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    Fixings onto foam backed metal

    I need to fix a shelf up in a catering kitchen. The only problem is the wall is a thin metal with an insulating foam backing of about two inches thick. The shelf will be stainless steel and carrying a little bit of weight (About 10 lb over a 3foot width.) There is no access to the rear of the...
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    Spraying timber treatment.

    I plan to put this years timber treatment stuff on the fence at the weekend. I would like to spray it on using my compressor and paint spray attachment. Do I need to water the stuff down so that it doesn't clog up the paint gun?? (quite a small nozzle hole) If so what would I thin it out...
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    Light switch... live!!!

    Just put a new light switch on for a neighbour, a metal one replacing a plastic one which was the pad type (ie all of the switch is the rocker rather than a little switch in middle.) I put in an earthwire from the switch to the back box and after putting power back on the switch is showing as...
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    Exterior security light..wiring

    I've got a security light to put up but no wiring instructions. I'm replacing an existing light and have 3 core cable to the point the new one will be. Can anyone explain the two white wires?? the thicker one goes to the PIR and the two narrow ones both go into the light unit. Do i just...
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    Reciprocating saw advice please.

    I've just got my fortieth birthday prezzie off Mrs Glocko...the five piece DeWalt DC kit, Driver, Jiggy, Trimsaw, Recip saw and light...all 18v. Absolutely over the moon as I only asked her for the 18v drill/driver!! I've never used a reciprocating saw before and in the manual it describes...
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    Nailer for fencing and garden projects

    As this post straddles two or three forums though I'd put it here. Was thinking of buying an electric nailer, am currently building an 8' x 16' workshop and a couple of 10' x 10' decks. What size brads/nails would I need to fix the decking boards? Also can the nailer be used to fix feather...
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    How many forum members......

    How many forum posters does it take to change a light bulb? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently 7 to caution about the dangers of...
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    Support for a Belfast sink

    I have bought an 18 inch Belfast sink to use outside. I intend to put it on the wall of my kitchen extension 18 inches above the main drains. Two options I have is to make a sturdy fram that it can sit on, this could be difficult as there are two outlet pipes feeding into the drain which the...
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    Replacement charger

    Now don't call me a cheapskate, but I am!! The charger has bust for my Skil 12v cordless drill/driver. What I want to know is, can you buy replacement chargers? Is the 18v charger etc the same as the 12v? When models are upgraded do they change the charger? ie buy a new one and use the old...
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    Ben Huggins head wobble

    I Like to think I'm quite a tolerant guy, but I think I may need to consult with an appropriate psychoanalyst about the way Ben Huggins wobbling head really p****s me off. [therapy mode] It all started when[/end of therapy mode] I went to see David Gray in concert, No Problem I thought, his...
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    Are you a badge snob?

    The previous post reminded me of the nightmare I had getting a mate to buy a Skoda Octavia. She wouldn't have any of it till she met up with her posh mates in Islington who said what a good rep the car had! she didd buy it and ismade up!!!. I've got a Daewoo Leganza with full leather...
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    Driving in France

    Anyone know the requirements for driving in France, i.e. spare bulbs, triangle etc?? Also is green card insurance thing applicable and if so what is it? Merci tout le monde Glocko :)
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    Relocating a privet bush

    I want to move a smallish privet bush from one part of the garden to another. It is about 3foot high and diameter. the type with the little yellow leaves. How much of the root system do I have to dig round to ensure it will survive the move? It is in the same garden so don't think there will be...
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    Shrub stumps where I am building a fence

    I am replacing the dividing fence in my front garden, right in the way is a 4 foot high shrub of some sort. I have pruned down the plant on my side, leaving half still in my neighbours garden and several 1 inch stumps at ground level on my side. I will be putting featherboard on each side of the...
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    My grout is crumbling out!!

    I have just laid ceramic floor tiles along my hallway, max width 3feet. this was on floor boards, I put hardboard on boards with clout nails evry 4 inches all over. I used rapid fix adhesive average thickness 7mil. Again I used rapid setting floor tile grout in the 6 mil gaps, as the bag said...
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    Slot head screws.

    Is there any point to slot head screws, I find them a bugger to drive in with a power driver, even with the correct bit in the driver they always seem to slip out and gouge into the material I am driving into. Cross head are so much better so why don't they just make them? My girlfriend says...
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    Removing 8ft tall privet hedge

    I'm building a wooden construction workshop at the bottom of my garden (18foot x 8ft x 7 ft high). I plan to construct a concrete base. The place where I'm planning to build it is currently occupied by an 8ft high privet hedge. was thinking that rather than dig up the root system, could I...
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    Electricity supply to an outside building

    I am planning to build a wooden workshop at the bottom of my garden, approx size 15' x 10' x 7' high. I need to get an electrical supply to it, I will be only be using hand power tools there, the radio, heater etc. I also wanted to put a strip light in. Would I have to get a new circuit on...
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    Cutting an oildrum in half!!

    i have this idea to make a barbeque using an oildrum cut in half. I am aware there can be dangers with vapours whilst cutting, I plan to use a jigsaw. Is it possible to buy new drums? Also what would be the best way to create a lip on the edge so as to get rid of the sharp edge? Any tips...
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    Pictures in posts

    I noticed in Breezers reply to the last post a picture was included. How is that done, it would be really useful when describing a problem to be able to include a photo. Also how about a gallery feature of successes :P ...and failures :oops: in our attempts at DIY!!! Any thoughts? GLOCKO
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