Woman went into DIY store and said to a staff member, "I'm looking for a *** rail." Staff member.... "I think you mean dado rail." Woman...... "No, it's definitely ***. I'm going to put it up...
My wife & I need to make new wills - nothing complicated - if either of us die then the surviving spouse gets everything, or if we go together an equal split among friends' & family's children (no...
I am new at DIY, have just bought a house but can't afford a handyman. I'm not tackling anything more ambitious than putting up mirrors, loo roll holder, coat hooks, towel rail etc. Can anyone...
I recently recieved a promotional flyer from a local independent diy store. I looked through the offers and found several items that I wanted to purchase. I duly visited the shop and found that not...
For some years I used DIY calendars from Lidl, which consisted of a CD, sheets of pre-perforated A4 photographic paper, and a spiral wire to thread along the sheets to assemble the wall calendar. The...
I thought last nights DIY SOS was fantastic - the reaction from the boy was wonderful, it made me laugh out loud with him. He was absolutely delighted with his new home - and his enthusiasm was 10...
The was a song after the 50th minute in last nights DIY SOS when Nick was talking to the two girls. Does anyone know what it was. I recognise it put cant put my finger on it. It has a piano solo and a...
I am getting a parcel bin ( http://www.whitehall....ages/Parcel%20Bin.jpg ) reattached to the wall outside my flat. Some evil person wrenched it off the wall and took it away - it arrived back a few...
On last Thursday night's DIY SOS they played some great music (as they were lowering the rain water tank into the hole) which I think has been used on the X Factor as well - I think that it's...
I am trying to recall a 1990s DIY show - I think BBC1. One of the makeover type. One of the presenters was a red-haired N. Irish woman, very pushy and always slapping purple paint on the projects in...
Hi Everyone, I have a bog standard 1930's semi, and I would like to block up the Living Room Fireplace, which has been just an empty hole for years. I have a modern electric fire that I would like to...
Things are really mad in my house - electrically speaking Yesterday I found a spur socket which had been incorrectly wired (See http://www.theanswerb.../Question880695.html) and still worked!! Today...
Ok, our drive consists of rockery stone/house bricks (not totally covering...very jigsaw puzzle!) which is on top of clay soil. It's also uneven. We need to start a diy job this weekend as fed up of...
Hi. Can anyone recommend a good diy waxing kit for legs, underarms & bikini? I couldnt face going to a salon & i'm abs sick of shaving. I tried one once & it was like hardened treacle, I couldnt get...