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    Stud wall Partition

    I recently bought some 4x2 for a stud wall partition in a garage, to make a utility room. The wood i bought had just been delivered to the timber yard, and was soaking wet. I seperated it on batons, on the garage floor for a week, to let it dry out. I'm half way thro, but am a tad worried that...
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    Pine clad window seat.

    Hello! I have an bay window area in the kitchen where the gas meter is, and I want a 2-seat window seat there. Its of the style you see in old fashioned pubs, pine clad seat and angled back-rest, with a cushion in the seat and back. Anyone know of any sites where they have designs and...
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    The B*****D Tiles wont come off!!

    Here is what I did with my 1930's 12 foot thick cemented black and wihte rectangle tiles....and very simple, without "death by a million tile shards! After picking out a piece of tile out of my toe, that went thro my trainers!, and bled for 2 weeks.....I went to my local wood yard. Purchase...
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    patchy lawn from dog pee

    What Dewey said. I thought it was bitches pee because girl dogs squat, and dogs lift their leg on a tree. My Shih-tze dog squats??, but thats shih-tzues for ya. I suggest you move to Manchester. It never stops raining, so its instantly washed away.
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    Plumbing regs on water pipes

    Having ripped out my old 60s sink (in my 1930's house), and capped off the hot and cold, I find that the copper pipes are sunk into the cement on the wall. When I rendered up the wall, I just went over where the pipes were exposed ( about 6"). I only skimmed the front, so behind the pipes (1")...
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    Monoblock Taps

    I have fitted a monoblock tap to a new sink. Its working fine, and is sealed well. The only problem is that it is quite wobbly, not ridged. I thought it was because the sink was cheap, and the stainless steel thin. Then I remembered that I used Tails, not ridged pipe. Do tails on a monoblock...
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