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Featheredge boards - fixing method
Featheredge boards - fixing method Featheredge boards - fixing method I've got 150mm boards that I am using to clad a shed. I plan to sue 40mm galvanised nails but have seen varying methods for where they should be nailed. I plan to have a 25mm overlap with the boards and wanted to check if it...
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Tape suitable for vinyl floor covering
Tape suitable for vinyl floor covering Tape suitable for vinyl floor covering Need to stick some "Polysafe" heavy duty non-slip vinyl floor covering down to a plywood base, but I need to do it in such a way that it can be removed if necessary to gain access to services under the floor below so...
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Do I need radiator under triple glazed window?
Do I need radiator under triple glazed window? Do I need radiator under triple glazed window? Hi all again, I'm planning on moving my radiator site to a side wall away from under the room window. Two reasons: 1. Wanting to build a window seat and not wanting to block the heat from the...
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Kitchen Extractor fan wrong way round?
Kitchen Extractor fan wrong way round? Kitchen Extractor fan wrong way round? The kitchen was put in last year. The extractor is very loud, it's recirculating , and I noticed that the fan on the right side sucks air in, this has a charcoal filter. The fan on the left side is blowing air out...
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VIVA Skylo Dual Flush Nightmare
VIVA Skylo Dual Flush Nightmare VIVA Skylo Dual Flush Nightmare Could you help me fix a simple but nightmarish problem? I replaced a Dual Flush toilet syphon universal valve, VIVA. Everything was good until the local water company told me I was losing water. I had a very fine trickle from the...
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Biggest halestones I’ve ever seen
Biggest halestones I’ve ever seen Biggest halestones I’ve ever seen Yesterday My wife and I took our dog to the vet, we left at 10.30 and arrived at 11.00am in East Grinstead. It absolutely hammered down and when we got to the car park the halestones started, the biggest ones were bigger than...
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any suggestions to tidy up my under counter washing machine & dryer?
any suggestions to tidy up my under counter washing machine & dryer? any suggestions to tidy up my under counter washing machine & dryer? Hi all, Does anyone have suggestions how i can tidy up my under counter washing machine & dryer install? I'm attaching a photo of my old ones, you'll see...
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Best type of spade for rocky soil
Best type of spade for rocky soil Best type of spade for rocky soil Hey We've just moved to a new house and the garden is mostly soil. Sadly it seems like the owners before us had the whole thing covered in garden stones but removed them. Sadly, the tiny stones have worked it's way into the...
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Shower booster pump
Shower booster pump Shower booster pump Hi, I live in a ground floor flat. No boiler and all electric with immersion only. I want to boost my hot water so I can use the shower on the mixer tap . Seen quite a few on the market but which to buy. Cold pressure is fine. Thanks. by Trevsim This...
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Solar Light for Shed
Solar Light for Shed Solar Light for Shed Hi, I bought a solar light for inside my shed. It has a detachable solar panel with a ~3m cable. The shed is just shiplap clad, what's the best way to run the cable for the solar panel outside? i.e. what cable glands for sealing the hole for the cable...
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Two tier policing and sentencing
Two tier policing and sentencing Two tier policing and sentencing Compare the policing in Bristol when demonstrators caused criminal damage to Colsons statue, the police stood aside "so as not to inflame the situation" (cowardly ****s) and aquital of 5 defendents charged with the criminal...
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Sparks, is this an electrical danger?
Sparks, is this an electrical danger? Sparks, is this an electrical danger? Friends manky bathroom pull cord is detaching from ceiling. It's currently being held up by one rawl plug and screw, when there should be two of both. Wiring is slightly exposed They want me to come 'sort it now'...
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Underground drainage
Underground drainage Underground drainage Hello, I've had to go back on myself with the underground drainage, does anyone know if this is ok? Water flows fine, it's 1:40 fall, but not sure if it's with regulations? by willwillscrisp This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on...
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Gas boiler continuous heating issue
Gas boiler continuous heating issue Gas boiler continuous heating issue My gas boiler, a Vaillant ecoTEC plus 415 is doing rather odd and random things. Everytime the boiler is heating hot water for the hot water tank (unvented cylinder) when it finishes the pump continues and pumps the rest...
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Lime plaster vs gypsum
Lime plaster vs gypsum Lime plaster vs gypsum There are similar threads to this one I know, but not quite what I’m looking for… anyone out there who does this as a job can give advice?? I’ve bought a Victorian terraced house with rat trap bond brick walls - lime plastered and dashed...
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Which replacement tube light fitting?
Which replacement tube light fitting? Which replacement tube light fitting? Could I pls have some recommendations as to what I can replace the unit which houses these tube lights with a long life LED one instead? I would like to get an idea of product costing before I buy it and get a...
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Chinese Diesel Heater
Chinese Diesel Heater Chinese Diesel Heater I see a lot of youtube videos on Chinese Diesel Heaters. Anyone using one? How do they rate in heating performance, safety and fuel cost savings? VEVOR Automotive | VEVOR UK Shop the best Automotive on VEVOR at affordable prices. Enter Automotive...
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Sheffield bike stands in postcrete
Sheffield bike stands in postcrete Sheffield bike stands in postcrete I've used postcrete to embed the bottom 20-30cm of my Sheffield bike stand. It hardened up nicely. A week later though and, the stand had a wobble and a hard tug willslide the post up a little from its base. Incidentally the...
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Greenstar 24ri - large temperature drop before re-fire
Greenstar 24ri - large temperature drop before re-fire Greenstar 24ri - large temperature drop before re-fire I have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 24ri gas fired boiler for water and central heating. Hot water is via an indirect cylinder, tank stat set to 60C and boiler set to give flow...
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How to fit new door here?
How to fit new door here? How to fit new door here? Hello We've had a half wall and timber door/window taken down which has resulted in a gap in the floor and the wall. I'm considering DIY'ing a bifold door in here, but unsure as to how to make the cavity good to accept the frame? If I close...
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