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    Remove Cistern Lid - Serel -no screw

    Have you tried pushing one down and then pulling the other one up. I remember this on an old toilet that you had to do that to release it
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    Remove Cistern Lid - Serel -no screw

    Push one of the plastic rods down, this should allow the other rod to be lifted to reveal a screw.
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    How to lower clay pipe

    If fitting a new tray you may be able to get one with a corner waste so it will increase the fall.
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    Washing machine drain hose siliconed into waste pipe. Why?

    ...and it can just sit inside the pipe
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    Can I put hot cold pipes in exterior wall

    Surely some pipes can't be accessible and are usually run behind plasterboard.
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    Boxing pipework under radiator

    Why did they have to swap ends? Most rads can have either side as flow or return?
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    Retro fit brick lights in rendered block wall

    I'd just run some low voltage cable between the fence and add some lights on the wooden section. Way easier than messing with the blockwork but maybe not the look you intended
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    Old stopcock

    Can you access a shut off in the street rather than trying to turn the old one?
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    What Tool Opens and Closes To An Exact Angle

    I've used one on these for a similar job. You can sit the adjuster along the length of the board. Or measure and cut one and then use the cut piece as a guide for all the others...
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    Retaining wall mortar mix

    You also could do with some drainage behind the wall. Water in the grass/soil needs somewhere to go, either around the wall or through it
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    Joists on wall plate - Two different heights

    Could you increase the new joist depth? When you say blocking do you mean similar to a wall plate but just in sections between each existing joist?
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    Pir flood override ....

    Not sure how it's wired but I have floodlights that work off the pir when the switch is off and then are always on when the switch is on. It's just a standard pir used on the external wall.
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    Badly installed tiles

    Can't see where it's tile on tile? They are directly onto board. The small squares will be the pattern of the underside of the laid tiles and within the adhesive
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    Best type of spade for rocky soil

    A mattock works well to loosen it all so you can then use a spade
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    Narrow trestles?

    I'd just build some bespoke ones out of wood that you can then fold down and keep. Loads of videos on the tube.
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    Soil pipe through flat roof leak fix

    Hi I have a soil pipe that enters through a flat roof. Rain water is getting through the hole where the pipe enters and into the internal boxing in. Is there a way to fix a collar on without removing any of the pipework or can I fix with blackjack paint or similarroof . The rainwater runs off...
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    TV mounting help

    Bracket is probably specced for an older style tv which are much heavier so all good for the weight I'd move the bracket and plugs down down personally as you should be able to find the joists and noggin easy enough to accept screws
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    Floating floor in garage conversion - how to construct

    What sort of gym equipment do you need to install? Take a look at the video below which should give you an idea. Would just be the strengthening to sort if required. PIR is quite dense and with thicker chipboard should be adequate for most things I would have thought as the load is spread out...
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    Sky box in a cupboard?

    You may be able to just use an ir repeater. It plugs into the box and then there is a small remote receiver you can place outside the cupboard. But to answer your question a grill would also work most probably
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    If you were changing your "2nd" car now what would you buy?

    If I couldn't charge from home I'd not even consider it. Cost to charge at home is way cheaper than on the car parks. You need to be able to plugin at home overnight. I can reduce 'fuel' costs by 90% moving from a diesel
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