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Don't know about where you lot live but Exeter must be in the bidding for the title of most traffic lights in the city, perfectly good roundabouts hav now all sprouted lights " to ease traffic flow" just so happens when they go tits up the traffic moves more freely also you aproach said...

Devon CC and Exeter CC have decided that a new cycle route is needed, its only going to cost £1.7 million (thats if it doesn't go over budget) Its going to take 52 weeks, all the locals even cyclists say it's not needed, but once again they are not listened to as with the LTN that hardly anyone...

We have an old Wylex CU with a spare outlet that was for an electric shower, if i connect into this and add a RCD before running cable up the fence line would that be ok, also will T&E be acceptable or would I need 2.5 flex, run is about 30m, only for lighting and a kettle, its more of a garden...

My daughter and son in law bought a Husquvarna cordless hedge trimmer / chainsaw, in 2 years the battery has been replaced 3 times under guarantee as it stops holding its charge, Iv'e instructed them not to totally discharge the bat, not to store in cold / damp conditions etc, they have taken it...

It seems compertition must be biting and a lot of the bigger names sub out to smaller companys who sub out again to individualls with rusty Transit type vans. We live in a small village up a steep narrow hill and those of us with drives are getting fed up with more and more of these cowboys...

Ok try to fathom this out, need to re insure wifes shopping trolley, dog, garden waste carrier 05 plate 1.5 dci Clio 60mpg £30 road tax, good little cheap run about. Insurance fromm AA gone from £145 to £245 , no accidents etc, so get a quote for £175, from another company, it states the value...

Was on the other night, just caught this snippet, a man had memorabillia about I think his great gran who was a nurse in the 1st WW. She treated German as well as allied casualties, when the hospital in Belgium was over run by the Hun they took her away and murdered her by firing squad for...

On a relativly cloud free day, looking out of my windows I can see approx 12 vapour trails, some fresh, some probably 1/2 mile wide, they account for more than 75 % of cloud cover today, what a difference from lockdown and when we had the volcanic eruptions which disrupted air travel, the skies...

As per title is it ok to tee the basin waste into the shower waste, total run of waste from shower to soil pipe about 2 mtrs with min fall, part of me says 2 seperate wastes as basin may pull shower trap (mira flight) other part thinks the speed of the water from the fall from the basin will...

As title if there are any thatchers on here, could they tell me if its possible to install a 110mm vent pipe through an existing thatch. Tia Alan

My daughter lives in a semi det bungalow, she would like to build into the roof as her and the children are outgrowing the house, the roof would have to be raised approx 1.5 m .With the new planning regs can this be done under PD. Tia Alan

Iv'e just replaced my hallway lights with LED's G9 bulbs,only noticed when it was dark the bullbs glowed ever so slightly, this morn I put my meter on and am getting 58v A/c, the wiring has not been changed its probably been like that for ages but as had low energy bulbs in old fitting 58v was...

As per title the mitred joint has "blown" idiot wife puts hot pans, lets things soak right on the joint, told her time and time again not to but she is just thick! is there anyway to repair the worktop, the "blown bit is approx 50mm long. Alan

My daughter is having a new kitchen, I will be doing the units,plumbing and electrics, the worktops are composite, she needs cutting out for a sink top, hob and one straight joint. Anyone interested Upper Tooting, easy parking G/F flat outside space to work. Alan

Hi my Daughter has a tiled floor in her hall, through to the open plan dining room/kitchen, they are all firm and level. She now wants to have a wood floor, is it possible to glue it to the tiles or should it be floating (don't personally like this idea as can be noisy/ springy. Tia Alan

As title I need to know the colour of the wires into the dash, they all go into a multi plug but not numbered, just cant seem to find anything on line, don't know if its in the Haynes or not so if any of chaps have one I would appreciate it. TIA Alan

Can any of you help solve a disagreement I'm having with a mate, he is adamant that 10 years must have passes before the LA can no longer take action on lets say an extension built without PP. I said I was sure that if 4 yrs had passed the LA can insist on retrospective PP but can't refuse...

I have some spare 12v led lights, I want to use them in a stable powered from a car battery, I don't know if they are A/C or D/C will they work with either, ps they used to be at home and have a transformer in the fitting which I would do away with if powered by battery.

As above is this now mandatory, or advisory.

Laminate kitchen floor is solid but looking tatty, wife wants tiles, I want a good quality vinyl, if I have to go down the tiling route is there any special adhesive that I can use, or just any flexible one for wooden floors, BTW the laminate is 20 yrs old glued joints and is kitchen quality, no...