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Re: Bicycle shed floor
Decking oil painted on would protect the surface whilst also letting it breathe. Not sure I would use vinyl as you could trap moisture in the OSB. The green (can’t see it in your picture) is probably…2 -
Re: Bicycle shed floor
Yes, that’s wood preservative not mould. You can paint the deck oil on now or later. There’s nothing stopping you using the shed for now and doing it later. It’s pretty darn cold right now so the oil…4 -
Re: Strange Starling Bank scam...that I fell for
They do. I once received a call from the Fraud department of Yorkshire Bank (yes, quite a while ago), before I'd even finished entering the authorisation code for the transaction they were query…1 -
Re: UC Agent Closed Claim For No Reason - Help Needed!
Hey! Yes, 100%. It was 4 days December and then 2 days Jan, 3 days in Feb. I've previously taken courses that were 12 weeks that were skills bootcamps Mon-Fri and this one is a re-skill/up-skil…1 -
Re: 33% domestic stocks bias
I think I owe most of my success to Emerging Markets (which at the time made up 30% of my early 2000s portfolio, and thankfully I cut down before a decade of underperformance), UK small caps (which d…1 -
Re: PCN for overstay in Retail Park due to blown tyre - challenged - POPLA say I have to pay!
Yes reply with those 2 points and tell them you will counterclaim if they try a claim.3 -
Re: Casual use printer
For basic black and white printing under £50, I think an older Brother or HP laser models could do the job fine and stay cheap to run. I kept mine going by ordering toner from cartridgesave.co.uk, wh…1 -
Re: Chase £10 Amazon for 5 Debit Card Transactions
Received telephone call this pm and upheld my complaint and offered me £25 compensation and the £10 gift voucher.1 -
Re: The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26
Yes and yes.2 -
Re: How to live without heating - save £000s
It becomes a problem when the individual's lung and cardiovascular function is sufficiently compromised. It is a fact that heart attacks are more common in winter, and the association between bl…5
