"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Tricky Dicky wrote:
This thread has made me feel a lot better about DIYing. The saving on
labour costs has always been an incentive to DIY but I always felt I was
missing out when it came to buying parts and materials at retail prices,
well it looks like I am quids in there as well.

For large one off items (like boilers and rads) you're likely to find them
cheaper on Ebay than a plumber pays locally.

I'm not sure I'd want to trust to eBay for a replacement boiler