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Unusual lintel/frame in ~1950s council house
Unusual lintel/frame in ~1950s council house Unusual lintel/frame in ~1950s council house Hi, in my postwar (c.1950) ex-council house I'm looking to make a double door where there's an existing window - I've removed some plaster to try to understand what the current lintel setup is but have...
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Can you use block paving bricks for garden steps?
Can you use block paving bricks for garden steps? Can you use block paving bricks for garden steps? Hi All, We are building some garden steps (6 high) and wondered if we could use concrete block paving bricks (215 x 102 x 65 mm) to form part the risers? I realise I probably should be using...
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Make a shed with fence panels or acrylic walls
Make a shed with fence panels or acrylic walls Make a shed with fence panels or acrylic walls I am considering making a shed from fence panels. Just to be clear, not those long narrow pieces of wood but a whole 6ftx6ft constructed panel of this...
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The steel industry gamble
The steel industry gamble The steel industry gamble Maybe the pyramid is getting shaky "Steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta is being prosecuted over his alleged failure to file accounts in the UK for more than 70 companies, adding to a list of legal woes faced by the industrialist. Gupta is fighting...
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Vehicles reporting data back to base
Vehicles reporting data back to base Vehicles reporting data back to base Hi, I'm thinking about buying a car, and have noticed that they have data monitoring and engine switch off in the newer ones. Does anyone know how true this is, and if it's invasive, like location data etc. Also is...
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Packing over steel. Are there new rules?
Packing over steel. Are there new rules? Packing over steel. Are there new rules? A friend's had a quote from a builder to fit an rsj. The builder said you now can only dry pack with slate above the steel. My friend said do you mean you don't use any mortar, just slate? The builder said yes...
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Puncture repairs
Puncture repairs Puncture repairs Sorted out a slow puncture on a family car yesterday. I took the wheel off and found both a small screw head and a thin wire spike in the tread centre about 14" apart. Took it to local tyre centre and the fella said they wouldn't repair the punctures because...
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Rip off plumber needs jailing
Rip off plumber needs jailing Rip off plumber needs jailing Old dear and pensioner who is very old friend just been well ripped off by plumber. Apparently dual flush valve was doing the usual trick of not closing so water kept running. Well Wickes will charge you £13 for a new one and they...
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Hurricanes and Storms
Hurricanes and Storms Hurricanes and Storms some forecast this - puts Miami into perspective 724 mph hoolie - be a bit wild a Porto by Munroast This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Detecting an underground water leak
Detecting an underground water leak Detecting an underground water leak I've been advised by Thames Water that I probably have a water leak somewhere on my property. They have given me 4 weeks to fix it or else they say they will have to do it themselves and they will charge me for it. It's...
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Freeview Play Issues
Freeview Play Issues Freeview Play Issues Could someone please run through accessing programmes using Freeview Play on an LG TV? I'm struggling to access a programme shown yesterday. Thank you. by securespark This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Dripping bathroom mixer tap, how to replace washer?
Dripping bathroom mixer tap, how to replace washer? Dripping bathroom mixer tap, how to replace washer? Evening all Looking for some advise on this pretty straightforward question (hopefully!) - this is the bathroom mixer tap, which is dripping slowly - however as it doesn't have any caps on...
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Isolation valve direction query
Isolation valve direction query Isolation valve direction query Hopefully a very quick question for those in the know Can anyone tell me whether there is a right and wrong way for this isolation valve to be put on, please? I have an equivalent for the hot water also There’s no directional...
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soil stack under kitchen floor for cloakroom toilet Help Needed
soil stack under kitchen floor for cloakroom toilet Help Needed soil stack under kitchen floor for cloakroom toilet Help Needed Hi all I was to install a small cloakroom toilet (Toilet and sink in one unit) From the toilet to the wall is 1.3m and I have marked where it would come out as...
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Sealing flue installed through an air brick
Sealing flue installed through an air brick Sealing flue installed through an air brick Hello, My Gas Safety Certificate failed because the flue has been installed through an air brick and has not been sealed externally. I've attached a picture. This has been the case for many years even...
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Paving over a Gas line in the garden?
Paving over a Gas line in the garden? Paving over a Gas line in the garden? Hi, We're moving to re-do our garden next week, and I am wondering what to do. The current state of the garden inherited disaster with mud and old concrete tiles 60x60 - not nice. nice. In the picture below, I have...
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Cracks on the interior and exterior wall - subsidence?
Cracks on the interior and exterior wall - subsidence? Cracks on the interior and exterior wall - subsidence? EDIT - I've also noticed a wider crack on the exterior of the downstairs window and a hairline stair step crack on the ground floor exterior. Images attached. I've already booked a...
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Correct way to join electrical cables in a wall
Correct way to join electrical cables in a wall Correct way to join electrical cables in a wall Hi all, I'm needing to move an electrical socket about 1-2 meters in my living room. I was intending on joining the cable in the cavity of the original socket then, as its not needed...
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Sound / vibration proofing for extractor fan
Sound / vibration proofing for extractor fan Sound / vibration proofing for extractor fan Looking to fit 2 in line extractor fans on some plywood base screwed to joists. Any recommendations for something I can use to reduce the vibration / sound? by noddy997 This has been automatically...
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Replacement UPVC door handle
Replacement UPVC door handle Replacement UPVC door handle Can anyone identify this door handle, and ideally suggest where I can get a replacement. I think the PZ is 85mm which seems pretty rare. TIA. by AlderPoint This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The...
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