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    badly squeeking floor

    upstairs right outside the hotpress the floor is squeeking badly. when you put your foot in a certain area (12" by 6" area) , the floor moves . After lifting up the board, their appeared to be a leak a long time ago, and the previous people got it fixed, my dad thinks by putting down...
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    Internal Oak doors - advice please

    i would do #4 in the middle of doing it now. heres some pics of the door. underneath the frames its all pine, but when its finished you will see no pine. You can see the pine in this one. From the other side
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    how to install thermostat on radiator

    great thanks! Do you actually have to drain all the water out of all radiators? I would have thought you just empty the water from one only (note this radiator is up stairs if that helps)
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    how to install thermostat on radiator

    Last year i got a thermostat put onto a radiator, seen the guy doing it and it looks easy enough. However i remember him going into the attic to turn the water off (or stop it flowing) something to do with the water tanks. Im looking to install another thermostat in another room, and im...
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    Salt as a weedkiller?

    if your interested in salt, call into a aquarium/fish shop. If they do marine fish, you can buy a big tub of salt (25litres) for anything between £35-£50. with this amount of salt you could get about (i think ) 1000litres+ of water (at sea salt level) from it. Or if you know someone who...
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    Speedtouch 330 -vs- Voyager 205

    Yes correct, ethernet will be a lot faster, some people have reported speed increases of 10-20%, but it really all depends on your setup.
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    Worth insulation upstairs floor

    shall leave it then, (since the attic is insulated) thanks nick
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    Missing fingers incident.

    last october i cut my wee right finger very deeply, severed the nerves at the tip. The cut was about 5cms long . How did i do this? By cutting a coconut... :lol: Now not actually cutting open the coconut, but i was scooping the coconut out of the shell with a new knife, and it...
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    Odd electricity Usage

    Some pc's have a 500w PSU , if its a branded machine or old machine chances of that are slim (some new branded machines only have a 150w psu, )
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    holes for down lights

    Brilliant thanks! Will be using a hole saw (the one that goes onto the end of a drill) will be borrowing it from my uncle. thanks nick
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    Worth insulation upstairs floor

    I noticed the semi detached house that i live in, under the first floor chipboard there is nothing but air! Is it worth while insulating this using loft insulation or is it not really worth it? The house has double glazing and loft insulation in the roof space. thanks in advance nick
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    holes for down lights

    sorry to hijack this thread, Was going to ask this question + a few others! Im looking to know whats the best way of drilling the holes in the ceiling? go slowly (adjustable speed of drill) or just go full on? thanks in advance nick _____________________________ lynda, moderator...
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