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Thanks. I will hire a mixer. I bought a 2.4 meter length of planed wood and surprisingly it was flat along one side. Unfortunately I cannot get longer pieces in the car. I need the wall to be square to a few mm ! This will be fun … Very kind of Woody to offer. Tea and biscuits will be...

Damp due to condensation often forms behind an object such as a TV because the airflow is reduced, and it may be cooler.

I had black mould in a couple of places inside the house, always a top corner, always an outside wall. One wall was damp. I also had condensation at the base of each window in the morning. If you spend time in your house, the air inside will get saturated, and may condense on cold walls. Perhaps...

I have ordered a Halls Popular greenhouse 10 by 6 foot. I will place it on a low brick wall, two bricks high, supported by a 6” deep concrete footing, on what is currently lawn. My neighbour did likewise 20 years ago, and it’s fine. A problem is that it will be alongside a thick concrete path...

Thanks. I forgot that I store untreated wood in the unheated garage, and that has less ventilation than the loft, and it is fine.

I’ve put down a second layer of Knauf roll insulation in the loft, and I’m insulating the loft door. On the top side of the loft door I’ve built a frame around the edge from an untreated 34 mm by 18 mm pine slat. Is this okay as is, or does it have to be treated? I have some acrylic sealant...

Thanks. The unit has arrived, and the fitting between the motor and the filter is not the same, so I will replace the whole unit.

My front loading Bosch Exxcel washing machine dryer (Bosch wvd24520gb/08) is giving a drain error (F18). The drain filter is not blocked. The outlet looks okay. So I guess it is a failed drain pump. I have bought one of these and it arrives today...

I've worked out why lemmings throw themselves off cliffs. They've spent months reading the DIYNOT General Discussion forum. It is a merciful release.

It's hard to know what to say in response to your posts which are nuttier than fresh squirrel poop. Something tells me you do not work in image analysis.

You can't argue with such an in depth scientific analysis can you?

France and Germany can stay in the EU, they need not follow us if we leave. As for Nato, we can spend more on it if need be, which does seem to be the case.

In this case I think you are being unfair. It is a widely held perception. See below. Greeks work pretty hard. Unfortunately they often fiddled their taxes, and many retired early on generous pensions. That was the cause of their problems, rather than being lazy and feckless. That is an...

I agree with you. Oh dear, I seem to have come over all faint, I think I'll have a lie down ...

That is a grossly unfair misrepresentation of the out argument and downright offensive. Not wanting to be part of the European Union says nothing about one's attitude to foreign peoples. And it says nothing abot ones desire for international cooperation. How dare you call someone a racist, and...

The young are idealistic, they see cooperation, harmony, making laws uniform etc. They don't see bureacracy, lack of democratic oversight, corruption (Italy, Greece), horse trading that benefits some and not others.

I find it astonishing that they took the risks they did. It was technically incredibly challenging. Yes they had the technology to do it, but the issue really is could they get all the system working reliably enough that the entire mission would succeed. That they succeeded is a testament to...

Nope, I am neither sad nor a cretin. If you really think a poor quality image shows an animal then yes you are a fool. While we are enjoying this lovely little chat, would you like to buy a bridge?

I am sure we will remain in. Fear, uncertainty and doubt will dominate. People will be scared of the 'risk' of leaving, and ignore the bigger risk of staying. I think we have to get out, become part of the European trading area, make our own laws, control our own borders.

I think the real problem is that when they enter the job market, interviewers who see a face peppered with metal pieces and drawings, and adorned by a bizarre hairdo, are likely to skip to the next candidate. To my mind parents who allow children to be 'odd' when still young (under 16) suggests...