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    Anti Rat insulation?.

    Yeh I've got some cameras coming to see what's happening.
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    Anti Rat insulation?.

    Well.. Gone through one side of the atic, pulled insulation from sides and noggin off the middle boarded bit. So just dealing with the eves sides now. Nice way to spend your weekend off!. I think they are coming in through both sides (Council houses) so I'm a bit fxxked really, living the...
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    Best Euro locks?.

    Police have best idea, chain saw down the locking side of the door, doesn't matter what lock you have fitted at that point!.
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    Best Euro locks?.

    You have to laugh, on my knees in loft removing rat poo riddled insulation and wife texts saying they've found her keys at work. Already ordered a set of keyed alike Yale Platinums yesterday afternoon.. Can't make it up.
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    Anti Rat insulation?.

    Hello all, we've had a few visitors in the loft again and I've had to bin the "fluffy" fibreglass insulation. They seem to enjoy living in that?. Obviously I need to fit some more but is there any that's less inviting to rats?, was thinking solid blocks (Kingspan) may be better?. I'm pulling...
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    What’s going on with the standard of plumbers?

    Did he not give you an idea on price before you asked him to do the job?.
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    Best Euro locks?.

    Those Yale ones you've bought look good Mottie, I'll see if they do a 35/55 (in/out).
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    Best Euro locks?.

    Yes it's weired really, I need some 35/55's (or a 30/10/50 Yale). I think the new Yales us the "normal" sizing. Is it always from inside out with measurements?. None local has those sizes so I'll have to mail order it. Wife dropped and lost her keys yesterday and it could have been on our...
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    Best Euro locks?.

    With the Yale they give sizes like 45-10-45, is that still 45 to the centres and just noting the latch is 10mm wide?.
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    Best Euro locks?.

    Any make better than others, Yale, Avocet, Abus?.
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    Best Euro locks?.

    Hello all, just wondering what the best Euro lock cylinder is to buy for our doors?. Need two for front and back. I know I need to size them up but just wondering which are the best to go for?. Cheers, Keith.
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    A con, but does it actually do anything?

    Anyone who believes that has bigger problems than their electricity bill..
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    What was the most dramatic thing that happened at your school?

    Best one I ever saw was in PE at secondary school. Doing Javelin throwing and one muppet threw it back to his mate, ended up through his shin!. To be fair it could have been a lot worse.
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    What shed felt?

    I was contemplating shingles or similar on our shed roof, amazed that felt is that expensive!.
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    Covid cases Hospital Admissions & Deaths Rising - Should Masks Return?

    As said above, Covid isn't going anywhere so you just have to do the best you can to minimise the risk. I've worked though the whole lot, it's been surreal commuting to work on empty roads, and talking to people that have been fully locked down and spoon fed news. Felt most sorry for my two...
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    Is this safe or not please.

    Our Kitchen is on the ground floor socket ring main (bar the electric cooker supply). Bit odd yours is Kitchen + Upstairs, make sure it's properly labelled in the consumer unit!.
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    Earth needed?

    He doesn't want to buy any, he's already got some scrap lawnmower cable..
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    Lathe and Plaster Wall Is it a Supporting Wall?

    The vertical timbers alongside the door frames could be supporting the ceiling, my dad's house is L a P and they are tied into the joists.
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    Off the floor toilets but not wall hung

    Looks like a fair bit of leverage when you're sat on it.
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    Rat in the ceiling!.

    Not them in the kitchen luckily!.
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