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Hello, can anyone tell me if they are any good or if there are any major down sides to them?

I have win 7 home edition on the master HD. I was going to set the bios to re arrange the hd boot order to boot from the slave, install xp on it then edit the boot.ini to get dual boot. Is there a better way to do this such as leaving the bios alone, install xp, and have win7 boot manager setup...

I was getting a lift from someone on a regular basis, but not so sure now as he gets his tyres from a scrapyard. I've seen garages advertise 2nd hand tyres. are they worth getting?

There are only 5 or 6 wasps going in and out of a nest hidden behind facia on side of building near the main path. They die off in winter and told wasps avoid old nests so unlikely to re nest there.. i'm not into killing creatures off if i can help it. Can i leave it alone if it stays manageably...

Can anyone tell me how i can test an earth connection using a multimeter. can do a continuity test , but not sure how to test for resistance. I was thinking of testing the connections on the MET. is there an accepable amount of resistance

I was thinking of removing an outside light fitting from an asbestos soffit above front door, then glue a hard board patch over the hole. But not sure if this is too dangerous due to any dust.. Any thoughts?

Apologies for postin this again. On internet via Phone and won't let me open other post. Can i attach a 10mm earth cable directly to an earth strap, or should i buy crimpers and fit a lug to the earth cable first then attach to earth strap? Strap is fitted to water supply. I'll be doing gas in...

Just looking at some crimping tools. Do they generally prevent over crimping? It has different holes to use for each size. There's no mention on the packaging

Not sure if this is in the right department, but can anyone tell me if it's an easy enough job to re-enamel a bath tub? I have the idea it's like preping a car for a re-spray.

Anyone know how i can sort out a draught that's coming in through a upvc door? The draught comes in at the hinge side. Ive looked for screws to adjust the door but can only find the ones on the hinges to adjust the door height. The rubber seal looks fine. is there anything i'm missing?

Currently I have a Baxi back boiler, about 21 years old now. It recently had a thermo couple replaced and the plumber said it;s about time I got a combi, before it pacvked up. He said it would be cost effective, rather than the cost of replacing parts on the back boiler. Is that generally...

Hello, can anyone help me asap as I'm short on time for this problem. My mother is thinking on getting a combi-condenser boiler fitted and has had the fitters give her options of boilers and quotes. Can anyone tell me if the following are good makes: vokera, baxi, (Pro boilers). been told...

I've been wading through the interent, trying to find the details of where the strap needs to go but can't seem to find it. Does the strap need to be within 0.6 metres of the 15 copper pipe entering the house, and before the pipe has an elbow, t connector? is it before or after the stop tap...

OK, As I understand it there's the gas and water, connected to the MET block. however; 1. do I need to bond the cenrtal heating pipes? 2. The earth on the gas is 10mm2, but IMO it's a long way. about 40 feet of run to/from the MET. what's the max run before using 16mm2? ta for any...

I'm looking into running a 10mm earth from the gas meter to MET. a portion of the route is through the external cavity wall, but it's filled with rockwool. i don't fancy running it up the outside of the wall in ducting stuff. are there any regulations against me doing that?

I've had a pretty bad experience using dulux fast drying gloss. It dried brill. white. all went well, until a month later when it started yellowing until it stopped at "butter yellow" :( I sent a paint sample to dulux who acknowledeged their was a fault in the paint. is it safe to use it...

Hello all. Just a general question about making a wooden frame to support upvc cladding above a garage door. it would be to support facia 210cm long 34 tall, with a soffit of about 30cm wide. will I be ok using 3x2" untreated wood, and fitting noggin thingys just using screws? , i'm...

Just been thinking about fitting cover boards to existing wooden facia on a flat roofed garage. 1. Can anyone tell me of any negative aspects of plastic facia? 2. My neigbour fitted it himself and looked good until I noticed he had black streaks running down from the bitumen. It's a flat...

Can I use any sand to refill the gaps between the block paving? The reason I ask is I've seen plastering sand a lot cheaper than the sand intended for block paving at the builder's merchants.

I've hired a rugdoctor but didn't get the desired result. Is there anything more powerful?