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Anglian Double Glazing - Any Experiences?
I am just about to buy the council flat I have lived in for 6 years. I am going to borrow extra money on the mortgage for double glazing. I have had two quotes, one from Anglian and one from Everest. Everest are almost double the price of Anglian. I have heard Everest are good, but I am basically buying the flat to sell in…
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rebuilding my porch
Hi I am thinking of rebuilding my porch, at the moment it is one brick think. I wanted to make this two with insulation. This will mean that I extend my porch out about 6" and to the Right 6". On the left hand side I want to extend out about two foot so that I can have a small downstairs cupboard. What I am trying to find…
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How to stop a dripping tap
Right i have taken the top off the tap and undone the silver handle so the copper coloured unit is exposed, now i know the copper unit unscrews from the base exposing the washer but i cant seem to get the copper unit undone and im not to sure which way to turn it I assume its anti-clockwise? Will it be better if i take the…
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Dry Rot?????
What does dry rot look like?????? We have had a couple of people to look, one thinks it is dry rot another thinks its just because the wood got damp because there is an opening in the eves of the house. The beams in the loft look a little white in places, anyone ????? :confused:
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reid furniture help me
What should I do about a leather suite that is faulty, reid want to fix it but I want a new suite. Bought the suite cash 29/10/05. Thought you had the right to replacement if found faulty within 6 months. please help
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roof
Needing some roof repairs-apparantly 20 roof tiles and two bits of metal for the very top. Anyone got an idea of how much this could potentially cost for a roofer to do?
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Is a chemical flush for the heating system necessary??
Hi, We have been experiencing problems with our heating and tried the balancing of the rads to ensure they all produce heat. We recently had a new water pump installed and that didn't fix the problem. The plumber is now recommedning a chemical flush of the whole system - something he reckons will cost around £320 with…
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I locked myself out of my house
I locked myself out of my house Just the other day I locked myself out of my house, A really stupid thing to do. I did not have a spare key hidden under the flower pot or mat. Can anybody suggest a solution, so I never have to spend £120 in locksmith charges again. There must be a better way?
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Floor reinforcement required for upstairs gym?
As me and the new wife are looking around for a family house to move into now (it's about time I knocked her up ;) ), one of my demands is somewhere to have a home gym. The more houses I look at, the more I realise that having a gym downstairs is going to be unlikely in the areas I want. Soooo...with that in mind, I am…
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Condensation?
A little advice for a friend actually. He has a ground floor flat (which is actually below ground level, and down a dirt ditch). In the bathroom and kitchen there is a terrible damp problem. The bathroom is worse, so I'll centre on that. He has installed a xpelair CF20 humidistat extractor fan and damp sealed the ceiling.…
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HELP! Creaky Radiators
Just recently my bedroom radiator has started to creak as it warms up and cools down...it sounds like a really loud drip! It's so loud it's woken my housemate up in the next room and I am normally awake at 4am when it comes on as a result... Has anyone met this and bar turning off the heating is there anything I can do to…
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Has anyone installed a Hydro Massage Thermostatic Steam & Shower Cabin/Room ?
I was about to buy a shower / tray / screens / etc for a new en-suite I'm putting in at home when I noticed the shower steam room cabins in screwfix for £999. I've found another couple of suppliers on line (bathtek.com) - but I'm not sure how good they are. They look a bit gimmiky in some ways and I'm note sure what the…
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Baths
Any advice on which type of bath is best, long-term, plastic, metal or enamel? thanks Ellie
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fitting skirtboard (laminate floor...)
I've laid down all the laminate floor - the floor is not exactly level over longer distance (but is roughly within its laminate laying 'tolerance'!). I am not keen on spending money on expansion gaps that could be used to cover the gaps. How much gap should there be between the laminate and the bottom of the skirtings?…
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Help with heating my fron room please
Firstly apoligies if this is the incorrect place to post this post. You guys have always helped in the past so I thought here would be a good start. I have quite a large front roon approx 18x12 feet. Each end has a large window and below that a rad. No matter how long the heatings on for we just cannot get the room warm.…
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mattress problem (merged)
paid 1,000 for a new mattress in april from marks and spencer. Also bought an armani pink fitted sheet, have taken the sheet off to wash and the mattress is stained pink. Now, this sheet was not cheap and therefore should not have stained the mattress. The mattress has been inspected and they are saying that they will…
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any advice on removing a back boiler?
We are about to start work on revamping our lounge. Unfortunately we have a horrible gas fire sitting in front of an old back boiler. We would like to have a nice modern gas fire sitting inside the fireplace, but that would mean removing the old back boiler. Does anyone have any advice please? is it possible to have it…
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Creaky stairs
Hi all I hope someone can give me some suggestions on how to mend creaky stairs. is it just as simple as taking up the carpet and putting a few nails in to secure it down? This has been driving me mad for ages now and I feel I need to have it sorted :mad: :mad: :confused: Andrea x
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polypropylene carpet
Can someone tell me if 100% polypropylene, action backing (?) carpet is good quality carpet? Thanks Chtristophe
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Relaying a carpet
We need to lift the bedroom carpet to carry out work on the floor underneath. Has anyone got any experience of re-laying their own carpet? We're d-i-y-ers of many years standing but this is one thing we've never done. Is it something we should attempt or should we really get in a professional??!!! Thanks in anticipation…
