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    toilet fixings sheared and seized

    Hope fully one of you kind gentlemen have had this very problem and can help me out here. I had to take the Toilet pan out to replace the pan connector that had developed a leak. The first problem was the screws that fasten the pan to the tiled concrete floor would not budge, so much so that...
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    Lower Height dishwasher

    I`m looking for a dishwasher thats around 1.5cm lower than the standard 85cm height, can anyone recommend one, thats if there is any that are slightly lower than standard height
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    Pointing Question

    First of all, is this product any good? http://www.wickes.co.uk/patch-repair-and-pointing-mortar/invt/222709/ And secondly would adding a little PVA to the mix be beneficial, to help the mortar bond?
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    What to do here?

    I`ve been getting a damp patch inside my front door on the wall, on closer inspection I discovered a hole in the mortar between the brickwork on the outside of the door frame, i suspect I`m getting water ingress through the hole. i can stick a small screwdriver in the hole and it appears to go...
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    Cooker earth wire too short

    I`m replacing my cooker switch, and when I came to fit the new switch the earth terminals were on the opposite side of the switch, thus rendering the earth wires too short, not sure on what to do next I put the old switch back and decided to have a think. What I`ve come up with, I`m not sure if...
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    Laminate floor query

    This is probably a daft question, but here goes... When laying the first row of laminate floor, which edge should go up to the spacers against the wall, the tongue or the groove?
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    Extending a step

    Forgive me if this sounds daft, but here goes Due to a burst water pipe under a concrete floor I have decided to re run the pipes above floor level. The problem I have is that the pipes now run in front of the step inside the back door, I need to extend the step over the pipes. I have...
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    Dusk to dawn lantern

    I have a Dusk to Dawn lantern identical to the one in the following link http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9706763&fh_view_size=10&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=waldwick+lantern&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&ts=1259585740789&isSearch=true...
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    HELP B&Q Kitchen Drawers

    I need to remove a kithen drawer from the runners and can`t for the life of me fathom it out, the drawers are from B&Q, can anyone advise please Edit: i`ve sussed it now :D
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    JD Speedfit

    Whats the difference between JG Speedfit Grey and JG Speedfit White, if there is any difference
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    Coldseal glazing units

    I have the coldseal windows with th beading on the outside, the glazing units look like they have gone as i have a gluey looking substance running down the inside of the glass, any advice on how to change the units please
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    Where`s my earlier post Gone?

    Why has it been deleted? I only made an enquiry
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    sourcing a shallow CU

    Is there anywhere i can source a CU that is 150mm in height?
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    Burst pipe in concrete floor

    Right here goes, I`m in the proccess of having my living room floor boards ripped up and replaced with a concrete floor, the kitchen and bathroom floors are already concrete. When the builder had ripped the living room floor out he noticed that the concrete at the door between the living room...
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    Outside stop cock

    How deep is the outside stop cock usually? I`ve dug out muck to arms length and can`t reach any further down, i`ve gone that deep the access hole has got about 3 inches of water in it
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    Sulphur based render and plaster skim

    Just had the plaster chipped off to a metre high and then the wall covered in a sulphur based cement render, then skimmed with plaster, i also had a damp course injected into the bricks at the same time, due to a damp problem. This work was carried out a week ago today, some areas of the plaster...
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    Baths,Acrylic or Steel

    Being a rather large person (fat :D ) i`m wondering wether to go for an acylic bath or a steel bath, is acrylic as strong as steel, any advice please
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    Meter lifespan

    Hi all, i believe that my meter is faulty, is there a legal time period for a meter as i have ben in this house for 20 years now and the meter has never been changed, i wondered how long a meter is supposed to last :?:
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    stop tap replacement

    Is the stop tap replacement a job for the local water board and if so how much are they likely to charge?
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    Worcester bosch 30si thermostat queary

    I have a worcester Bosch Greenstar 30si with a timer as shown below The room stat is a Honeywell stat like the one shown below I want to change the timer for a DT10RF Digistat optimiser MK2 , can i just disconnect the...
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