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Mastic or Cement on Pre Cast Concrete gaps
Mastic or Cement on Pre Cast Concrete gaps Mastic or Cement on Pre Cast Concrete gaps Hi all, I've got one of the old pre case panel type garage that lets in water through the slight gaps between the bottom of the panels and the floor base however this is only on one end and this is because...
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Citadel XR2 alarm / new sensor
Citadel XR2 alarm / new sensor Citadel XR2 alarm / new sensor Hello everyone, I have an old Citadel XR2 alarm and the PIR in the large shed is going off randomly during the night, quite often now I want to replace it for the magnetic door sensor instead so it doesn’t go off unless opened. I...
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Conservatory glazing bar id please?
Conservatory glazing bar id please? Conservatory glazing bar id please? Good day I am trying to replace the capping strips on this old conservatory as they are failing and letting water in. They are the angled strips either side of the rafter that clamp the polycarbonate down. Any help would...
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Patio height
Patio height Patio height Question, our new patio we're putting in joins onto our shed and will be at the height of the bottom of the spirit level, it's 100mm from the bottom of the shed and the DPM, would it be okay to put the patio in at this height? Should I put in a gravel channel around...
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Driveway pavement join
Driveway pavement join Driveway pavement join Doing my driveway, 5+m wide, and the pavement is kind of dished/undulated along the boundary line where it’ll meet a couple of courses of my new pavers before it transitions to gravel. Am I better laying the pavers to follow the dished gradient of...
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Cleaning UNDER Solar Panels.....Any Ideas?
Cleaning UNDER Solar Panels.....Any Ideas? Cleaning UNDER Solar Panels.....Any Ideas? Any ideas on how I can get this clean. I'm getting the Profis in to clean the whole roof.......but not sure how they will handle this.... by seanoge This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on...
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Block type for bricking up garage door
Block type for bricking up garage door Block type for bricking up garage door I have a detached single leaf brick garage which I'm converting into a home office. It dates from the 1930s like the house I think. It has an up and over garage door with a solid oak(?) lintel. There are piers on...
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Is there any such thing as a repairable bread maker?
Is there any such thing as a repairable bread maker? Is there any such thing as a repairable bread maker? I've owned at least 8 bread makers in the past 20 years, of which I only bought 2-3, most of them being cast-offs from friends/family who liked the idea but not the actual reality. They...
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Have I wired my oven correctly?
Have I wired my oven correctly? Have I wired my oven correctly? Just checking. Existing 32A RCBO → 45A isolator → CCU → Oven. Used the existing 6mm² wire (only a few years old), except obviously the flex for the oven. The oven is a small IKEA Lagan that didn't come with a plug and says a...
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Gravity fed 308k Rayburn Back Boiler Leaking?
Gravity fed 308k Rayburn Back Boiler Leaking? Gravity fed 308k Rayburn Back Boiler Leaking? I have a gravity fed Rayburn 308k model with a back boiler that appears to be leaking water as the base of the Rayburn is very wet and rusty. It's not coming from the fittings on the outside so it must...
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Well, that went well didn’t it?
Well, that went well didn’t it? Well, that went well didn’t it? Government defends early release scheme after freed prisoner charged with sexual assault Amari Ward, 31, is alleged to have attacked a woman on the same day he was released. www.bbc.co.uk by Mottie This has been automatically...
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Remove socket under sink for junction box.
Remove socket under sink for junction box. Remove socket under sink for junction box. Hi, Can I use a wago junction box, which would go under the kitchen base units behind a plinth, instead of a surface pattress/appliance face plate inside the base unit? This is on a fused spur with the fused...
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Drill driver repair or leave?
Drill driver repair or leave? Drill driver repair or leave? Okay, first of all, my mum is in Greece at the moment, it’s a holiday that my sister has paid for, for saying thank you for looking after my niece when covid hit at its hardest, my sister being a paramedic was on the front lines for a...
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At least the Tories aimed for higher backhanders than a pair of specs and some new strides.
At least the Tories aimed for higher backhanders than a pair of specs and some new strides. At least the Tories aimed for higher backhanders than a pair of specs and some new strides. Keir Starmer may have broken rules over donor's gifts to wife The prime minister reportedly failed to...
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Tiling onto self levelling compound.
Tiling onto self levelling compound. Tiling onto self levelling compound. Morning, I’ve poured no-nonsense self-levelling compound in three fireplaces in my house to provide a nice surface for tiling. I did prime the surface before as it was old fire place and mortar and lumpy bumpy etc. The...
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TNCS weirdness
TNCS weirdness TNCS weirdness Long time lurker but this is my first post here. I’ve got a weird situation where I’ve got a voltage difference between the shower and the drain, and the bathroom sink tap and the metal drain plug. I’d appreciate some advice on what might be causing this, and...
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Gerberit flush valve cant get off
Gerberit flush valve cant get off Gerberit flush valve cant get off Hi So I have the apparently typical constant running cistern problem. My issue is I cannot for the life of me get the damn thing off to check the seal underneath. I've tried twist anti clockwise and lift, looked for clips on...
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Lucy Letby case - Evidence discussion thread
Lucy Letby case - Evidence discussion thread Lucy Letby case - Evidence discussion thread A new thread to allow discussing the evidence and the bugger picture of how statistics can be problems in complicated cases. There's a critical review here: Stats about the letby case - <this links...
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Double glazed unit for a bathroom window
Double glazed unit for a bathroom window Double glazed unit for a bathroom window Hi All, I hope you are well. I have a question re my bathroom window. I know people use patterned or tinted glass for bathroom windows but in my case my neighbours windows are like 68 meters away. Would it be a...
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Hardwood or WBP ply for shower
Hardwood or WBP ply for shower Hardwood or WBP ply for shower Is there a difference between WBP plywood and hardwood plywood? I’m trying to determine if hardwood plywood would be sufficient for a shower base. by lostdiyer This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk...
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