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Loose parquet floor blocks

Hi there, we have old parquet flooring, not small blocks but big blocks (each block measures approx 7cm x 21cms). The floor is good but under my office chair (on castors so I roll around) several of...
07:22 Mon 16th Jul 20074 answers, last by olly8080 07:29 Fri 20th Jul 2007
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Making pine doors lighter in colour?

The doors in our house are all pine stripped, and have typically gone that rather unattractive browny orange colour. I would like to lighten them in colour and then seal or protect them. Does anyone...
09:39 Wed 27th Jun 20071 answer, last by RATTER15 09:49 Wed 27th Jun 2007
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Mending broken glass in leaded light windows?

We've got square and diamond leaded light windows, some are probably original (1910) some are more modern (ie in 70's extension) but all are proper leaded lights with lead on both sides (ie not upvc...
09:31 Wed 27th Jun 20075 answers, last by Herc 12:16 Thu 28th Jun 2007
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Electricity supply sensitive to storms, what can I do about it?

Our electricity seems really sensitive to Thunderstorms, well, the lightning actually. When we have a Thunderstorm with lightning nearby it trips the safety switch. We've been here nearly five years...
09:09 Fri 28th Jul 20069 answers, last by raysparx 14:38 Sat 29th Jul 2006
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Will my sugar snap peas put out more flowers now?

I've picked the last of the sugar snap peas, so will the plant throw out more flowers now or is it all finished? If finished, could I bung in some more runner beans, or is it too late? I'm a bit naive...
10:19 Thu 27th Jul 20066 answers, last by kathykate 12:03 Tue 17th Oct 2006
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Frozen sandwich filling ideas please

I am going on a jolly with my Dad for three nights, am feeling guilty as I usually make my husband's sandwiches for work - he works really hard and gets home late so can't expect him to make them...
22:21 Tue 18th Jul 20063 answers, last by beejaybee 17:19 Thu 20th Jul 2006
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Do I pull my carrots now?

first year I've grown carrots and I've grown Early scarlet horn in a container. They are shortish fattish ones. Now, I've pulled and eaten a few, delicious! Do I just leave them in the ground and pull...
09:47 Mon 10th Jul 20062 answers, last by Lonnie 20:24 Mon 10th Jul 2006
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can I use wood oil or wood preservative on an outdoor bench?

I have a big old garden bench - I got it for a song in the eighties when they were ripping all the lovely old benches out of Catford Station and replacing them with those red holey ugly seats. It's...
07:54 Wed 05th Jul 20063 answers, last by Grandpappy 14:08 Sat 14th Apr 2018
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Can I freeze home-made meringes?

had three spare egg whites so made meringes. Have too many! Can I freeze them> Ta, everso
10:38 Mon 03rd Jul 200610 answers, last by earthakitten 21:19 Tue 04th Jul 2006
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Spray gun always comes off garden hose - any tips?

No hosepipe ban here yet ;-) I have a garden tap near the house, and a hosepipe running some way to the veg patch. There is a spray gun attached to the end. The tap is left on, so I can just spray as...
10:33 Fri 30th Jun 20063 answers, last by horty 13:50 Fri 30th Jun 2006

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