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hanging doors

i need to take a inch off the side and bottom of a door is it an electric plain i need or is there another way

I'm not sure this is the right place but, I have just gone outside, and my neighbour is putting up a fence along his boundary, without even mentioning it to us. The problem with this is, we are in an...

Nez100

Quiz Night Live

OMG does anyyyyyyybody know what the answer to the quiz was on quiz night live (27th May 06), it was going on for agessssssss and nobodyyy got the answer. i stopped watchin at 12. the question was...

ginface2k1

Window Cleaning

I have hard water stains all over my window, I have already tried cleaning them with vinegar, does anybody know of any products which could remove them?

natalie_1982

What the Rest of the World Think of us!

Following a drunken ramble between myself and hubby at the weekend I was wondering what do other countries think of us Brits? Seems there are plenty of opinions about what a God awful country it is,...

Yorkie580

Addressing Letters

Not sure if this is in the right place... When I was at school we were told to address letters Dear Sir if we didn't know the name/sex of the person we were writing to. Is this still acceptable or is...

claguey

Where does the weather expression 'close' come from

I remember my Mum saying 'the weather is very close' when talking about it being humid & sticky often before a thunder storm. Just where does this expression come from and is it just a Northern...

Pottsy

Toilet Roll

Which way round should toilet rolls be put in the wall holder. Loose end nearest the wall or loose end furthest away from the room, like hotels do?

luckey

mowing lawn

My front lawn is shared with next doors do i just mow my own half?

malaise

Residents' Parking?

Not sure if I'm posting in the right category, but here goes. There is a small patch of land near my house which has been Tarmaced and painted with parking bays. The residents of the flats nearby have...

Katchagoogoo

How do I soundproof on the cheap?

I've recently moved into a rental terraced house, which has no double glazing and I can hear just about everything going on on the street outside and in my neighbours' houses (both have young...

RoaldoM

another boundary question.

Does there have to be a physical boundary (hedge or fence) between two back gardens. My parents neighbours have stated that they would like to remove the existing boundary demarcation but my parents...

biggerbigmac

ex-council houses

how do i find out if the council houes in my street have been privately bought?

cotswoldston

Hedgehogs in my garden

How on earth can I get rid of hedgehogs from my garden? They are chewing up my lawn to such an extent that they have left a huge bare patch about 4 mtr long by 2 mtr wide. They are obviously digging...

JanL

weed killer

I caught my husband mixing up some weed killer in a watering can on the kitchen worktop. When he spilt a bit, I went mad. He didn't seem to think it was a big deal but I thought weed killer was quite...

wolf63

self sticking wallpaper

I am going to decorate my small bathroom. The bottom half of the wall has wooden cladding stuff on it - I will leave that on. I want to put wallpaper on the top half of the wall. Do you get self...

thecoach

How long?

How long can you lengthen a measuring tape to until it snaps? I got a 5 metre mesuring tape to 231cm.

compman

A last ditloid to do - help!

Just about to send off Ditloid entry, but found there's still one to do. I thought I'd done it, but desperate to know what this one is 155 IO

ericsavory

ditloid

can anyone help with this please?. Second attempt. 37D in the PK.

Greedyfly

Picture Loan advert

Could anyone tell me the name and artist of the music used in this advert please, I am after the background music. Where can i get it from as well please. Thanks

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