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Which draught excluder no I need?
Please could anyone help. The door from my garage to my kitchen has a gap at the top of the door to the frame. Flush at the bottom. Even when it is locked it has quite a large gap. I have tried looking at some of the what seem to be stick on rolls of draught excluder but I do not know what size, width I need. Any help…
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Granite fire back piece help!
Hi We had an open fire with a horrible brick surround in our lounge. We took off the bricks and had the chimney breast plastered and after asking for advice on here thought we would be ok to fit a new surround ourselves as the actual fireplace and chimney are fine. So we ordered a granite hearth and back piece suitable for…
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Problems Reducing Pressure in Combi Boiler
Any help much appreciated. HAd to re-fill combi boiler as pressure low. Filling loop valve is shot and i use plyers to open/close. This took longer than anticipated (!) - so now have boiler pressure of 2.3 cold (tried turning it on and it was pushing 3 when hot). Have tried to reduce by using outflow valve (or whatever it…
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Dulux Paint
Hello, does anyone know of anywhere which has offers on Dulux paint at the moment. Need to buy some ASAP.
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Vinyl tiles on top of laminate ?
I know (think ?) you're supposed lay vinyl floor tiles on top of hardboard and all that but the small room I'm thinking of doing has a perfectly sound, level laminate floor already in place. Can I just stick the tiles on top of it ? - or do I have to do it 'properly' ?
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adding pressure to a boiler
My boiler pressure is at 0.5 I have a key to add more what should be the optimum pressure? (the red hand on the dial is at 1). I'm a bit worried about using the key incase I over presure it and break it! My Central Heating thermostat dial just spins! Its a Wocester 24DCi One of the radiators is cool at the bottom its the…
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1080P HDTV - Best Deal?
Hi all, wondered if anyone out there in MoneySaving land knows of any cracking deals on High Definition, 1080p LCd TV's at the moment? Been searching the net and ended up with a headache to be honest, too much choice going on!!!! Any tips? Ideas? Deals on the go? Cheers all!
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Shower problem
Hi So we redecorated our entire bathroom and this time instead of having just a bath (which is entirely outdated) we went for having a bath/shower with a curtain. A friend of ours did it and picked out a quality bath and we went for having just the curtain because of the space needed for the door. Anyway, after it all…
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How to get rid of bad smell from fridge?
I have a 2 year old no-frost fridge/freezer. Over the last few weeks there has been a fishy smell coming from the fridge part. Despite washing everything (shelves and all surfaces) the smell persists. I think the smell is coming through some vent from the freezer, where frozen fish is kept. Is this possible? Any advice. I…
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Kitchen floor tiles lifting!
Hi My floor tiles have been down a year and have underfloor heating too. Just noticed today that they are lifting? Anyone any ideas? I'm worried because they are local slate so cost a fortune and the underfloor heating wasn't cheap either. Could it be related to the cold snap and the fact that I've only just turned on the…
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Electric Cooker point query
I moved to this house 2 years ago bringing my free standing electric cooker with me. My ex put the cooker in its place in the kitchen as he was home for the delivery. When I moved it had a normal 3 pin plug on the end of the cable which went into said socket behind the cooker. Into my current house (housing association…
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Sanding New Plaster for Skirting
Can anybody help? Just had walls plastered. I had removed skirting as I am replacing it. I am now left with nobbly bits of plaster all the way along the bottom of the walls. I have been told you can buy a tool for sanding down plaster that has a kind of 'cheese grater' profile to smooth the knobbly bits down. Can anyone…
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Can you recommend a solicitor for taking land
Hi Just wondered if anyone had used a solicitor regarding boundary dispute and trespass. My household insurance have just given me the go a head to allocate one. Please feel free to pm me thanks
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Buying new kitchen and fitting
Well yes it may seem a bit odd but i am refurbishing my kitchen, I have covered most of the structural and wall repair need advice on where to buy the best quality for best price. 1. Kitchen cabinets 2. Wall Tiles 3. Stone worktop 4. Taps and fittings 5. lights
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digi box
I am looking for a sky box for my other room can any one recommend me any good makes pace thompson panasonic etc nothing fancy just the basic box ,Thanks.
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Soundproofing a Bedroom
Hi guys, Any one know how to go about sound proofing a bedroom on the cheap? We can't really do anything with the floor as we only had a new carpet fitted a short while ago. Also an idea of roughly how much it is likely to cost? The room is a small double bedroom size. We have a family living under neath you see who are…
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Help with pressure tank on central heating
Can anybody enlighten me as to whether I should be having to keep on letting water into the pressure tank on my oil central heating. All radiators have been bled, water let in for red needle to read 1 bar, but black needle keeps on settling down to two tenths, is this normal? Or could I have a leak under the floor. Is it…
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electric rewiring advice needed
I bought a gorgeous chrome light fitting for my hall and when hubby went to fit it,after switching the power off at the wall and to the lighting circuit,he still got a shock.The box says to make sure the light is earthed but our hallway at least,as hubby discovered the hard way,has really old wiring and just the 2 wires,no…
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cant make my mind up on a bed
i am going to need 2 double beds to furnish my flat. i plan to furnish one room now for me, and the other room in a month or two for a lodger. so , i could possibly buy one type of bed and if i dont like it for any reason i could move that to the spare room. i have only really looked on argos and ikea. i like the look of…
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Help To Get Rid Of Burnt Smell Plz
Hi , apologies if this is in wrong thread and feel free to move it. x I stupidly left a pot on the cooker and it dried up and burnt out. the contents was a plastic back -heater.A bag of gel that you boil to help with back pain. Anyway, the pan dried out and the smell of burnt plastic is still very acrid in the house.The…