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by JoeSmith
Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:22 pm
Forum: Ironmongery and Locks Forum
Topic: Door lock cylinder replacement
Replies: 7
Views: 4426

Door lock cylinder replacement

Hi All We've just had to have a locksmith go out to our house due to a problem with the front door lock. The rental agent organised it and has just forwarded the bill. The locksmith had to travel 1.8miles across town in normal working hours and replace the cylinder in a relatively bog standard PVCu ...
by JoeSmith
Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:48 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Levelling an untiled part of a floor
Replies: 1
Views: 2831

Levelling an untiled part of a floor

Hi All We have a room in which the flooring mostly consists of tiles on a concrete base. There's a space in one corner (about 15m2) where there are no tiles and where the flooring is just the old concrete - this bit used to be partitioned off as a bedroom. This corner is therefore an average of abou...
by JoeSmith
Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:16 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Couple of gravel drive questions
Replies: 3
Views: 4684

Thanks Welsh Bricky. Can I assume then that if we just dig down, regardless of how much resistence there is when banging in the 50mm x 50mm peg, so long as there's 150mm of hardcore, we shouldn't get any problems with sinkage. I hadn't intended to lay the gravel directly on the soil, was more wonder...
by JoeSmith
Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:09 am
Forum: Home Automation and Cinema Forum
Topic: Connecting TV, Freeview, Wii & Squeezebox to sound syste
Replies: 0
Views: 4736

Connecting TV, Freeview, Wii & Squeezebox to sound syste

Hi All We've got various bits of sound producing equipment that I'd like to get to play through our relatively old Sony DVD/CD surround sound system. These are a Sony Bravia TV, Humax Freeview box, Logitech Squeezebox and Wii. The TV, Wii and Humax have HDMI slots but the surround sound system and t...
by JoeSmith
Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:30 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Couple of gravel drive questions
Replies: 3
Views: 4684

Couple of gravel drive questions

Hi All I'm new here, so please go easy on me! To get a car into our garage you have to drive up a very gentle slope (raises approx 25cm over 15m) across grass. Unfortunately, after wet weather, the lawn is pretty much mud and it's difficult to get the car into the garage as it sinks in with wheels s...
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