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new gas hob
My daughter needs a new gas hob and will need to get it fitted in How can she prevent herself from being ripped off . She lives in the Bethnal Green area
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Electrician & Decorator wanted Derby area
New house to me and it needs some work. Would like to receieve names of decorators and electricians in Derby/Burton area who have done work for people. Failing that any advice on how to find a good one of each? Cheers. Ells.
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Brushes For My Hoover Washing
need some brushes for my washing machine so ordered them over the net from eesyfix and they dont fit i phone them and told the old man on the phone that there is no way they can fit the holes are in the wrong places and the conector the the motor electric doofer is a different size. he said that hoover said thats that the…
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Freeview
Hiya, I literally never watch telly, but I have a new housemate/lodger who does, so I'm thinking of getting a Freeview box for him. Three questions I guess. 1. Does it work using my normal TV aerial? 2. What should I look out for in a Freeview box? Does it need two receivers or something, if he wants to watch one Freeview…
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Roofer needed
Hi, Can anyone recommend a decent roofer in the south devon/torbay/exeter area. I have a leak in the roof and having desperate trouble trying to get anyone to come out!!!
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extension
if anyone could please help with info about extensions please wed be grateful. at the mo were living in a 2 bedroom 12 year old house with a large back, front and side garden. were wanting some extra room and trying to decide if to move or build an extension.. a 3rd bedroom and extend the kitchen to create large kitchen…
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Plug stuck in the bath
Help, I can't get the bathplug out! It's a flat metal one with a spindle that is raised and lowered by turning a knob on the overflow. There is no movement of the plug at all when the knob is turned and I can't even get the slimmest screwdriver or blade down the edge of the plug to get any leverage or break the seal. Any…
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Green Discharge from Electrical Socket??
We have recently moved into an old 1930's semi detached and I have noticed that from one of the plug sockets in our bedroom a green discharge from the electrical sockets( I believe that the house was rewired in the 1980's). I am perplexed as to what this could be - although one of the plug sockets works perfectly the other…
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Where to buy Shed Roofing Felt?
I am renovating an old garden shed and would like to purchase some new "roofing" felt for it. Does anyone know if the usual suspects (ie. B&Q, Homebase,etc), sell this and is it also purchased off a roll as I have a small "coal" shed that needs new roofing? The shed is 12ft x 6ft. Thanks SJ
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MFI Kitchen offers? Help!
Im after an MFI kitchen and want to get it as cheap as possible. The one that we want is the second most expensive kitchen in the shop and the worktops alone are going to end up costing about £1800, I'd really like to try and get the price down. Anyone know of any offers or trade discounts? I know that Howdens is also…
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uk whitegoods
i have come accross this site with offers help with whitegoods problems, it also sells spares but doesnt force you to buy them. thought it may help some of you with your diy probs. http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk go to forums and then public forums these are the ones that seem to be open without registering.
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Fitting satellite
When sky was fitted in our previous house and a hole was drilled in the wall for the cable to connect the dish to the sky box, I remember the installer did a neat job by fitting a white plastic plug type thing (technical term!!) around the cable on the inside of the house. We have sky+ in our new house which means 2 cables…
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moving electricity metre
hi as part of our current home improvement plans, we are thinking of converting the understairs cupboard into a wc cloak. In order to do this we need the metre re-siting from inside the cupboard to the exterior wall, so it would actual move within 2ft of its current location. Rang up British Gas (elec suppliers) who have…
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Bosch SGS45E08 leaking to base
Hi all, I recently aquired a relatively new Bosch dishwasher - SGS45E08. It seems to have the problem that many suffer - the constant draining. After 3-4 quick washes or 1-2 auto washes the machine will stop its normal operation and do nothing but attempt to drain. If the machine is then tipped forwards or back a little…
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18mm chrome pipe
Hi all, I am trying to locale 18mm chrome pipe for a custom shower installation. Any ideas? Thanks, Andrew
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Gold type sink fittings
Help! I have a fairly new bathroom and I have been bleaching the black stains from the grouting around the bath and sink and now the gold looking waste drain thingy has been ruined! I didn't know you shouldn't use bleach with that type of fitting. I've looked at replacing them but so far no good. I've been told I would…
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erh..do a plaster or render?
Hi all. Just got the double glazing done in the porch and am thinking of sorting out the internal brick walls in there. I previously painted them in white but now want a smoother finish and thus have decided to plaster/render. What I am unsure about is which one I do. The internal walls are prone to dump and the odd bit of…
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Dishwasher
My dishwasher went bang last night and it's beyond repair. Can anybody recommend any websites that I may be able to buy a new one (decent standard but obviously not too expensive!!) I would normally use the comet auction site but this has become very popular lately. Thanks
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downstairs radiators cold?
Now that it's getting a bit cooler we've had the heating on a couple of times recently. Initially all the radiators heat up then after a while the downstairs ones cool off but the upstairs stay warm. All rads are fitted with 2 way trv valves and sometimes by opening a valve fully the heat comes back into that particular…
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Who would like an ironing board cover
Bought a new ironing board cover yesterday - and guess what - its too small. Thought I had the right one - large. But I must have an extra large board! Wrecked the cellophane package opening it (and had to fish it out of bin to find size - yuk!). So who would like a free ironing board cover? Pink and lilac stripes from…
