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    Recommendations/advice for basic CCTV install

    Ah, cheers - I see there would be a requirement to display signage to inform the public that you're capturing the images. Not what I wanted to hear tbh - was hoping I could film covertly.
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    Recommendations/advice for basic CCTV install

    Following some recent issues we've experienced I would like to install CCTV to monitor the street outside my house where I park my car. I live in a typical Victorian "2 up 2 down" facing directly onto the street. My first question is whether there are any legal issues, as the area I want to...
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    Above ground drop wire closure - attach to wall?

    As per the title really - is there a "proper" way to attach an above ground drop wire closure (the type like a black plastic sausage) to the wall? I've just received one, but short of drilling through the back and compromising the waterproof construction I can't figure it out.
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    Running Cables and letting sparky install

    My mum recently bought a new build bungalow off plan - they had a minimum charge of £200 + materials for each individual deviation from the original plan, so for 7 additional double sockets, an extra telephone socket, 2 x extra aerial points and moving one socket 12 inches to the left of where...
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    Is it just me, or...

    Aah, that's why I've never had the front off a CU :-)
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    Is it just me, or...

    ... did the graphics accompanying tonight's ITV News report on the default filtering of extreme pornography appear to show someone fiddling with a CU?
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    Running cable inside channel in fascia

    D'oh! - hadn't thought of that! Thanks.
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    Running cable inside channel in fascia

    Hello, I currently have 2 cables which supply the lights and sockets to an outbuilding clipped along a 4 Metre fascia along the outside of my single storey kitchen. If I was to put a a plastic fascia facing over the existing timber fascia would it be acceptable to run the cables inside a...
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    Replacing wooden window with 2 lintel sections joined above?

    Hi all - am embarking on replacing the rotten wooden window frame in my single storey kitchen. However, I have discovered that the wooden lintel which runs the length of the kitchen above 1 door and 1 large window seems to be in 2 pieces, with the join above the window. I can't see any thing...
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    Can you help identify this shower door roller?

    I may end up having to improvise, but would prefer to get the correct part if possible.
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    Frame extenders/clip ons/knock ons - Argh!, please help!

    Great, - thanks for the advice!
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    Can you help identify this shower door roller?

    Evening all, My wife's friend has asked if I can help fix her shower enclosure "because the doors keep falling off" it appears that a couple of the rollers are missing, but I just can't seem to find anything similar to replace them. The roller itself seems to be a fairly standard 19mm roller...
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    Frame extenders/clip ons/knock ons - Argh!, please help!

    Hi All, I need to replace a rotten wooden window, and have acquired a used frame to do the job. As the replacement frame is slightly smaller than the existing one I need to make up the gap using a frame extender, but when I went to B&Q I discovered that they have 2 different profiles, but...
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    Can I buy a wireless TV aerial router?

    You could attach an Android smart TV converter such as the MyGica EnjoyTV 510B to each of your TV sets, then watch live programmes streamed wirelessly using the Catchup TV app...
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    240V shaver/toothbrush socket in bathroom cupboard

    I would like to install a socket in my bathroom to charge an electric toothbrush, however I am aware that bathroom electrics are heavily regulated. There is a built in cupboard in the bathroom where an unused cable protected by a 16A MCB terminates - would it be possible to use this to supply a...
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    Does this faceplate have a SKY connector?

    The screw on connection usually used for sky is called an "f connector" if you already have a lead with an f connector at each end then you need an f to male coaxial adapter, if you don't have a lead then you need one with an f connector on one end and a male coaxial plug on the other. Both...
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    retro-fitting drawers to 1000mm kitchen base unit

    Hi all, I currently have no drawers in my kitchen, and would like to add 2 drawers at the top of a 1000mm base unit. How are the drawer runners in the centre of a double base unit usually attached - would there usually be a piece of material in the centre with a drawer runner fixed to each...
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    The best way to chase walls

    Not what you were asking, but if you are chasing the walls yourself and they are brick or block I would heartily recommend using an Armeg SDS scutch chisel - I bought one recently and found it was far easier and faster than any other method I've tried, and produced far less dust than a proper...
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    No Under Work Top Plug Sockets - how to plug in appliances?

    I'm sure there's a good reason why it shouldn't be done, but one cheap lash up would be to make up a short extension lead with a trailing socket on one end and a rewireable plug on t'other - I'm sure that you could find someone to make up the extension for considerably less cost and disruption...
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    Laying laminate over uneven concrete floor with no DPM

    Hi all, I would appreciate your opinions / suggestions on the following. I wish to lay some Classen Mega Lock laminate flooring in my dining room. The current floor has been stripped of the knackered Marley tiles which were down, and is now mostly bitumen adhesive with some patches of bare...
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