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 Post subject: Top Fixing Toilet Seat Hinges
PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:39 pm 
Can anyone tell me where I can get these please?

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This has already been asked but the only answer, splashdirect.com, doesn't stock them.

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 Post subject: broken window extractor fan. new pane + new fan
PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 9:19 am 
Hi all.

im having some problems here - had an old fan in a window with a 19cm hole cut. fan broke. couldnt find a single fan which had a 19cm exit pipe so i took the glass out.

am getting a new piece of glass with a custom cut circular hole - the glass place are waiting for me to get back to them with the hole size.

problem is that i cant really ...

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 Post subject: underfloor insulation
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:14 pm 
Hi I'm replacing flooring in kitchen so all current chipboard coming up and I'm planning on insulating the floor at the same time, house construction is 20 year old timber frame semi, with all kitchen floor up would it be feasable to insulate the remaining ground floor from underneath? And what method of supporting insulation would you say would be the best, plastic netting stapled in place, or screws/nails with a zigzag of nylon twine? ...

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 Post subject: Proposed shed base very close to 60 foot leylandii
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:32 pm 
The existing traditional 8 x 6 wooden shed touches the tree at one corner, it has been there for 58 years and needless to say the concrete base is cracked. The tree must stay and a new 10 x 8 shed erected. It is realised that a concrete slab is not the way to go and one idea is to sink small columns between the tree roots and lay beams and flooring on top of ...

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 Post subject: How do I attach glass to wood/metal?
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 3:22 pm 
I would like to build a two-floor table/shelf, bolted to a corner at the three angles, with two pieces of 6-8mm glass as the surfaces.

Question is - how do I attach the glass to the wood/metal that I will use as the 3 legs (the angle opposite the corner will be in the air)?

I've seen these things around
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But I have no idea what they are, how they work or where to ...

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 Post subject: Vaillant ecotec plus not igniting
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 2:13 pm 
Hi,My boiler will not ignite giving me no hot water or heating it displays a F.22 problem fault.It is a vaillant eco tec plus 415 .I am not very good at D.I.Y but is there anything I can do to maybe resolve(bleed radiators ?) this as my landlord won't fix this till Thursday.Thanks in advance :-)

Dave

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 Post subject: Help. What is this and what should I do about it?
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 1:14 pm 
Hi there :welcome:

Am in the process of hacking of the last of my bathroom tiles and wanted to make a start on putting the new ones up ASAP but came across this contraption on the exterior wall. No idea what it is but its obviously not used as has been covered over with plaster/tiles for the 5 years i have been in the flat. ...

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 Post subject: 10kg bag plasterboard adhesive for small repairs?
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 1:12 pm 
I have to fill some gaps in dot & dab plasterboard after a partition wall has been removed, so the largest area is only around 10cm × 2.3m. Now it seems like a 10kg bag of adhesive would be a bit wasteful for this, but I'd rather do a proper job and bin the leftover.

Before I do that I may as well ask: is it possible to get smaller quantities of adhesive for situations ...

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 Post subject: Pop up gazebos
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:55 am 
Due to the consistent great weather, i am thinking of getting one. Probably 3m x 3m should do it. Would like to set it up on the patio with access to the garage. So would think one with removable sides should do, maybe a plastic window option.

Anybody use one and how quick are they to setup/dismantle?

All the ones i see have guy ropes, can i weight it down somehow if i don't have ...

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 Post subject: house alarm questions and ideas
PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 6:52 pm 
hi all,

hope you are all having a relaxing bank holiday!!

i would like to have a house alarm installed, something i keep saying i'll look into, but never have!! :roll:

ideally i would like a wireless system, with an autodialler and/or video link.

so i would like to know from all of you who have a home alarm. what do you recommend? the feasibility of ...

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