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sort out a few blocks of wood at the right height to support radiator, loosen ens fittings, rotate rad 90 degrees so it is flat on blocks of wood prepared, retighten the rad fittings to stop leaks, then fill and paint/paper as required.

A friend worked briefly in russia a few years ago in a russian hospital, the canteen for staff had a bar, vodka WAS popular with the surgeons at lunchtime... Anyway, recent changes to the breeding of canabis plants has made it worse for causing psychosis, that was driven by smugglers wanting to...

the damp droof course is above the finish to the render, so that bit with the two hand painted arrows on it is bridging and allowing the damp to flow back up and into the wall inside I think. the render should really finish at the line of the dpc pointed out in picture 2 I also think, but that...

anyone with trig and pythagoras could use maxima as a totally free app for phone/pc/mac, it does all symbolic maths.

shoo goo is solvent based and works well for troublesome shoe repairs/rebuiding of sole/profile etc.

It will most likely be a lime plaster with horsehair added for strength, so just an alkaline dust, it will all be chalk by now.

Also remember that yew keeps growing for quite a while, look up the fortingall yew in scotland... https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/fortingall-yew-p2568631

they get blocked with fat, run a hot cycle with it empty and a charge of washing soda in the dispenser for the dishwasher detergent.

you need to fix the "between 1-2ft underground part, the damp should slowly go away on its own then. Lime mortar being softer and flowing more than gypsum usually does not crack off.

Cement dust sealer is "Waterglass" and does make the surface shinier by putting a glass coat on the cement, should work there too

Saw this on holiday, the 70's called and want there decor back, can think of one or two on here that might think this is a smart repair... It is a sheet of stainless over a hole in the tiles, with a central bolt, the lighting was dim so the exposure was too long to be sharp. Even the soap...

give yourself a decent gap for the silicone, if the gap is too small then it gets overstetched between ful and empty

The hoods we are looking at give a minimum and maximum measure for height from top of chimney to base of extractor. I require the hood to be higher than the height given by the minumum distance to ceiling. using that image as an example, many are similar. I need the chimney to be cut down...

Hi, As title want to fit a cooker hood, we have a few models we are looking at, but so far the fitting drawing shows that the maximum height that the unit can be fitted is below the minimum allowed for a gas hob. Are they easy to cut down to a more sensible height? I know I have some cutting to...

the only thing left is to use vinegar/citric acid to dissolve the cenent, will need agitating to dislodge sand particles as they become exposed. as you discovered setting does continue even underwater if there are enough solids around the cement

agreed, the bamboo would pop up about 3m away from the clump...

It still should have had a packing sliver for the middle section of the hinge and the two other screws fitted, also as others say, not really fitted square on either side. the chippy should have turned up wearing a 10 gallon hat!

try citric acid, gentler than brick acid, will take a while though, use an old toothbrush to agitate the cleaning solution

If you go for bamboo, then put a ring of slates vertically around whatever you plant them in, the roots will escape in time. I needed a wrecking bar to get my bamboos cleared out.

well they are 20x25 cm tiles, so not too much grouting to do.