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Hi all... I have in my possession 4 x SES CFL bulbs (warm white), which I bought to replace the bright white ones because the colour of the light was so horrid. I am putting them in a nearly-new, 4-pendant light fitting, which we installed last week. Here's the mystery.... One bulb...

Evening all, I've got a JMB drill that's burnt out, but the two Ni-Cd batteries and the charger are sound. I've been on ebay and seen many bare drills for sale which are just the bare unit, without batteries. Ideally I'd like to not waste the working bits I have, and not spend a lot of on a...

Afternoon all! I haven't lurked around here for a while; hope you're all well. I'm currently putting together a sand pit for my little one, out of a massive (and thoroughly cleaned) lorry tyre. My question is, how much play sand will I need to fill it up? I've calculated the volume to be...

Hello everyone I'm considering all options on lighting an odd shaped room with a slanted roof; one option is to run some track lighting along a wooden beam. Personally I'd only ever use LED or low-wattage GU10 bulbs in them so there wouldn't be the risk of overheating the beam (I think...

It's the first growing season at our new house and granted, the garden is not very big, but I'm getting ideas of a two-tier raised bed along the sunny side (about 5 metres long) -- tall plants in the taller top tier and shorter plants in the front. The house is made of stone, and is in a...

Morning all Hubby-to-be and I are (slowly) stripping paint off of two beams in the top room. Got an electric sander to them, and they look lovely. Except for about one inch along the top of the sides where the sloping ceiling makes an acute angle with them... That's where the sander won't...