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Rich Holiday Poor Holiday

Bit of a spoiler in here in case you didn’t watch it last night.. I felt sorry for the ‘poor’ family, probably expecting a nice warm holiday on a beach, somewhere like The Caribbean. They went to... ...

sandyRoe

Would It Be Economical To Load Tankers With Water In Canada...

...and transport it to parched California?

barry1010

Leaky Window

Had huge rain and hail storm yesterday, the gutter was overflowing so it was hitting the small window above my large window like a waterfall. A very small leak, just a trickle from the smaller... ...

pulmicort1415

Old Lead Underground Pipe Leak

I was pulling and hauling at a tree stump in the garden. I heard a pop sound and later discovered the hole filling with water. I have turned water off outside in the street, dug down and found a... ...

Freddytwoshoes

Wooden Building In My Own Woodland

I have recently separated 2acres of part woodland from my house, which is also in its own 2 acres of gardens/woodland. I have spent every weekend and occasional week days in this small compact... ...

sandyRoe

If You Doubled The Diameter Of A Pipe...

... carrying fluids, how much more could it move?

Hopkirk

Favourite Madonna Song

What's yours?

Bazile

External Wall Instilation

A few houses on our street have had the above applied to the walls . How effective is this ?

Bazile

Central Heating

How does a room thermostat work in conjunction with the radiator thermostat ?

FluffyFiasco

Furnace Thermostat Is Working Fine & Showing Temps Etc,But Not Lighting Up Any Longer.should I Just Replace It?

Everything is functioning as normal but the leds for lighting the digits no longer works,tho I can see them in the daylight or if I use a flash light on them.

barry1010

A Different Type Of Stairlift

This looks useful for some people who need help getting up stairs at home but it is not available in the UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvGjHvWcvfI Too dangerous? ...

joko

How To Put Rawl Plugs & Screws Into The Wall Without A Drill??

Does anything exist - a gadget? A special type of screw or plug?
That will insert the rawl plug etc without the need for drilling? I have a drill but I have carpal tunnel syndrome & the vibrations... ...

HongKongphooey

Building Regs Cert For New Kitchen And New Bathroom

Having a nightmare with our house sale. It's a bog standard semi, no extensions, but when we bought it we put in a new kitchen & bathroom. Both were installed in the previous kitchen and bathroom... ...

nailedit

Promted By Naomis Thread Below...

What artist(s) do wish that you COULD have seen but never got round to it? For me it would be Queen. One of my regrets in life that I never got to see them live.

flobadob

Shower Wet Room Regularly Clogged

We got our bathroom done up recently and put in a new shower with wet room type floor. There is a long metal grate on the floor that can be lifted out and under this is a long tray with the drain... ...

dave50

Are There Any Legal Complications In Swapping Houses With Someone?

Both houses are owned outright, no mortgages. They are of roughly equal value. Is it a simple process?

barry1010

Badgers! Grumble About The Council

Some of my neighbours have had their gardens ravaged by badgers since new houses were built on a nearby paddock. No help from the council because badgers are protected. We have all replaced or... ...

237SJ

Fleecehold Propties

Any thoughts from anyone who owns one?

fruitsalad

Water Is Very Hot

I have had 2 new thermostats on the hot water tank, one renewed a month ago, water was fine, for a bit but a month later and the hot water is scalding hot again, any ideas what the problem could be

Prudie

Another Boiler Question

Apologies, I don't want to search - this may have been answerd to others before. Why do so many plumbers and heating engineers give conflicting advice? Anyway we have a standard Baxi Solo gas... ...

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Rich Holiday Poor Holiday

Would It Be Economical To Load Tankers With Water In Canada...

Leaky Window

Old Lead Underground Pipe Leak

Wooden Building In My Own Woodland

If You Doubled The Diameter Of A Pipe...

Favourite Madonna Song

External Wall Instilation

Central Heating

Furnace Thermostat Is Working Fine & Showing Temps Etc,But Not Lighting Up Any Longer.should I Just Replace It?

A Different Type Of Stairlift

How To Put Rawl Plugs & Screws Into The Wall Without A Drill??

Building Regs Cert For New Kitchen And New Bathroom

Promted By Naomis Thread Below...

Shower Wet Room Regularly Clogged

Are There Any Legal Complications In Swapping Houses With Someone?

Badgers! Grumble About The Council

Fleecehold Propties

Water Is Very Hot

Another Boiler Question

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