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Free: Kitchen table, vintage, 2 opening leaves (Purbrook PO7) - Old but good condition kitchen table, Formica 125 x 76 open, 82cm closed Has been covered with tablecloth most of the time, so only 1 mark on top, and small scratches around bottom of legs. A lot lighter than modern furniture! Can be supplied with 3x matching chairs if wanted. Does not disassemble but does fit in a small car (e.g. F56 MINI) My father passed last year and I am left with 2 kitchen tables, don't need two!
Photo of free Kitchen table, vintage, 2 opening leaves (Purbrook PO7)
Photo of free Kitchen table, vintage, 2 opening leaves (Purbrook PO7)
Photo of free Kitchen table, vintage, 2 opening leaves (Purbrook PO7)
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Free: Bath or neck pillow, 40 x 28cm grey (Purbrook PO7) - Clean condition with sucker pads for use in bath. Includes part of original packaging I have four neck pillows from my mother who passed a few years ago - don't need them all.
Photo of free Bath or neck pillow, 40 x 28cm grey (Purbrook PO7)
Free: Glazed interior door, 1960 x 754mm (Portsmouth PO2) Gifted - Solid heavy door (originally exterior) 1960 x 754mm with 1/4" glass. It has a lock and key. I took off the handles, but they are a standard pattern to fit sets sold by DIY chains. Painted in 2023 and has a door brush. Good condition but unknown age. Definetly no rot or woodworm! Key for lock will be supplied.
Photo of free Glazed interior door, 1960 x 754mm (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: 10mm speedfit pipe end stop - unused (Purbrook PO7) Withdrawn - Still in packet, unused from a major DIY job. These are about £3 in Screwfix.
Photo of free 10mm speedfit pipe end stop - unused (Purbrook PO7)
Free: Volden (B&Q) laminate spacer/expansion strip (Portsmouth PO2) Withdrawn - Unused new expansion strip to put round the edges of laminate floor. Stops water going down but allows a lot of expansion room. Bought mid-2023 but never opened, still in packaging.
Photo of free Volden (B&Q) laminate spacer/expansion strip (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Oil filled electric radiator (Portsmouth PO2) Gifted - All working but a few chips on the paint and needs a cleanup. Fairly heavy but can be wheeled around.
Photo of free Oil filled electric radiator (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Timer plug, mechanical segment type (Purbrook PO7) Gifted - These are about £5 in various shops. It works fine and is dead easy to use. I have 3 mains timers and never used this one.
Photo of free Timer plug, mechanical segment type (Purbrook PO7)
Free: Wirquin extendible toilet pan connector (Purbrook PO7) Gifted - Never used (do you think I would even give away a used one ?!) and they are £12 from many places. Leftover from a bathroom project. Ideal to adapt an off-centre new toilet to an old pipe.
Photo of free Wirquin extendible toilet pan connector (Purbrook PO7)
Photo of free Wirquin extendible toilet pan connector (Purbrook PO7)
Free: Thumbturn lock, opened but new (Portsmouth PO2) Gifted - This didn't fit my bathroom lock unfortunately. It was bought in Dec 2023, you can see where from. They are £6 new. Far too good to throw away ?
Photo of free Thumbturn lock, opened but new (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: 2mm thick laminate underlay, about 8m left on the roll (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - Ideal for putting laminate flooring upstairs. I used up about 7m of this 15m roll, the rest has to be cleared out of my stack of new leftover parts. These are £11 per roll at Amazon
Photo of free 2mm thick laminate underlay, about 8m left on the roll (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: 6 ex-bed castors, rotate fine (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - 6 castors removed from a Slumberland bed. In very good condition if yours stick or are broken?
Photo of free 6 ex-bed castors, rotate fine (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Sink plumbing, white plastic, part of trap - see photo (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - Part of a sink trap set that didn't fit my kitchen sink, but maybe some use to you? Unused in new condition Fits a standard 40mm waste pipe.
Photo of free Sink plumbing, white plastic, part of trap - see photo (Portsmouth PO2)
Photo of free Sink plumbing, white plastic, part of trap - see photo (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Washing machine or dishwasher sink adaptor (McAlpine WM2) (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - This is part of a sink waste that came from a McAlpine WM2 set: New and unused, supplied in WM2 opened bag...
Photo of free Washing machine or dishwasher sink adaptor (McAlpine WM2) (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Sink overflow fitting, round standard (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - Round sink overflow in good condition, was only fitted for a month. This is a standard part used in the majority of domestic kitchen sinks.
Photo of free Sink overflow fitting, round standard (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Chaffoteaux et Maury, Corvec Britony II heat exchanger (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - This is th heat exchanger from my old boiler. It is a new one fitted about 4 years ago and is in very good condition. Whole new boiler fitted here, but if you have one of these a new exchanger can make a big improvement in your water temperature.
Photo of free Chaffoteaux et Maury, Corvec Britony II heat exchanger (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Tri-wall roofing - 4m long but cut (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - A new piece of polycarb roof material. 0.8m on one side 4m on the other side. As you guess, this is an offcut from a recent installation.
