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Old Orange Pine Units Help
HI THERE, I HAVE OLD ORANGE PINE UNITS :eek: WHICH HAVE BEEN KNOCKED ABOUT OVER THE YEARS. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF I CAN JUST RUB THEM DOWN AND WAX THEM OR SOMETHING. TO MAKE THEM LOOK NICER AS IM PAINTING MY SITTING ROOM BUT DONT HAVE MONEY TO BUY NICE NEW UNITS. ANY IDEAS PLEASE
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Electronic descaler
Does anyone know if these or had any experience with using these electronic descalers: - Limescaleaway.co.uk - Scalewatcher.co.uk - Scalewizard.co.uk - Screwfix.com There appear to be a number on the market, but vary hugely in price (£39 to £300). They claim to eliminate hard water scale and descale your complete water…
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door bells
hi, my first post! i just wanna ask if anyone knows anything about door bells... the house i moved into recently (its 6yrs old) has a door bell that has the batteries missing. it needs 4 batteries, and i have tried all sizes from 9v, d, c. none of them fit, and i'm really confused. i am also thinking of buying a cordless…
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house painting help
hi, i bought 4 bedroom detached house recently, i need to paint my house. as i dont have any clue any suggestions will be appreciated. to start with 1] how much paint i need to buy 2] which company to go with 3] wat sort of things i need to look for.................. :confused: cheers
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Laying Lino
Hello I understand when laying lino over floorboards it is recommended to put hardboard down first. Is this nessisary in every circumstance? The reason I ask... Our floorbaords are quite neat and the lino we like seems very thick compared to others. I'm not that handy myself so laying board and cutting it round all the…
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Central heating - starting from scratch
I'm just interested in peoples views really. My Grandparents have a house without central heating, and they are looking to have a system fitted. Now what would you go for? A gas fired combi boiler and rads, or something else? Considering gas prices, he's questioning the best choice of system.
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Front Door and Frame
I need a new front door and frame, but I have a very narrow door fram already there (27 inches). Can anyone recommend somwhere that can produce and fit a non-standard door? Would I be better going to a normal joiner, or to a door manufacturer / specialist? I live in Central Scotland.
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Painting Metal Window Frames.
hi ppl, recently bought a house that has old metal window frames. the old lady that previously owned the house had all the windows painted shut, bar the little ones at the top. being a fire hazard we decided to get these windows open, and susequently made a mess of the paintwork..... we want to restore these windows, as…
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making HOT radiators babysafe ???
I really hope someone can help. I have a 7 month old son who is crawling all over. The problem is we have radiators that are VERY HOT to touch when on. We have 6 in total. I need some ideas/advice on how to make them safer, preferably for not much money. I ahve seen radiator covers but they were £40+ and to do the whole…
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vacuum sealing / storage bags
any ideas please need to seal up clothes / spare bedding, that will need to be stored in a dryish garage whilst we move house ( argh) Argos's bags are £10 for 2....too expensive, tried some from lidl, couldnt get the seal to work, so they went back ....any ideas please, have large amount of stuff to store... thx
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Painting a garden fence
Now that we have had our new fence put up it makes the garden look smaller. Does anybody know colour I should paid it to make the garden grow longer and wider?
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Glitter Paint
saw some lovely pink glitter paint in B & Q for daughters room, but it was £5 for a small pot, plus I wanted to put it on their glossed radiator and the pot said for walls only. Is there an alternative I can use to get the same effect or could I just paint glitter and PVA glue onto the radiator :o
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How much to take down a wall?
I was just wondering if anyone could give me a rough figure as to how much it would cost to knock down a wall between two rooms - and fix the laminate flooring where the wall once was. It's something we'd really like to do...but we're terrified of how much it might cost...we've only just bought a house so we've never had…
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Replacing rising main
We recently had a survey on a house we are going to buy and the surveyor said that eventually we would have to replace the rising main going into the kitchen, it rises from ground outside house and has a tap on top and then goes into the kitchen. This pipe was identified by the surveyor as lead and would need replacing as…
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LOFT CONVERSION-Builder or specialist ?
we're thinking about getting a loft conversion done, ive read conflicting advice about whether to use a specialist or just a general building firm. Does anyone have any experience ? we are in the gloucester area. also how disruptive is the work? and how long does it normally take? many thanks
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Damaged my freezer
I have done a silly thing. Being impatient to defrost my freezer I used a big flat edged screwdriver to scrape away the top, thinking this would save time before going with the standard hot water in a bowl approach. I know. What a prize plonker..... Anyway, one minute in and a hiss started up. I immediately realised this…
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ruined lawn
we have a large trampoline in our garden however under the trampoline the once well groomed grass is now mud, we haven't got room to do trampoline rotation in order for the grass to restablish but as it is quite big it is not really an option. We have put down grass seed which does grow but then gradually dies and cutting…
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i need a washing machine 2nd hand - help
Dear All Desperatly Need A 2nd Hand Washing Machine Asp Due To My Current One Giving In! I Don't Have The Cash For A New One So can Any One Help? I Live In Nottingham Many Thanks ***Board Guide Message*** The e-mail address has been removed and this thread has been reported to the MSE Abuse Team. Hi, Martin’s asked me to…
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Light Timers for Home Security
Can anyone recommend any timers for interior lights? I am looking for something that will turn a couple of interior lights on and off while we are on holiday later this year. I am thinking a couple so we can do the two rooms at the front of the house so maybe living room comes on when it starts to get dark and goes off at…
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Outside render on horizontal surface
I have a 1950s house with a front porch consisting of a rough concrete slab rendered afterwards to give it a smooth finish. The underneath suface is delaminating due to water penetration from above. I can sort this water problem out but need advice on the render mix to use on the underneath surface to get it to adhere and…