news is...
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adhesive brush seal for door frame
adhesive brush seal for door frame adhesive brush seal for door frame Hi, I will be purchasing some self adhesive brush seal to help eliminate draught. But what really isn't clear is where I install the seal itself. I've attached photos of the door frame where I will be installing it. Where...
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Quick way to set up tracksaw to rip boards for shaker paneling (lots of 100mm cuts)
Quick way to set up tracksaw to rip boards for shaker paneling (lots of 100mm cuts) Quick way to set up tracksaw to rip boards for shaker paneling (lots of 100mm cuts) I've got a lot of shaker paneling to do in my house and would like to save money by ripping full size boards into slats...
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Built extension not followed 45 degree rule
Built extension not followed 45 degree rule Built extension not followed 45 degree rule My next door neighbours built an extension about 8 months ago that is around 10 cm from the boundary line on our semi-detached house. Our kitchen window is next to the boundary line and their extension...
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Gland nut repacking
Gland nut repacking Gland nut repacking Hi all. I have had issues with a leaking gland nut on my stop tap for a while and was always able to stop it by tightening the gland nut. Anyway eventually that did not work and I have had the gland repacked which seems to be working well so far. I was...
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skirting board removed and replaced
skirting board removed and replaced skirting board removed and replaced had skirting board removed and replaced with solid oak very expensive builder put on back to front is there a way it can be routed with groove while in place ?I'm new to this site just wanted some advice thanks by p999sar...
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Guttering at bottom of valley
Guttering at bottom of valley Guttering at bottom of valley What would you do with this? The valley doesn't flow into the end (there is no stop end so I think this might have been the intention) the gutter drains towards the camera, I was just going to put a stop end on and remove the...
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Removing one of the feet locking nuts on LG washing machine
Removing one of the feet locking nuts on LG washing machine Removing one of the feet locking nuts on LG washing machine Hi all Was looking today at an LG washing machine, its slightly too high for my (abnormally low) under counter recess but I noticed it has 2 locking nuts on the feet. This...
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Dust allergy during building work?
Dust allergy during building work? Dust allergy during building work? Hi all! I'm soon going to have my kitchen extended by knocking out the external wall. The work will also involve sanding down an artex ceiling (we've checked and there's no asbestos, luckily). However, I have a dust allergy...
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internal or external boiler?
internal or external boiler? internal or external boiler? Have previously had an exterior boiler - inherited when buying another place - which after about 24 months I substituted for an interior one. No hard reason for that, just that it had reached end of life and I preferred to put the new...
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Wet soggy garden. What to do?
Wet soggy garden. What to do? Wet soggy garden. What to do? Hi all Hoping for some advice for what is just a damp, horrible garden! Once upon a time we had our lawn turfed and looked excellent, unfortunately only for it to fall into this condition soon after. A few years of neglect and some...
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Can I replace d/g panels?
Can I replace d/g panels? Can I replace d/g panels? My house has 30-year-old mahogany-framed double glazing. I've had quite a bit of it replaced with modern UPVC stuff, but the bathroom is a problem. Whereas a lot of the other frames were starting to rot in places, so had to go, the bathroom...
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Chainsaw or tradesman?
Chainsaw or tradesman? Chainsaw or tradesman? When I moved into this house about 7 years ago, there was a row of very mature Leylandii above a retaining wall at the back of the garden. The branches stretched out well over the garden, blocking all the light – also over the neighbour’s garden...
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Earth to stop cock bonding
Earth to stop cock bonding Earth to stop cock bonding At the side of my house I have a lean too and many years ago my Dad installed all the electrics. He added an additional bit of work that was going to be a single socket for a heater but we decided on not having a heater in the room so he...
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Exhaust fumes in air vents
Exhaust fumes in air vents Exhaust fumes in air vents Hi I just had my 2011 VW Polo in the garage for a service and MOT . Since I got it back I can smell fumes coming out of the air vents but only when I reverse. Any idea what it could be ? I looked under the car to see if the exhaust was...
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Non standard toilet spigot help
Non standard toilet spigot help Non standard toilet spigot help We just bought an older property and the installed toilet has a 180mm spigot height with a lash up waste pipe going to a 200mm high egress to the soil stack. Anyone know of a 200mm high pan? Spent hours on Google to no avail...
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My front door has no threshold support (Ed.)
My front door has no threshold support (Ed.) My front door has no threshold support (Ed.) We recently moved into this house and still discovering corner cutting in building quality. House is built in 1999/2000. So, i decided to replace my 25 year old front door (upvc) to composite. Surveyor...
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Freezer drain pipe clogging again
Freezer drain pipe clogging again Freezer drain pipe clogging again The floor of the freezer in my 8 year old Hoover fridge freezer gets a build-up of ice, which causes the bottom drawer to stick (now broken). I defrosted it and unblocked the frozen drain pipe. Right away, the appliance...
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Crazy electric bill - commercial premises
Crazy electric bill - commercial premises Crazy electric bill - commercial premises I’m with a large energy supplier (begins with O) and have what is known as a CT Supply meter. We are a small dental practice and our energy consumption is relatively low. We’ve been experiencing erratic bills...
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