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Window Privacy Advice Please
Our house is only a few feet back from the pavement and the downstairs window is at a height that people walking past look straight in to the knocked through lounge/dining area. Can anyone suggest a good way of obsuring inward vision without blocking out too much light and stopping us from seeing out. The traditional…
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I want to buy a fridge freezer but there are so many to choose from! HELP!
I want an upright fridge freezer. I def don't want to pay more than £300 (around £220 would be fantastic). Don't mind what colour but silver would be a bonus. I've looked all over the sites but I am going cross eyed at the choice.
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I Wanna...new shower
I'm after a Mira 415 EV, white and chrome. Best price that I have found so far £215, VAT and delivery included...any advances (or reductions) on this price people ?
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New kitchen required
Can anyone reccommend any websites that sell kitchens at reasonable prices, has anyone bought a kitchen direct from web ? Will be doing up my new house soon and kitchen is a must so all help appreciated. Thanks
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Sliding French Doors - Glass/Plastic Replacement?
Hi guys I have a set of sliding internal french doors leading from my kitchen into my conservatory. They have plastic "glass" in them and unfortunately one of them has been cracked possibly by my missus nephews over the weekend :mad: Does anyone have any idea where we can get the plastic replaced and also how much? (the…
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Moisturising leather suite
Hello, I need a decent cleaner/moisturiser for my leather suite. I have not done this since I bought it (5 yrs) :o Can anyone please recommend a good product? Many thanks Carmen x
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Dehumidifier for cellar
Hi My cellar is quite damp and can't store anything in there as it may ruin. Would a dehumidifier get rid of this or would i need damp treatment. The house has this treatment done but is at street level. Cheers
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Call centre rip-offs
I seem to recall (and I maybe barking up the wrong tree here) that Martin once published a list (or a link to a list) of geographic telephone numbers to many of the major retailers and utility companies; the premise being that the non-geographic numbers were ripping you off (as much as 50% - 75% was lining the companies'…
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Local electrician needed!
Just had decorators in to replaster a ceiling, and all is well... except.. the spotlights that have carefully been fitted blow a fuse every time they are switched on... Therefore, in need of an electrician to give them a once over - any recommendations for someone in the Orpington area of Kent? Thanks
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Looking for a reputable handyman/decorator in the Harrow area
Hi Well they say the best tradesmen are the ones that come recommended. I need some basic decorating done, stripping wallpaper, emulsioning walls, some carpet fitting and some light carpentry (put together flat packed furniture). if anyone has any recommendations of anyone in the Harrow/Watford/Wembley area please PM me…
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Blender versus Smoothie maker!!!
I am trying to persuade my kids to take more fruit in the form of smoothies and have looked at both smoothie makers and blenders but can't make up my mind what to go for. I know smoothie makers are specifically designed for the task but they can't do anything else and although a blender can do more things I don't know if…
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Ideas on how to fix poorly Dyson?
The thick cable for our Dyson attachments has kind of stretched and torn. It's unusable and it's not one of the spare parts they do on the site. It seemed expensive for a dyson engineer to come out but don't want to fork out on a new one. Speed is of the essense really as we have 3 cats and need the attachment to vac the…
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How do you tell if a professional carpet cleaner is going to be any good?
What sort of machines would you expect a good carpet cleaner to use? I asked our landlord if it would be ok if we cleaned the carpets ourselves (we have a cleaning machine) before we move out but they would prefer a professional cleaner. We didn't think the carpets were very clean when we moved in but I asked what they did…
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is it possible to get ink off of leaather seats?
If so how as I got some cream leather couches and I cant figure out how to get rid of blue biro that is on it. Any help gratefully recieved. Thanks in advance
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Getting stains off a toilet seat
Spent ages scrubbing at the underside of a toilet seat in our new house earlier and could not shift some large brown/yellow stains from it. Does anyone have any ideas how to shift them? I don't think the previous occupants ever cleaned anything! I'd considered getting a new seat but it's an odd shape so it might be tricky…
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Drain or soakaway?
Yesterday I noticed that a drain outside the kitchen of our new house was full of water so assumed it was blocked. Today it was fine but then a bit later it was full of water, all we'd done was wash our hands in the kitchen sink. On closer inspection the drain that the waste water from the kitchen (sink, washing m/c,…
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Petrol Lawnmower Goes Phut, Phut, Phut
I have a petrol lawnmower that has started smoking (how unhealthy :D ) and, when its cutting the grass, goes phut phut phut all the time. Tried changing spark plug, plenty of oil and petrol in it, anyone have an idea whats wrong? Thanks.
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Toilet Handles
When flushing toilet the handle does not go back up.
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looking for cheaper plumbing and drainage care cover
tried britishgas they want £65.40 can anyone better this?
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Textured paint or Cover-up paint?
Trying to emulsion a small room with a lot of wall imperfections. What would be cheaper or most effective? textured paint or those expensive types that claim to cover up cracks/faults? Thanks for any tips
