I have been working on a DIY project involving a pre-built cabinet, and I've cut and painted my own wooden inserts to act as a display unit for some of my Hot Wheels collectibles. I am at the stage where I need some lighting for the unit, but unsure on which to use

I will need about 10 metres of continuous cable that is flexible enough to bend at almost 180 degrees to snake back on itself twice per shelf, and not cost me a fortune to buy. The cable can be one long continuous piece, or I am not opposed to having shorter pieces (about 40cm each) connected by wire, but I am aware these pieces would have to all be manually cut and wired which is not my strongpoint lol

I would really appreciate any advice and would be happy to provide pics or more info if needed

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Posted by15 hours ago

other

Help Request, replacing kitchen tap

My kitchen tap is leaking and so we have decided to replace it.

The issue I have is that the copper pipes go all the way directly into the taps whilst the new taps come with a approx 12 inch flexible "hose".

Would it be smart to cut the current pipe, install a push fit adaptor that I can use to screw the hoses? Using something like in the link https://www.screwfix.com/p/jg-speedfit-brass-push-fit-adapting-male-cylinder-coupler-15mm-x-1-2-/23662

Thanks for your help

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Posted by8 hours ago

home improvement

Found my shower leak. Need help on how to fix correctly.

So a while back we had a leak in our ceiling. We called a plumber and he said the tile floor and shower had holes in the caulk that needed to be redone but he doesn’t do that. I fixed it myself and over the last few months the leak has randomly, but rarely, appeared. Last night it hit hard and I found out why. This tile had cracks all around it and was very loose. I was able to pull it off myself.

I have extra tiles and sanding and non sanding grout already so I can fix this, I think. All my research says that the tile should be affixed to the board, similar to drywall. But we have a metal mesh grate with all the adhesive up in it still. You can see pics here

So my question is can I just redo the adhesive and grout, or do I need something special? I also feel like I need to redo the grout along the top as they have similar, although not nearly as bad, cracking.

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