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    System built garage panels/windows

    Hello, I've got a garage that I think is 1950s/1960s in origin. It's made up from a series of posts with panels slid in from the top. I'm considering renovating it and changing where the windows will go etc. From looking at it I'm guessing it's a system built prefab similar to the cornish type...
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    Can anyone recommend a car to carry DIY materials

    Hello, I'm thinking of changing my car and I was thinking about buying an estate car that can carry DIY materials. In particular I would like to carry plaster board that is 2.4m x 1.2m and chipboard that is 2.4m x .6m. What I was hoping was that I could buy and estate car where I could fit...
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    Painting OSB3

    Hello, My garage has two very old and weather beaten garage doors and that have taken the brunt of the recent winds and and are about to collapse. I'm hoping make some made to measure doors for them in the spring when I've got a bit more time. But for the time being I'm planning on blocking...
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    Live Wire Detector problem

    Hello, I'm having some issues with my Bosch live wire detector as per the link at the bottom of the post. It's a long story.... I'd like to drill some holes in a wall to mount a cupboard, the wall shouldn't have any live wires in it, however the previous owners had a habit of doing...
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    Building door frames and doors from scratch

    Hello, I'm not sure whether this should go in the Woodwork or the door and windows Forum. I've got an old garage that is seperate from the house. The walls are constructed from concrete posts and concrete panels. The doors are wooden and over time have started to rot away. At the front there...
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    Extra wire for security light

    Hello, I think I've got a similar issue to the original poster. My garage is seperate from the house, on one of it's walls there was a PIR security light. As the garage itself doesn't have any lighting I wanted to install a light in there and use the existing power cable that comes from the...
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    How to remove gate posts?

    Hello, I'm a first time poster looking for some advice on how to remove the some gate posts from my drive. I've attached some photos which may be of help. In the long run I'm planning on removing the wall at the front of the garden and turn some of the lawn into a second parking space by...
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