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When we had a land line we also had a TrueCall phone interceptor and it worked really well. In our new place we decided to use mobiles instead. Having had a number of quite intimidating nuisance calls on my mobile I now block any call where the number is witheld. This gets rid of quite a lot...

Ensure that the surface is stable and flat - ie. not sloping at all. I'm in the process of laying a base for a garden shed at the moment. I have about three inches of compacted gravel. Then, on top, a square frame made from construction timber. Today, I've layed a concrete mix of 10mm gravel (2...

I bet there are one or two dental hygenists who would advocate tools along those lines - trips to the hygenist always seem more painful than the actual dentist.

The pipework in our system is supposed to last for more than 50 years. It's about twenty in so far and will probably outlast our tenure. As far as I am aware, each circuit is a continuous loop with no joins, the manifolds being in the centre of the house. I believe that each pipe run can be up...

While I agree that cheaper LED downlighters can be unreliable and that the initial outlay for decent LED bulbs is higher than halogen, as an example, our kitchen has 20 downlighters, all fed from a single switch. It's a large kitchen diner and, being the hub of the home, during the winter months...

We have underfloor heating upstairs (as well as downstairs) but was laid under floorboards by the previous owner. Most of the upstairs is carpeted, not ideal for UFH, but it works. We have a couple of ensuites where there are tiles. We also had a main bathroom with tiles. All of the tiles have...

This is what I use to split wood Not quite a hand tool - but with a chain saw, I can have a years firewood in less than a day.

I would second the use of Bushboard. We have it in our family bathroom and it is excellent - albeit, expensive.

Even if you have to get in an electrician, in the long run, it's worth the effort of converting from halogen to LED. Kitchen lights, typically, are on far more than in any other room and the consumption really mounts up if you have lots of them. If you only have a few, it's definitely worth...

The unit hasn't actually failed and it may continue to work fine for many years to come. It is, however, unsightly. It isn't a common occurence, although I did see lots over the years. It's especially common in units shaped such as this (long and narrow) and happens most commonly where there...

I've nothing against the principle of up-cycling. If done well, it ticks many of the right boxes. The trouble is, to my eyes, most up-cycling is some where between naff and hideous and I wouldn't want to be given it, let alone have to pay for it. Luckily, my wife shares my sentiment as well.

When I was at school woodwork was a craft subject where the teachers were severe and the results unimpressive (especially mine). If you really wanted to pursue a career in woodwork you did so by way of an apprenticeship - once you left school. Woodworking was one of those subject that most...

A Jag switched into the mud/snow traction programme and, more importantly, shod in winter tyres, is a revelation in the snow. Without the tyres, it's just a squirming visual feast. My BMW's were no better. Here's the view, from my tractor (not the Jag) from near my workshop yesterday We...

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Perhaps I could use that same technique for car tyres ;) Seriously, I love those sorts of videos - done by somebody who has so many years of experience in life - and not just some idea lifted from a text book - and a little bit of character added in for good measure. I also have a 613 -...

You appear to have a four zone UFH system with six circuits. It looks like one zone (kitchen) has three circuits so those three actuators will go to the same controller channel. This is done when the pipe runs are lengthy - each circuit having a specified maximum pipe length for a given pipe...

A few more, remembered by my wife: "Hill sheep are special. They have two legs longer than the other so that they can stand on the hill side". If my wife was being naughty she was told "I've got my north eye on you". She stopped immediately. While being bored on car journeys to the sea side...

While not strictly my mum or dad, just as we were enjoying the festivities, my gran would remind us that "this will be granny's last Christmas". Nice mood dampener. I think we were treated to this statement for at least ten years until she died aged 88 - which was a pretty respectable age back...

Huepar4x360 and fine adjuster user here. I bought one after our bathroom fitter demonstrated the use of his. It just works, and very well too.

Welcome to the forum, Very rough what you are going through. I hope it turns out as well as is possible. We used to live in Frimley and I often passed through Woking. We escaped to the country last May and now live in Devon.