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Bricklaying

I have installed a new PVC window.Can I sit bricks on top and fill with mortar to meet the row of bricks under the soffit. Can I put mortar directly on to the top of the window.

thundercrack

hi, has anybody done a self build and still have the plans? or know where I can get a complete set of plans as I need to see how they are done so I can make up my own dimensions etc. I have bought a...

zdovaston

carpentary

what is a annular ring shank nail used for

Boo Boo

Painting New Plaster

I have had a room plastered/skimmed - which is now dry, and I am ready to commence painting the room white. Do I just apply several coats of white emulsion? Or does the first coat on the new plaster...

jedimistress

House on a spring

HELP. I'm finding it hard to find any information or help. My house has flooded 3 times now and I suspect it's from a spring and it;s groundwater coming up. It could also be something to do with the...

MWB

Water

Does water go down plug holes in different directions in the northern and southern hemispheres?

sean-b

Snow Chains

If you car is not a 4x4, do you only need to fit snow chains to the drive axle or should all wheels be fitted?

splatt

hole in celing

hello i was in my unboarded loft and put my foot through the plasterboard and was left dangling into the bedroom. do i just buy some new plasterboard cut out the hole shape and nail it to the rafters...

crapmemory

kitchen revamp

My units are melamine so I am going to paint them to freshen them up a bit. Is it possible to paint worktops as I am on a tight budget and can't afford to replace them.

woodchopper

kitchen units

Am in the middle of re- vamping the kitchen by changing the doors on the kitchen units - one of the options were doors which are manaufactured with MDF and plastic with a woodgrain effect on it is...

PatriciaH

Info needed asap..

Has anyone used terrazzo paving stones (flags really 12x12) and are they ok for everyday general use on a patio?

EDLEE

Uninformed american

I've been enjoying your site for a few monthes, now. I'm always interested in the questions and answers involving home repair and diy stuff, but am confused about a number of things. Apparantly, many...

mkjuk

How do i make a good chicken stock

and not with stock cubes - Thanks

steelknee

Cleaning you griddle pan

heavy cast iron ribbed griddle pan for steaks etc: Is there an easy way of removing those stubborn teeny weeny remnants of steak etc that go hard (overnight), stick as if by super glue and are a...

young.d

bigger than giga

what is the unit bigger than a GIGA

paminuzza

distilled or not

My tumble dryer produces copious amounts of water that collects in tank underneath...can this water be classed as distilled..or does it originally have to come from boiled water...

ploddypop

Is it possible...

I was just wondering if it was possible to sit a gallop bareback.? I think my friend might be lying because she said that she can although she hasn't ridden horses much.

SteveSxx

Bird Flu and Cats

Is anyone else worried about Cats and Bird Flu ? Mine are "roamers" and often return home with birds as presents for us - so at what point are we going to have to keep our cats indoors ?

clarabeth

battery farming

why isnt it illeagal in this country to have battery hens and poultry farms? surely this a cruel way of life for these animals, why arnt they all free range at whatever cost to the business.

Mazzini

Artificial Polar Bear Ice Sheets

I keep wondering to myself, if the ice sheets that the polar bears and other mammals visit are melting, is it possible that they could be saved by articial platforms to replace their melted ice...

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