Photo of free Tri-wall roofing - 4m long but cut (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: 70mm gutter and downpipes, fair condition, 2m long (Portsmouth PO2) Gifted - After replacing my conservatory roof I need a wider gutter, so took this down. It's been up for about 6 years so shows signs if weathering but is not UV damaged and brittle. This may last another 10 years - otherwise it goes in the dump next week.
Photo of free 70mm gutter and downpipes, fair condition, 2m long (Portsmouth PO2)
Photo of free 70mm gutter and downpipes, fair condition, 2m long (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Two pairs of reading glasses, folding, unused (Portsmouth PO2) Gifted - I bought these for my late father and I don't think he ever used them. They came from Amazon I think. They are both folding types with a small carry case each One is +3.0 and the other +3.5 strength I think.
Photo of free Two pairs of reading glasses, folding, unused (Portsmouth PO2)
Photo of free Two pairs of reading glasses, folding, unused (Portsmouth PO2)
Photo of free Two pairs of reading glasses, folding, unused (Portsmouth PO2)
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Free: 5 6x6" patterned tiles, St. Michael brand (Portsmouth PO2) Gifted - These don't match anyother tiles in my house! Not sure how they were bought, and is missing from a pack of 5, but they are new and no cracks!
Photo of free 5 6x6" patterned tiles, St. Michael brand (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Colorlux screws (Portsmouth PO2) Gifted - These are Corolux screws to hold corrugated plastic or metal. They are used but in good condition, will last quite a few more years. So if you need a few more screws/stand-offs/pillars to finish job, take these.
Photo of free Colorlux screws (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Main Multipoint FF hot water gas boiler - spares or repairs (Portsmouth PO2) Gifted - Working boiler, 9 years old. Removed due to fitting cobi boiler. It was working last week, so any spares you take from it should be OK.
Photo of free Main Multipoint FF hot water gas boiler - spares or repairs (Portsmouth PO2)
Photo of free Main Multipoint FF hot water gas boiler - spares or repairs (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Chaffoteaux boiler spares, gas boiler (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - Several new parts for Chaffoteaux et Maury gas boilers Diaphram, thermocouple, gas regulator gasket. I am scrapping an old boiler
Photo of free Chaffoteaux boiler spares, gas boiler (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Three 'coals' from scrapped flame effect gas fire (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - A longshot that anyone has a similar flame-effect gas fire with broken coals? These are old but in good condition, the fire was scrapped because of energy efficiency rules now.
Photo of free Three 'coals' from scrapped flame effect gas fire (Portsmouth PO2)
Photo of free Three 'coals' from scrapped flame effect gas fire (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Large ceramic vase, turquiose, 30cm high (Portsmouth PO2) Gifted - No chips or cracks, ceramic flower vase in good condition Judge size by my foot in photo!
Photo of free Large ceramic vase, turquiose, 30cm high (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: Old wicker style bedroom cabinet, painted (Portsmouth PO2) Gifted - This is a 1970s wicker style bedroom cabinet. It was painted white in about 1982, original colour was blue. No damage, just age related effects. Size 40cm square, 1.2m high.
Photo of free Old wicker style bedroom cabinet, painted (Portsmouth PO2)
Photo of free Old wicker style bedroom cabinet, painted (Portsmouth PO2)
Photo of free Old wicker style bedroom cabinet, painted (Portsmouth PO2)
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Free: 3 Chair and matching table set, Formica, 1970 (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - This is a set of 3 chairs in good condition for their age. Dark wood finish. The wood is in good condition, just minor scrapes around the legs. The table is part of a matching set and had a tablecloth covering it so is very clean.
Photo of free 3 Chair and matching table set, Formica, 1970 (Portsmouth PO2)
Photo of free 3 Chair and matching table set, Formica, 1970 (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: 4 wine glasses unused (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - I think these came from Wilkinsons. They are in original packaging, rather old, but I don't think any have been used. So no chips or cracks.
Photo of free 4 wine glasses unused (Portsmouth PO2)
Photo of free 4 wine glasses unused (Portsmouth PO2)
Free: "Energy saving" PIR spotlight 23W (Purbrook PO7) Gifted - Unused old stock exterior light. As seen in box, item is in new unused condition.
Photo of free "Energy saving" PIR spotlight 23W (Purbrook PO7)
Photo of free "Energy saving" PIR spotlight 23W (Purbrook PO7)
Free: Salter 'loud' kitchen timer (Purbrook PO7) Gifted - Working correctly, with original packaging. My late father used this for a few months, but it looks basically new. Instructions supplied as seen in photo
Photo of free Salter 'loud' kitchen timer (Purbrook PO7)
Free: Three red B22 230V bayonet bulbs - "Fireglow" (Portsmouth PO2) Expired - My dad's old fire had 2 of these bulbs and there is a spare. The fire is now scrapped off but the bulbs all work Stick on Freegle for a whule before they are junked in case someone would like?