Recent content by edwardian1913

Thanks for all the advice. I'm a bit reticent to rebuild the whole of the end section from scratch because (a) it fits aesthetically (same colour mortar etc) with the rest of the wall and (b) I am not skilled enough! Never done bricklaying so this 'crazy' pattern would be in at deep end. I...

Here's vaguely how my wall should look: Broken wall by edwardian1913 posted 11 Jan 2016 at 10:17 PM But it's all broken! :cry: Broken wall by edwardian1913 posted 11 Jan 2016 at 10:17 PM I have replaced rotted fence posts before, so I am comfortable with preparing a new wooden post of the...

That was easy and now I feel like an idiot! Thing is didn't want to force anything as I already broke one of the plastic clips while getting the back off :eek: Thank you.

I am trying to fit a new lead to a sitting room lamp and have got as far as taking the back off the lamp holder assembly (below). There are no screws or obvious 'release points' for the wires. How do I get them out without damaging anything and get new ones in? Apologies for the n00b...

Thanks for the quick responses (y) Wikipedia (so it must be true(!)) suggests that interceptor traps, disconnecting traps and Buchan traps are alternative names for the same thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchan_trap Apparently the Victorians thought cholera was an airborne - not...

Can anyone explain what this ceramic inlet/outlet is? Unknown-thingy by edwardian1913 posted 7 Aug 2015 at 7:21 PM Unknown-thingy-2 by edwardian1913 posted 7 Aug 2015 at 7:21 PM Top is about 9" in diameter and leads to series of vertical ceramic pipes. It is located about 11 feet from the...