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    Filling 20mm holes in dot & dab plasterboard

    Following the removal of some Grippit fixings from some dot & dab plasterboard (party wall) in a 14 year old house, I need to fill some of the result 20mm diameter holes. Is there anything in particular I need to consider when doing so, such as maintaining separation from the masonry behind or...
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    What is this item of garden gate ironmongery called?

    What is the black piece of ironmongery in this photograph called? I need to source another and the internet isn't helping me! Thanks in anticipation
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    Hand-held routing a radius edge with a template (beginner)

    https://amzn.eu/d/jlvTEdq is the kind of thing that looks close to what I want. They look best suited to a table router where you can hold the template in place by hard on top of the piece. I’d need it to be secured somehow on the underside to use a flush trim cutter…
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    Hand-held routing a radius edge with a template (beginner)

    Apologies, it would be to round off the corners of an otherwise rectangular piece of 12mm MDF. I suspect a radius of 20 - 40mm will be suitable.
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    Hand-held routing a radius edge with a template (beginner)

    I’d like to accurately radius the corner of a piece of MDF. I have a Bosch POF 1200 AE plunge router and various edging / trimming cutters. I’ve only used it once before to do some flush trimming which was very successful. I assume I need a template and that I should fix this template to the...
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    90° sturdy shelf bracket

    I did think of that but this design is so substantial, I can't imagine they'll ever move that much...
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    90° sturdy shelf bracket

    I need to securely fix a substantial shelf to a wall and it's important that the shelf is horizontal. I purchased some sturdy brackets from a local hardware shop, I suspect they were the same that Screwfix sell at...
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    Is this shower enclosure too small?

    I'm looking at this shower enclosure and trying to work out if the door opening is too small? This is for my old flat that I intend to use for AirBnB etc. https://victoriaplum.com/product/orchard-6mm-pivot-hinged-rectangular-shower-enclosure-with-stone-tray-800-x-760?options=size|700_x_900 It's...
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    How to stop drill from drifting when drilling dot and dab

    When drilling through dot and dab into the external or party walls, I find the drill can drift quite dramatically once it hits the masonry meaning the resultant hole is in the wrong place. How can I avoid this happening? I have a battery or mains hammer drill available to me and I'll get a new...
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    Adding a latch handle to multipoint lock

    Yes, I probably did but am not familiar with the terminology! I'd like the door to lock behind me whenever I close it upon leaving the house so that I need a key to open it from the outisde with the option of a deadlock as we have now.
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    Adding a latch handle to multipoint lock

    Our front door currently has just a deadlock with bolts that have to be set before locking, by lifting the door handle. Is it possible to add a latch function while retaining the deadlock function? We'd like the reassurance of the latch for in the daytime where we sometimes forget to set the...
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    Fitting IKEA Utrusta wire basket drawers to discontinued IKEA Faktum cabinets

    Sorry for the delayed response... It's not perfect, they are fairly heavily loaded and sometimes the baskets come off the rails. The baskets clear the doors without issue.
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    Fitting IKEA Utrusta wire basket drawers to discontinued IKEA Faktum cabinets

    In case it helps someone else, I've just successfully fitted some 60cm IKEA Utrusta wire basket drawers (IKEA article #002.046.72 ) in an old discontinued IKEA Faktum kitchen cabinet that's been customised in the past for use as part of a fitted bedroom. I found that using the shims (the plastic...
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    Spare solar energy, how to measure?

    We have solar PV panels (1.5kw) and I'm curious about fitting an immersion diverter to use any spare solar energy for heating water rather than sending it back to the grid. Before we do that, I'd like to have an idea if we have sufficient spare solar power for this purpose, if not then it's...
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    Risk of cracking ceramic kitchen sink

    We’ve got some nice ceramic kitchen sinks and we’re nervous about cracking them by fixing on the mixer taps. The taps have black plastic seals underneath them (see pic) which would be in contact with the top of the sinks when attached. We wonder whether we need additional washers such as...
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    How to deal with damaged Artex ceiling (Asbestos?)

    I've recently suffered water damage to a wall and ceiling in a bedroom in my 1970s built flat from a leak elsewhere in the building. While waiting to get someone in to fix it, I tidied up the damage, cut the plasterboard off the walls and pulled down the damaged area of ceiling (some had already...
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    Garden tap leaking when spray gun on hose turned off

    We have an outdoor tap (see attachment) fitted by the house builders to which we have attached a garden hose with a spray gun on the end. When the tap is open and spray gun is not pressed i.e. no water is flowing through the hose, the tap leaks. When the tap is closed, it doesn’t leak. This...
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    Sealing kitchen MDF kickboard edge

    Absolutely, there are a good few spare pieces on top of the cabinets gathering dust!
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    Sealing kitchen MDF kickboard edge

    I'm the other way around and have no sealant but we do have some oil-based varnish so will use that. None of the exposed edges are visible so it'll be fine. Thanks!
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    Sealing kitchen MDF kickboard edge

    Likewise, it feels an unnecessary extra job but given that the cabinets are of a height which leave a gap slightly smaller than the plinth height below them, I'd have had to break the integrity of the plinth anyway by taking a few mm off the top. For context I'm fitting the dishwasher in an...
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