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  1. mrcrow

    front door seals problem

    this is the problem... is there anyway i can fix this..when the door is closed and locked the gap is very small and only from the handle down but i can feel a slight draught...its the hallway that gets it the seals all look ok...no tears or anything.. cheers geof
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    stamp collecting

    this was amongst my deceased fathers papers 1+2AB 2 by geof worrall, on Flickr dont know if they really are collectable...if not can i use them as stamps on my letters.... cheers geof ps...the photo is the front and back of a sealed item....hope they arent stuck to the card!!!!!
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    dirty joke

    man slips on a banana skin and falls into an open coal hole..:LOL: want to hear the one about the man with the pet alligator in a pub..(n)
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    glued vinyl flooring

    our kitchen was done in a black slate finish vinyl tile with "grout" lines inserted...pics available if needed or relevant plywood was laid over the existing chipboard flooring and fixed at short centres then treated to take the adhesive which had to cure for a bit.. that was 3 years ago there...
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    bi-lingual dog

    went elsewhere read the sticky
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    outside lamp wiring

    my refuse bins are at the side of our bungalow and to avoid using the usual torch this winter, i plan to fix onto the gable wall, which is the outer wall of the garage, an led inspection lamp(s) to get to the garage internal lighting circuits is a bit awkward since i have fitted a suspended...
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    Smoothing tarmac

    My driveway main surface is fine but around the entrance door debris collects from windy eddies and is hard to sweep away. Is there a coating I can apply to give a smooth surface so I can hose it down and keep the grit and dust being trailed into the hallway The area would be about 2M wide by...
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    cold walls

    this may be better here?? https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/cold-walls.512139/
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    cold walls

    BR PANO 221 by mrcrow_uk, on Flickr in our bedroom our bed and wardrobes, one on each side of the bed, are against two outer cavity walls. the space between the wardrobes has a fitted headboard which slides behind the wardrobes but has clear wall 650mm above and below its a bit colder than we...
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    when should these not be used??

    they seem so handy and look safe...i got some to do what would have been the job of a junction box to put a light in my loft from the lighting wiring in the loft..its a bungalow one for each wire LNE 3 fittings...the lead for the lights goes into a pull switch near the loft ladder the...
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    Radial circuit in garage

    my garage is 5.5m x 2.8m There is a radial circuit on the consumer unit for the garage which feeds a twin socket for the freezer and washing machine and then a single socket for the dryer at the rear of the garage, the freezer runs all the time and on wash days the washer and dryer are on...
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    garage door insulation

    my up and over garage door...2060 wide split into 3 zones by the framing 675/530/675mm the available space between the door panel and the opening rods is 40-45mm i see my local builders merchant stock Recticel Eurothane Gp Insulation Board 2400 x 1200 x 40mm at £30.70 a board and will deliver...
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    suspended ceiling in garage

    upgrading the garage to a part laundry area and garaging i chose an armstrong system and tiles, some trimming was needed around a pier and access to electrics. i fitted 3 downlilghters with led's. i reinforced the tiles where they were to go with 9mm ply as the springs which hold them into the...
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    Suspended ceiling

    my garage Trussed roof trusses at 600 crs Inside dimensions 5400 x 2800 I want to use 1200x600 grid with main T’s running across and connecting T’s running longways And the tiles to run longways as well This means the connecting T’s will need to be 1200 to give the 1200 x 600 grid. There will...
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    gutter water tinted

    its been hot and my conservatory gutter has dried out it usually due to a bad incline set up has about 20mm lying in it in wet weather it rained quite heavily recently so the 20mm re-appeared but it is tinted a rosy red colour and some dripped out of a joint at a corner and dyed the window cill...
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    flooring over garage floor

    we have a long garage and the rear 1.8m are dedicated to our laundry equipment and a freezer my wife wants to have it tidied up to make it easier to clean i envisage fixing something to the concrete slab to give a clean and flat substrate and then using vinyl tiles to match the kitchen flooring...
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    ceiling rose

    my son has bought a new house and most of the ceiling lights are hanging cord type battens the one in the hall is a sort of total unit he wants to fit a flush light in place of the hall unit i take out the bulb and remove the skirt and then screw off the part covering the ceiling fixing and...
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    Basin waste leaks

    I looked up earlier threads on this problem And so I got the basin mate and plumbers gold to try sort a leak with the gaskets that came with the waste, top and bottom I gave a good bead of sealer round the top on the surface of the basin and on the mate plug I had to trim the flat part of the...
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    Grout protection It

    I have finished the tiling and grout for the shower quadrant. I see grout protection spray being mooted elsewhere online...advert Would this be advisable to finish off before fitting th shower unit? Cheers Geof
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    Plywood on walls prior to tiling etc

    JUST SAW THE ABOVE BASICS POST...BUT HELP WHEREVER YOU THINK NECESSARY the bath is out now and the sink/wc cistern cupboard thing leaving gaps for tiling i have matching tiling, about double the amount. the floor is clean plywood now and sealed at the edges, socket weld piping cut ready to fit...
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