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Best paint?
:hello: My mate wants to know what the best paint is please. To be used on wood / metal. Gloss, brilliant white. Needs to be durable, not go yellow etc., so looking for the usual cost v quality balance. Advice gratefully received. Cheers, MBE
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Tiling a shower enclosure???
Hi, this is for my daughters house once again!!!! boy will I be pleased when its all finished, I may get my life back!!!! Anyway, we want to tile her shower enclosure, it will be tiled on three walls with a shower door to the front. Do we need to use any special tile adhesive (waterproof or something)? Also is it better to…
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underwire stuck in washing machine! help
slightly embarrasing, i think a bra underwire has escaped into my new washing machine. it is making a terrible noise when the drum is turned. will this damage the machine? how do i get it out - do i need to? will i be covered by the machine warranty? i do have the special laundry nets but have forgotten to use them.
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Fridge Freezer Breakdown
Help! I bought a BRANDT fridge freezer (frost free) from Comet 22 months ago. At the weekend the freezer defrosted. I have thrown all the food out and put water into ice cube trays to see if it was working. After 4 hours nothing. However overnight the top two drawers of the freezer there were ice cubes but the bottom tray…
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Cooker Hood Bulbs And Halogen Bulbs
Hi, any ideas where I can get replacement bulbs for my cooker hood. Its a philips 40w for a zanussi, Also, halogen 2 stud bulbs for kitchen lights (the push and twist type) . Anywhere cheaper than B and Q or Asda. They are £5 each...............crazy prices. I need 4, I may as well buy another lamp!! Toddy
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WTB: Single bloke needs 1st washing machine/dryer!
Title says it all really. I need a washing machine (and a dryer either built in or seperate) and have no idea what's appropriate. It's just me so it/they doesn't/don't need to be a workhorse/s! It goes without saying that I want something relatively cheap - but I don't want to have to replace it anytime soon! What are…
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How can I re-vamp my Fireplace??
I have a 1970's fireplace (tiled all over) which if I was to remove would cost a fortune as the fire would need taking out etc. etc. I have painted it, which was not too bad, only the paint keeps chipping. Does anybody have any ideas of where I might find a) a web site for DIY ideas, or b) how to stop the paint chipping,…
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New Central Heating
Hi I currently have Hot air heating and I want to upgrade to central heating I live in a three bed room house and I think I will need 6 radiators. I have looked at the cost of getting the parts and it should be about £1200 from Mr central heating, (I know weird name). Does any one know how much it costs to get someone to…
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Turn your water off!!/Cold Water Tank Lid - where can I get one?
Hi guys Came back from 3 weeks in Oz today & thanked my lucky stars I turned the water off! When I turned it on the overflow was chuckin it out - I dread to think what 3 weeks worth would have cost (I'm on a meter)! The chaps who insulated everything just taped the foam (in black polythene) over the tank. This had sagged…
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ADT Burgular Alarm Contract
Anyone any idea's if the monitoring contract can be transfered to another cheaper provider, or any other ideas to save on the monthly charge.
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Shower/bath rail needed (connected to ceiling) & curtain
Hey all, we've got a bath with a shower on a wall at one end, the other end is next to open space (not wall). Most shops i've seen only have shower rails that connect from wall to wall - can anybody suggest a product, or somewhere to look for a product that connects from the shower end wall to the ceiling at the other end…
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Central heating bangs when pump kicks-in!
Does anyone know what to do about this? It sounds as if it's upstairs but after lifting the flooboards the pipes are well and truly fixed, right through each of the joists in the floor so therefore they can't move at all. This has only happened since a slight modification to our ancient boiler. We've eeked all the air out…
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Cleaning my driveway...
Hi all I'd like (when the weather improves!!)to clean up my driveway which has become dull over the years.How can I restore it to its fromer glory?I've tried some B&Q stuff(cant remember the make)and found it wasn't that good. I dont have access to a pressure washer. it has that type of criss cross block paving style which…
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Building regs
I am in the process of moving house and there will be a few things I would like doing. It's a 2 bed bungalow with an extension that we want to relocate the kitchen into. What I need to know is will I need to get specialist tradesmen in for certain jobs or could I use a tradesman that advertises as 'home sevices'? I have…
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Old Wires
Hi Basically my house is full of old wires that I have no idea if they are live or safe to just cut out and throw away. How can I tell if they are of any use before I cut them or is it best to get in a pro?
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Problem with our shower (longish post!)
I wonder if anyone can help... Me and my partner live in a rented house which to be honest has alot of problems. We've been told by the people company who we rent through, that we could complain to the landlady and get all of the problems fixed however that would probably be a significant rise in rent. Anyways...one of the…
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HELP! Drain blocked nothing seems to clear it!
our bathroom sink has been draining slowly all week. it will fill up about half way when you wash your hands and take about 15 minutes to drain so i tried my tried and true vinegar and bicarb fix... didn't work i tried the plunger... all that did was shove the water back up through the overflow and make a big mess :mad: so…
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Adding radiators
My friend's house has an extension over the garage. One room has a radiator in it, but the other (used as an office) has no heating at all. They are thinking about putting heating into that room - what would be the easiest way? Options discussed so far: - thermostatic wall heater plugged into mains - extending existing…
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Glass privacy film?
Due to problematic neighbours, I would like to install privacy film on my windows to prevent them seeing into my property. However, I'd obviously still like to see out of my windows and have the benefit of natural light, so basically it has to stop them seeing in but enable me to see out. Has anyone else done this or got…
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Remove unwanted rotary washing line
Broken and rusty old washing line cemented into my lawn, tried to dig around it today but the concrete seems quite far down and wide, so I stopped after 2 spade fulls of earth! Is it possible to 'saw' the bottom of the line and just remove it that way? If so, what would I have to use to do it?
