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    Slow Draining Shower

    We had a shower cubicle fitted 12 months ago and have the problem that it doesn't drain well and water quickly fills up the tray. The shower is in a downstair bathroom and is raised on a plynth. The pipe runs from the shower along one wall, out the house and along into the drain. I have...
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    (paint for) Exterior Wood

    Our old box broke and the door fell off, but the new standard sized boxes are too small to fit it all in, so had to build a new one. Built it with a small frame screwed to the wall and then covered it in shiplak cladding. I considered making a door so it could be read and the off switch...
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    Exterior House

    Hello Just a couple of questions as I embark on painting the outside of our rendered house. 1) Telephone wires - There are two of these and they are black. Can I paint masonry paint on to them, do I try to paint around them, or is there something I can paint on them first to make the...
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    (paint for) Exterior Wood

    brilliant thankyou, just the answer i needed. cheers :D
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    (paint for) Exterior Wood

    Hello Just about to paint the masonry rendered exterior walls of our house. I have also just built a wooden box to hide our gas meter which I want to paint the same colour as the walls of the house. The wood is currently bare. My question is, if I paint the wood with primer then...
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    Paint Colours

    Hi all. We wrote to Dulux with photos of our terrace of houses and asked for colour recommendations, they sent us some and we picked one of their choices. I have since lost the letter and all contact details for who helped us. However our local dulux centre tells me that the colour 'Linnet...
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    Rotovator

    Hi Our garden is 4m wide x 7m long with a shed at the end of that patch. I have cleared the old turf and stuff that was on the patch. Currently it is just compacted earth with a few sprouts of grass here and there. I need to prep it for turfing. Was going to hire a rotovator but they...
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    Finished Decking

    Hi Ive just finished a decking project, and finished it by coating the boards with decking protector oil. My question is : Is it safe to put things like, metal BBQ feet on the deck and just leave them, or will the metal react with the wood (like it would with our oak worktops?) What is...
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    Decking

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of some great online guides to building decking? I now have the wood I need but have some probably pretty simple questions about putting it together. 1) Beams will be 40cm apart, but how far apart should the noggins be? 2) 3 screws into each end piece...
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    Gas Meter

    Hiya Thanks for reply Plastic box is totally broken, left unlocked and the wind caught it and snapped the door clean off. Was in poor nick anyway so was thankful at opportunity to replace. The pipe is the one coming out of the top of the meter then goes up (too far) before bending left...
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    Gas Meter

    Hi, technically more of a Gas question than plumbing but seems like most posts relating to Gas are in this section. The door on my plastic gas meter box has broken off. My understanding is that it is my responsibility to deal with the box. It is surface mounted not recessed. Found a new...
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    TV AERIAL

    oh right wow genuis, thanks for that info, invaluable chris
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    TV AERIAL

    Hi Thanks for the replies Was looking at Labgear LAB450W/S Professional High-Gain Digital Aerial Which says it is high gain and has some good spec from looking around. There is no power in the loft so I might try it without mast amp first. The cable is prob only 8m max from mast to tv...
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    TV AERIAL

    Hi Our Aerial on our roof seems to have gone kerput and is giving out a very bad signal even with the booster I have attached, looking up it looks like quite a basic one and some of the spokes are bent. Thinking about replacing, however we are an end terrace with a high gable end and the...
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    Moving external telephone cable

    thanks for all your help. I think this is a DIY job, there's only two wires so it really cant be that hard! Think ill risk it! Thanks for all your help, especially with recommending gel grips, ive never seen those beofre, they look perfect. Thank you all chris
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    Moving external telephone cable

    I did wonder wether "vandalism" to my phone cable at ground level would warrent a free replacement. The new route is not much different just 4 ft left to go behind the guttering downpipe. Ill have a think about the best option, perhaps opening up the junction box on the top of the house to...
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    Moving external telephone cable

    Would it be cheaper if I run the cable myself and ask them simply to terminate the ends? I know that teechnically it is not allowed BUT its surely not that hard and not much can go wrong. Ive terminated phone sockets myself and network cable runs before and that always goes fine. Last year I...
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    Moving external telephone cable

    Hi Our phone line comes from a BT telephone pole via an ariel wire to a box on by the guttering. A cable runs from that box down the wall to ground level where it comes through the wall to the master socket. I want to re run the cable from the box to the master socket. I simply want to...
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    Solid Oak Worktop Prep

    Sounds great Thanks chris
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    Solid Oak Worktop Prep

    Yes I would be looking for a matt finish, to be honest I like the sound of the worktop oil you recommended. Ive been disappointed by the quality of DIY shop products before and kinda think this is something not to get wrong really. What would be the difference between danish oil and worktop...
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