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Thanks ! I actually picked up two at Argos for £2.99, which wasn't too bad

Does anybody know a cheap place I can order these online, with delivery. No shops in my town seem to stock them and taking a trip just for these, is a bit excessive. I actually need two bulbs 40W Small screw bulb fittings thanks !

I have a table tennis net bracket which is broken .. basically one part if like a G clamp and the other an L shaped piece of round steel (4mm diameter) I was going to buy some 'chemical metal' to stick them together, but at about £7 I had second thoughts. I have some resin and fibreglass...

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I have a Tempur bed, but one of the bolts is loose, to operate the lifting mechanism. On inspection, the end of the bolt has a little widget missing, see the image below. One image has one attached, but one bolt hasn't What is this called, like a flattened cone, which obviously is hammered...

Thank you for all the replies. I eventually went with CEF 'own brand' pendants, as I was there buying fluorescent fittings too.

What is the difference between these, some are about £1.40 each and others are up to £6. Is it worth paying extra ? What are the 'good' brands ? ALSO 5 ' fluorescent fittings ... Is it best to get one for a DIY store, or from an electrical suplier ? thanks

Where is the best place to buy two fluorescent light fittings to go in a kitcen .Do I need to get fittings with dffusers?

No Alternatively, I might have to put the cabinet over the bath, on the only external wall

I want to fit a mirror to a tiled, stud wall in front of a WHB. What's the best way to fit it ? I haven't actually bought the mirror yet, as some come drilled, for screw fittings. Can I fit to a partition wall, or could silicon be used to stick it to the existing wall tiles. A...

I am actually going to rent the house out and currently there isn't any sort of cabinet in the bathroom ... I just thought there should be.

I am looking for a bathroom cabinet for the wall that is lockable, so it can be used as a medicine cabinet, but can not seem to find any on the normal DIY shop websites. Does anybody know of any good offers on this type of product please. Thanks !

Does anybody know whether you can buy replacement timber runners for the built-in vegetable baskets, the ones that fit to the cabinet wall

Just wondering ... would sugar soap work ? :roll:

Thank you for all the interesting replies. I was washing the walls today in preparation for painting, with sugar soap, so tried that, which worked. I went through a few of those foam pad things though, but cupboard tops all spick and span now. As somebody mentioned, I too thought about...

told her Now sitting in the greenhouse as punishment

I need to clean the tops of the kitchen wall units, which are greasey. I would have left it, after all the tops are not really visible, but my wife wants it done. Which chemical can I spray on and then clean, with the minimum of effort please.

What is the best way to deal up the holes around two waste pipes which go out through the wall. Luckily thes are at the back of the housei o I thought about bricks,or rather bits of brick but with both skins to repair I thought about the expanding foam stuff. Is that any good and are all...

I have been painting my whole house, with a very exciting magnolia colour to all walls and white to ceilings. Now, all that is left to paint are the bathroom, toilet and kitchen, but I am shocked at the vast price difference, between, say the 10 litres B&Q normal silk magnolia emulsion, which...

I am sure I have seen this question asked a few other times. What is normally done, is to screw timber to the top of the existing ceiling joists, which is of course quite a long job. Best to buy / hire a powered screwdriver if you are doing it yourself. This way, the insulation is not...