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Hello to all you good forum members again. I wonder if someone with telephone knowledge can answer my query. I intend fitting a telephone extension, in my bungalow, with proper BT cable. This will run nearly the full length of my bungalow, but in the loft. I have about 20feet of proper BT telephone ...

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Hello to all you good forum members again. My elderly neighbour, who has had serious health problems in the past, and is a single woman, has asked me my opinion on the following problem, which I would like your help with. Her bungalow has walls which are constructed by the straw type build, which is...

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I do hope that this is not a silly question, but I would like the opinion of a qualified plumber. Some years ago, I fitted an outside tap in the rear garden, as an extra extension from the outside tap at the side of the bungalow. I fixed this using about 6 metres of copper 15mm piping, connected by ...

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Hello there to all you good forum members again. Several months ago, I put a thread on this forum, regarding a very large double gate, which I made from 7" wide wooden planks. The problem with the gates, although well painted, the wood expands and contracts with the temperatures, leaving the ga...

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Hello there again to all you good DIY forum members. I have for some time, been considering a way to repair, and tidy up my concrete driveway, which is about 10 years old, and patchy in places. Whilst browsing the internet, I have found several DIY materials for carrying out this task. PICSCOAT and ...

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Hello there again, to all you DIY forum members. Having received some good advice from you, regarding the fitting of internal sliding doors, I now seek further advice on the door itself. The door I am replacing is a 15 pane glazed, dark coloured door. It is 35mm deep and is rather heavy. I wondered ...

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mANY THANKS FOR YOUR HELP pERRY52

Many thanks for your advice Perry525, it is very much appreciated.

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I would like to seek advice on a topic, about which I received no advice on some time ago. Due to having my new teleivison suspended from the ceiling of my lounge, I think I would create more space in the vicinity of the television, by making the normal wooden door into the hallway, into a sliding d...

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Many thanks for trying to help elwood. Obviously I do not know the first thing about tasks like this, other than laying the concrete initially. If you are experienced in such things as tarmac, concrete etc., can you tell me if it is the normal thing to lay tarmac directly on top of concrete, and tha...

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Hello there again to all you forum subscribers. I would now appreciate your assistance with the following task: Many years ago, when I was a lot younger, and with the help of my son, we concreted the large driveway, along the side, and round the back of our bungalow. It was all completely dug out by...

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Hi there Steve the gas, I have followed your instructions to the tee, and I can report that my central heating system is working correctly for the first time in ages. I am delighted with this, and I must thank you very much for your advice, which solved my problem. Have a Very Happy Christmas and Ne...

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Hi there, About two years ago, I had a new gas boiler fitted to my bungalow. The new gas boiler is a BAXI 105E COMBI boiler. At the time of fitting, the fitters did not clean or flush out the radiator system, which I did earlier this year, with the help of some of you kind folk, who were very helpfu...

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Hi! there, As this is my first posting on this site, may I say nice to meet you all. I am an elderly pensioner, who in their lifetime has carried out numerous diy tasks, including wall building, installing electrics in my large shed etc., which have all proved very successful. However I now need the...

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